Health is a blessing from Allah. Sickness is always a challenge as it hinders our ability to live life. However, grievous ailments or long-term illnesses cause despair in the sick. Many people worldwide suffer from incurable diseases like cancer, while others suffer from illnesses requiring constant medication and precautions, like thalassemia, diabetes, and auto-immune diseases.
Constant visits to the hospitals, weakness, fatigue, and a feeling that they are a burden on their family can often cause people to despair. However, what is more tragic and painful is when the sick have renounced all hope of life. When hope turns to despair, it is in supplication and prayer that one can find solace and strength to go on.
The only thing that drives one in life is the hope of something better, but when there is sign of betterment, when you know that your sickness will not improve, it takes away hope and the spirit of living. During this time, refuge in Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) and seeking His love and guidance can make the rest of the days of one's life easier.
Sickness & Death (FR) Duas (FR)
Allaahum-maghfir lee warhamnee wa 'alhiqnee bir-rafeeqil-'a'laa.
« Ô Seigneur ! Pardonne-moi, accorde-moi Ta miséricorde et fais-moi rejoindre Le Très Haut Compagnon. »
Laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu 'inna lilmawti lasakaraatin.
Le Prophète (saws) dans l'agonie qui précéda sa mort, avait près de lui une écuelle pleine d'eau dans laquelle il introduisait les mains ; puis, il s'essuyait le visage en disant : « Il n’y a d’autre divinité qu’Allah, la mort est certes précédée d’une agonie [pénible]. »
Laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wallaahu 'Akbar, laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wahdahu, laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata 'illaa billaah.
« Il n’y a pas de divinité à part Allah et Allah est le Plus Grand, il n’y a pas de divinité à part Allah Seul, Il n’y a pas de divinité à part Allah Seul, sans associé, il n’y a pas de divinité à part Allah, à Lui la royauté, à Lui la louange, il n’y a pas de divinité à part Allah et il n’y a de force ni de puissance qu’en Allah. »
The etiquettes of making dua when the sick have renounced all hope of life are with all humbleness rather than showing off what you have that they don't. Be humble and sincere in your attitude while making dua for them. Make dua for what the person who is sick wants and do it in a manner that you do not cause them any discomfort. Do not impose to be in the setting if the ill don't want to meet. Pray in the private and with their family for their comfort and ease of their pain.
Making abundant supplication when the sick have renounced all hope of life can be one of the most important pillars of support. When grappling with an illness that worsens with time, people who are sick and their families often struggle between the thoughts of mortality and uncertainty of life. Dua and praying can serve as a lifeboat that allows people to submit their will and life to Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى). Knowing that we belong to Him and to Him we shall return can help seek spiritual comfort. Making supplication also enhances a sense of resilience in the sick and their families as it reminds them that they have the support of their loved ones.