The Book of Remembrances KITĀB AL-ADHKĀR
Illness, Healing & Visiting the Sick
Chapter 94
What to say over the insane or someone who has been stung
Chapter 96
What to say over abscesses, pimples and suchlike
Chapter 98
Approval of asking the relatives of a sick person about his health, and of replying to the question
Chapter 99
What the sick should say, what should be said and recited near them, and how to ask after their health
Chapter 100
In commendation of advising the families of the sick and those tending them to be kind and bear patiently the difficulties in their affairs; also, advising those whose death is imminent because of a legal sentence
Chapter 101
What to say a person who has a headache, fever or other pain
Chapter 102
The permissibility of a sick person saying: ‘I am in severe pain’ or ‘unwell’ or ‘Oh, my head!’ and things like that; and explanation that there is nothing disapproved of in that if none of it is an expression of discontentment or impatience
Chapter 103
The disapproval of hoping for death because of physical harm, but its permissibility if one fears jeopardy in his religion
Chapter 104
The recommendation of a man making du‘ā’ that his death be in the noble land
Chapter 105
The desirability of comforting the sick
Chapter 106
Praising a sick person, when seeing him to be fearful, by mentioning his good deeds, in order to alleviate his fear and give him a good opinion of his lord
Chapter 107
Giving the sick person what he craves
Chapter 108
Visitors seeking the du‘ā’ of the sick
Chapter 109
Exhorting and reminding an invalid, after he is healed, to fulfil the repentance that he promised Allah
Chapter 266
What to say when seeing someone whom Allah has afflicted with sickness
Chapter 267
The desirability of praising Allah when asked about the health of oneself or one’s beloved, if the reply is positive
Chapter 271
What to say when cupping
Chapter 272
What to say if one’s ear rings
Chapter 273