Category: Illness & Affliction

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What dhikr can we give someone who is close to death? Continue reading Dhikr for Someone Close to Death

Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz recommends repeating these verses of poetry, especially in times of difficulty. They are recited before and after Fajr in Dar al-Mustafa and after Isha. He composed them in Madinah al-Munawwarah on 29th Rabi’ al Awwal 1437 : Continue reading Verses of Poetry to Recite in Times of Hardship

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What can be recited for those who are suffering from illness?

The following things can be recited: Continue reading Prayers to Recite for Illness

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What can I recite for insomnia?

Recite the following Prophetic dua before sleeping: Continue reading A Remedy for Insomnia

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

Recite Ayat al-Kursi, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas, (a minimum of 11 times along with these verses, also 11 times each) Continue reading What to Recite for the Effects of Black Magic (sihr)

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What can be recited for a headache?

Put your hand on your head and recite Surat al-Qadr and the last four verses of Surat al-Hashr in the morning and evening.

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him).

I suffer from a severe affliction. I have visited the pious, and have asked Allah for relief from this. What is the way out of this affliction?

The answer is to absolutely lower yourself to Allah and turn to Him completely. Also try to relieve the hardships of those around you, according to your ability. Try to make other people happy. Go to the needy people that no-one cares about and honour them and treat them well. These are some of the most effective means of relieving afflictions. You must also have trust in your Lord, and remain at His door in a state of brokenness, pleading with Him and beseeching Him, and He will respond to you. Do not be hasty in concluding that “I supplicated and He did not respond to me.” Prayers to Allah in the night are arrows which do not miss their target, but those prayers are only answered at the time which Allah has decreed. Remember that Allah afflicts and tests His servants for a purpose. Perhaps they will find great goodness in that affliction that they would not have found had they not been through it. So have etiquette with your Lord and have hope in Him.

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What should someone who is in a state of depression do?

They should place their hope in Allah and remember Him abundantly.

They should recite the following in abundance:

لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنْ الْظَّالِمِين

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu min az-zalimin

‘There is no deity save You, transcendent are You, truly I am amongst the wrongdoers’

They should recite Ayat al-Kursi, Surat al- Inshirah, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas after every prayer. They should also bestow abundant prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ.

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What advice do you have for someone who constantly has suicidal thoughts?

They should focus their thoughts on attaining the company of the Chosen One (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), bestow prayers upon him in abundance and seek forgiveness from Allah in abundance.