((لاَ بأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ)).
(La ba'sa tahoorun in shaal-lah.)
(Never mind, may it (the sickness) be a purification, if Allah wills.)
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 49
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
It opens by dismissing rather than requesting: never mind. What follows reinterprets the illness instead of asking for its removal — may it be a purification. The translation supplies the sickness in brackets, since the sentence itself says only it. A condition then closes the wording, if Allah wills, so even that reinterpretation is left dependent rather than asserted.
When & how to recite
Ibn 'Abbas reported these words, said when visiting someone who is sick.
Reflection
Nothing here asks for recovery. The supplication addresses the sick person rather than Allah, and offers a way of reading the illness rather than an end to it.
About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.
Common questions
Which collection records it?
Cited here as Riyad as-Salihin 228.
What is being said in English?
The translation given here is: “Never mind, may it (the sickness) be a purification, if Allah wills.” It opens by dismissing rather than requesting: never mind.
How do you say this in Latin letters?
Transliterated: “La ba'sa tahoorun in shaal-lah.”
When is this said?
Ibn 'Abbas reported these words, said when visiting someone who is sick. Nothing here asks for recovery.