Supplicatory Prayers for Healing

Merits

Sayyid Ibn Tawus (may Allah have mercy upon him), in his book Muhaj al-Da'awat, has reported Sa'id ibn Abi'l-Fath of Wasit as saying:

I was once afflicted by a serious disease that overtired all physicians. Therefore, my father took me to the hospital, where all physicians, headed by the Christian doctor of medicine, tried to find me treatment but failed. Finally, they had to confess, "This disease cannot be healed except by God the All-exalted." With a breaking heart and distress, I had to go back home. Browsing one of my father's books, I found the following inscribed on the back of the book:

I, the patient, waited for dawn (fajr), performed the obligatory prayer, and sat in my place repeating these words while fearful lest the pains return to me. Keeping to this state for three days, the disease was gone. My father, after I told him about this, thanked Almighty Allah. When he informed one of the physicians about the restoration of my health, the physician, who was non-Muslim, visited and examined me. When he was sure that my disease had gone, he converted to Islam, bore witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God, and committed himself to the teachings of Islam.