Sunnah Duas for Healthy Eyesight
1)
عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَةِ إِنِّي أَسْمَعُكَ تَدْعُو كُلَّ غَدَاةٍ اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ تُعِيدُهَا ثَلاَثًا حِينَ تُصْبِحُ وَثَلاَثًا حِينَ تُمْسِي. فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُو بِهِنَّ فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْتَنَّ بِسُنَّتِهِ
Abdur Rahman ibn Abu Bakrah said, that he told his father: “O my father! I hear you supplicating every morning:
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
Allahumma ‘afini fi badani, Allahumma ‘afini fi sam’i, Allahumma ‘afini fi basari La ilaha illa anta
Translation: O Allah! Grant me health in my body. O Allah! Grant me good hearing. O Allah! Grant me good eyesight. There is no god but You.
You repeat these (words) three times in the morning and three times in the evening. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ making dua with these words, and I like to follow his sunnah.” [Abu Dawud, 5090]
Note: This dua is to be read three times in the morning and three times in the evening.
2)
The following dua is part of a longer dua recorded by Imam Tirmidhi (May Allah have mercy upon him). [Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3502]
اللَّهُمَّ ) وَمَتِّعْنَا بِأَسْمَاعِنَا وَأَبْصَارِنَا وَقُوَّتِنَا مَا أَحْيَيْتَنَا وَاجْعَلْهُ الْوَارِثَ مِنَّا )
(Allahumma) wa matti’na bi asma’ina wa absarina wa quwwatina ma ahyaytana
Translation: (O Allah) Allow us to enjoy [the faculties] of our hearing, eyesight, and strength for as long as we living and make these [faculties] remain [healthy until death].
Note: This dua can be read whenever a person raises their hands for dua.
3)
حدثنا أبو بكر بن إسحاق، أنبأ إسماعيل بن قتيبة، حدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، أنبأ يوسف بن عطية، قال: جلست إلى يزيد الرقاشي، فسمعته يقول: ثنا أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا أصابه رمد، أو أحدا من أهله وأصحابه، دعا بهؤلاء الكلمات: اللهم متعني ببصري، واجعله الوارث مني، وأرني في العدو ثأري، وانصرني على من ظلمني
Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik رضى الله عنه reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or anyone in his family or any of his companions would be affected by ophthalmia/conjunctivitis, he would recite the following dua:
اللَّهُمَّ مَتِّعْنِي بِبَصَرِي، وَاجْعَلْهُ الْوَارِثَ مِنِّي، وَأَرِنِي فِي الْعَدُوِّ ثَأْرِي، وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى مَنْ ظَلَمَنِي
Allahumma matti’ni bi basari waj’alhul waritha minni wa arini fil ‘aduwwi tha-ri wan surni ‘ala man zalamani
Translation: O Allah, grant me the enjoyment of my sight, and let this faculty remain healthy until I pass away. Show me my retribution against my enemies, and assist me against those who have wronged me.
[Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 5, pg. 591-592, hadith #7322]
Note: This dua can also be read whenever a person raises their hands for dua.