Hadith 104

(The book) ‘Mahj Al Dawaat’ – Ali Bin Abdul Samad, from a group of people of Al Medina, from Al Saqafy, , from Yusuf, from Al Hassan Bin Al Waleed, from Umar Bin Muhammad Al Sinany, from Ibrahim Bin Abdul Rahman, from Muhammad Bin Fuzeyl Bin Gazwan, from Ismail Bin Juweybir, from Al Zahhak, ‘From Ibn Abbas, may Allah-azwj be Satisfied with him, ‘I was seated in the presence of Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, and a man entered to see him-asws, being of changed colour (pale). He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! I am a sick man of frequent pains, so teach me a supplication I can be assisted with upon that’. He-asws said: ‘I-asws shall teach you a supplication Jibraeel-as had taught it to Rasool-Allah-saww during the illness of Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws, and it is this supplication: –
‘My God-azwj! Every time You-azwj have Favoured a bounty upon me, my thanking has been little for it, and every time You-azwj have Tried me with an affliction, my patience has been little at it! O One my thanking has been little for His-azwj bounty but He-azwj did not Deprive me, and O One little has been my patience at His-azwj afflictions but He-azwj did not Abandon me! And the O One-azwj Who Sees me being upon the disobedience but does not Expose me, and the O One-azwj Who Sees me being upon the sins but does not Punish me upon it! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Forgive my sins for me and Heal me from my sickness, You-azwj are Able upon all things! ’’
Ibn Abbas said, ‘I saw the man after a year being of excellent reddish complexion. He said, ‘And I have not supplicated to Allah-azwj with this supplication while I was sick except I was healed, nor any illness except I was cured, and I have not entered to see a ruler I had feared except Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Repelled him from me! ’’[187]