The Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) supplication for the removal of hardship
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Question: There are some people who recite a supplication they believe will cure diabetes,And it is as follows: “Peace and blessings be upon you, and upon your family, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. You are my means; take my hand. I have lost my way, so guide me.And they say this saying: O
O Messenger of Allah, intercede for me.”And in other words: “O Messenger of Allah, supplicate to Allah for healing.” Is it permissible to repeat this supplication, and does it have the benefit they claim? Please guide us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: This supplication is major shirk (associating partners with Allah); because it is a supplication to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and a request for the removal of hardship and illness from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is something only Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is capable of, so requesting it from other than Allah is major shirk. Likewise, requesting intercession from him (peace and blessings be upon him) is major shirk; because the first polytheists used to worship the awliya (close friends of Allah),And they say: saying, “These are our intercessors with Allah.” So Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) criticized them for that and forbade them from it, [Yunus: 18] , [Az-Zumar: 3] .
And all of this is major shirk, and a sin that is not forgiven except by repenting to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) from it, and adhering to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the creed of Islam. So it is a polytheistic supplication that is not permissible for a Muslim to utter, nor to supplicate with, nor to use. It is obligatory for the Muslim to forbid it and warn against it. The prescribed supplications that are recited for the sick, and with which the sick are treated, are established and known supplications, to which one should refer in their proper places in the authentic books of Islam, such as Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. Likewise, reciting the Qur’an for the sick person, whether they have diabetes or another illness, and specifically reciting Surat al-Fatihah for the sick person, this contains healing, reward, and much good. And Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made us self-sufficient with this from polytheistic matters.
And it is not permissible for a Muslim to engage in any of the polytheistic matters, nor to proceed with any of the actions, or any of the supplications, except if it is established for him and verified that it
is from the Shari’ah (Islamic sacred law) of Allah and the Shari’ah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and that is by asking the people of knowledge and referring to the authentic sources of Islam.
What I advise you to do is to abandon this supplication, stay away from it, forbid it, and warn against it.
O Messenger of Allah, intercede for me.”And in other words: “O Messenger of Allah, supplicate to Allah for healing.” Is it permissible to repeat this supplication, and does it have the benefit they claim? Please guide us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: This supplication is major shirk (associating partners with Allah); because it is a supplication to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and a request for the removal of hardship and illness from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is something only Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is capable of, so requesting it from other than Allah is major shirk. Likewise, requesting intercession from him (peace and blessings be upon him) is major shirk; because the first polytheists used to worship the awliya (close friends of Allah),And they say: saying, “These are our intercessors with Allah.” So Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) criticized them for that and forbade them from it,
And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنْفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هَؤُلَاءِ شُفَعَاؤُنَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِUnquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah in position."
أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَا إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَىAnd all of this is major shirk, and a sin that is not forgiven except by repenting to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) from it, and adhering to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the creed of Islam. So it is a polytheistic supplication that is not permissible for a Muslim to utter, nor to supplicate with, nor to use. It is obligatory for the Muslim to forbid it and warn against it. The prescribed supplications that are recited for the sick, and with which the sick are treated, are established and known supplications, to which one should refer in their proper places in the authentic books of Islam, such as Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. Likewise, reciting the Qur’an for the sick person, whether they have diabetes or another illness, and specifically reciting Surat al-Fatihah for the sick person, this contains healing, reward, and much good. And Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made us self-sufficient with this from polytheistic matters.
And it is not permissible for a Muslim to engage in any of the polytheistic matters, nor to proceed with any of the actions, or any of the supplications, except if it is established for him and verified that it
is from the Shari’ah (Islamic sacred law) of Allah and the Shari’ah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and that is by asking the people of knowledge and referring to the authentic sources of Islam.
What I advise you to do is to abandon this supplication, stay away from it, forbid it, and warn against it.