· When I awaken, I will recite the Masnūn Du’ā.[1]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
· I will receive medical treatment considering it to be Mustaḥab (i.e., a preferable act) and with the intention of gaining strength to worship and strive for Ḥalāl sustenance. * Before taking any medicine or tablets I will recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الشَّافِي’, ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الۡكَافِي’.
· No matter how severe my illness is, I will remain patient.
· I will avoid revealing the illness or trouble of mine, my child or any other family member to anyone unnecessarily and gain the rewards.
· I will receive treatment from a male doctor only. (Islamic sisters should make the intention to avoid being treated by Nā-Maḥram (male doctors) without Shar’ī permission.)
[1] Du’ā upon awakening: اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْۤ اَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَاۤ اَمَاتَنَا وَ اِلَيْهِ النُّشُوْرُ Translation: All praise is for Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) Who gave us life after death and to Him we will return. (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 4, pp. 196, Ḥadīš 6325)
It is stated in Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 3, pp. 436: (After awakening) immediately make a firm intention to become pious and not to hurt anyone.