A Beautiful Dua to recite when seeing a person who is afflicted
in his body or religion:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
الَّذِي عَافَانِي مِمَّا ابْتَلَاكَ بِهِ وَفَضَّلَنِي عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ
خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلًا
"All
praise is due to Allâh, the One who has kept me safe from that with which He
has trialed you with , and preferred me over so many of His creation."
Abu Hurairah
رضي اللّه عنـه
narrated that:
The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ)
said: “Whoever sees an afflicted person then says: ‘All praise is due to Allaah
who saved me from that which He has afflicted you with, and blessed me greatly
over many of those whom He has created, (Al-ḥamdulillāhi alladhī `āfānī mimmabtalāka bihī wa
faḍḍalanī `alā kathīrin mimman khalaqa tafḍīla)’ he shall not be struck by that affliction.”
(The
hadeeth has been reported by Tirmidhi and others, and authenticated by Albani رحمه الله.)
A Side Note: al-Imam an-Nawawi رحمه الله and others mentioned he shouldn't raise his voice with the du'a
to the extent the person who is afflicted can hear him.
