Dua for Visiting the Sick
“La ba'sa tahurun in sha' Allah” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 5656. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
لَا بَأْسَ، طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
Transliteration: La ba'sa, tahurun in sha' Allah.
Translation: No harm — it is a purification (from sins), if Allah wills.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5656
When to recite
When visiting someone who is ill.
About this dua
Narrated by Ibn Abbas: whenever the Prophet ﷺ visited a sick person he would say this. It reminds the patient that illness borne with patience wipes away sins.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5656
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5656
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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