Gratitude for Health

Q: What is the dua for "Gratitude for Health"?

The Arabic text is: "اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ". Translation: "O Allah, grant me wellbeing in my body. O Allah, grant me wellbeing in my hearing. O Allah, grant me wellbeing in my sight. There is no deity worthy of worship except You.". This dua is from Sunan Abu Dawud 5090.

Q: How do you say "Gratitude for Health" in Arabic?

The transliteration is: "Allahumma 'afini fi badani. Allahumma 'afini fi sam'i. Allahumma 'afini fi basari. La ilaha illa ant.". This helps you pronounce the dua correctly while learning the Arabic.

Gratitude & Praise · Sunan Abu Dawud 5090

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Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Transliteration

Allahumma 'afini fi badani. Allahumma 'afini fi sam'i. Allahumma 'afini fi basari. La ilaha illa ant.

Translation

O Allah, grant me wellbeing in my body. O Allah, grant me wellbeing in my hearing. O Allah, grant me wellbeing in my sight. There is no deity worthy of worship except You.

Source

Sunan Abu Dawud 5090

Said three times, this dua asks for protection of the body's most precious faculties — a gratitude practice for health we often take for granted.

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