55. Exorcism and Amulets
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6084Hasan sahih
«عُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ الْأُمَمُ بِالْمَوْسِمِ فَرَأَيْتُ أُمَّتِي فَأَعْجَبَتْنِي كَثْرَتُهُمْ وَهَيْئَتُهُمْ قَدْ مَلَؤُوا السَّهْلَ وَالْجَبَلَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَرَضِيتَ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَيْ رَبِّ قَالَ وَمَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ الَّذِينَ لَا يَسْتَرْقُونَ وَلَا يَكْتَوُونَ وَلَا يَتَطَيَّرُونَ وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ» فَقَالَ عُكَّاشَةُ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ مِنْهُمْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «سَبَقَكَ بِهَا عُكَّاشَةُ»
✧ The Prophet ﷺ said: "The nations were presented to me, and I saw my nation, and I was amazed by their countless number and their appearance, as they filled the plains and mountains. Then Allah said, 'O Muhammad, are you pleased?' I said, 'Yes, my Lord.' Allah said, 'With them are also seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without being held accountable. They are those who do not seek omens, do not burn themselves with branding, and do not seek blessings through the performance of actions. Rather, they put their trust in their Lord.' Ukkashah said, 'O Allah, make me one of them.' Allah replied, 'You are one of them.' Then another man said, 'O Allah, make me one of them.' Allah said, 'Ukkashah has preceded you in asking for that.'"
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَى فِي يَدِ رَجُلٍ حَلَقَةً فَقَالَ «مَا هَذَا؟ » قَالَ مِنَ الْوَاهِنَةِ قَالَ «مَا تَزِيدُكَ إِلَّا وَهْنًا انْبِذْهَا عَنْكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ تَمُتْ وَهِيَ عَلَيْكَ وُكِلْتَ عَلَيْهَا»
✧ The Prophet ﷺ saw a ring on a man's hand and said: "What is this?" He said: "It is for the wahinah (a vein ailment)." He said: "It only increases you in weakness. Throw it away from you, for if you die while it is on you, you will be left to it."
«مَنْ عَلَّقَ تَمِيمَةً فَلَا أَتَمَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَمَنْ عَلَّقَ وَدَعَةً فَلَا وَدَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ»
✧ Whoever hangs an amulet, may Allah not fulfill for him, and whoever hangs a seashell, may Allah not leave him in peace.
«مَنِ اكْتَوَى أَوِ اسْتَرْقَى فَقَدْ بَرِئَ مِنَ التَّوَكُّلِ»
✧ Whoever cauterizes or seeks incantation has disassociated himself from reliance on Allah.
أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفِي عَضُدِهِ حَلَقَةٌ مِنْ صُفْرٍ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ؟ » قَالَ مِنَ الْوَاهِنَةِ؟ قَالَ أَيَسُرُّكَ أَنْ تُوكَلَ إِلَيْهَا؟ انْبِذْهَا عَنْكَ
✧ He entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while there was a ring of brass on his upper arm. He said: "What is this?" He said: "For the wahinah?" He said: "Would it please you to be left to it? Throw it away from you."
«عُرِضَ عَلَيَّ اللَّيْلَةَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَجِيءُ مَعَهُ الرَّجُلُ وَيَجِيءُ مَعَهُ الرَّجُلَانِ وَيَجِيءُ مَعَهُ النَّفَرُ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ سَوَادًا كَثِيرًا فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُمْ أُمَّتِي فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ فَقِيلَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمُ مُوسَى ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ سَوَادًا كَثِيرًا قَدْ سَدَّ أُفُقَ السَّمَاءِ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ فَقِيلَ هَؤُلَاءِ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ فَفَرِحْتُ بِذَلِكَ وَسُرِرْتُ بِهِ ثُمَّ قِيلَ إِنَّهُ يَدْخُلُ بَعْدَ هَؤُلَاءِ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ»
✧ The prophets were presented to me tonight. A man would come with one man, another with two men, and another with a group, and so on, until I saw a large crowd and thought they were my nation. I said: 'Who are these?' It was said: 'These are the people of Musa.' Then I saw a large crowd that filled the horizon of the sky. I said: 'Who are these?' It was said: 'These are from your nation.' I rejoiced at that and was delighted. Then it was said: 'After these, seventy thousand from your nation will enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment.'
دَخَلَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ وَفِي عُنُقِهَا شَيْءٌ مُعَوَّذٌ فَجَذَبَهُ فَقَطَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَقَدْ أَصْبَحَ آلُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَغْنِيَاءَ أَنْ يُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الرُّقَى وَالتَّمَائِمَ وَالتِّوَلَةَ شِرْكٌ» قَالُوا يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذِهِ الرُّقَى وَالتَّمَائِمُ قَدْ عَرَفْنَاهَا فَمَا التِّوَلَةُ؟ قَالَ «شَيْءٌ يَصْنَعُهُ النِّسَاءُ يَتَحَبَّبْنَ إِلَى أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ»
✧ Abd Allah entered upon a woman, and on her neck was something that had an amulet, so he pulled it and cut it, then he said: The family of Abd Allah have become rich enough not to associate partners with Allah in that for which He has sent down no authority. Then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Indeed, incantations, amulets, and love-charms are shirk.' They said: O Abu Abd al-Rahman, we know about incantations and amulets, but what is a love-charm? He said: 'Something that women make to endear themselves to their husbands.'
نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الرُّقَى وَلِي خَالٌ يَرْقِي مِنَ الْعَقْرَبِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَنْفَعَ أَخَاهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade incantations. I have a maternal uncle who incants against scorpion stings, so he came to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned that to him, and he said: 'Whoever of you can benefit his brother, let him do so.'
أَخَذَ بِيَدِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى شَيْخٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ ابْنُ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ يُصَلِّي إِلَى أُسْطُوَانَةٍ فَجَلَسْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى عَلِيًّا انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ
✧ Ali b. al-Husayn took me by the hand, and we went to an old man from Quraysh called Ibn Abi Hathma, who was praying toward a pillar, so we sat with him. When he saw Ali, he turned to him, and Ali said to him—
«لَدَغَتْنِي عَقْرَبٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَرَقَانِي وَمَسَحَهَا»
✧ 'A scorpion stung me in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ, and he incanted over me and wiped it.'
كُنَّا نَرْقِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «اعْرِضُوا عَلَيَّ رُقَاكُمْ وَلَا بَأْسَ بِالرُّقَى مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ شِرْكًا»
✧ We used to perform incantations in the pre-Islamic period, so we said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about that? He said: 'Show me your incantations. There is no harm in incantations as long as they do not involve shirk.'
يَا ابْنَ أَخِي أَلَا أَرْقِيكَ بِرُقْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَتْ «بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ وَاللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ فِيكَ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شَافِيَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ»
✧ O son of my brother, shall I not incant over you with the incantation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? I said: Yes. She said: 'In the name of Allah I incant over you, and Allah will heal you from every disease in you. Remove the affliction, O Lord of mankind; heal, for You are the Healer; there is no healer except You.'
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَرْقِي «امْسَحِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ بِيَدِكَ الشِّفَاءُ لَا كَاشِفَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to incant: 'Remove the affliction, O Lord of mankind; in Your hand is healing; there is no remover except You.'
نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الرُّقَى فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الرُّقَى؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَنْفَعَ أَخَاهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade incantations. It was said: O Messenger of Allah, you have forbidden incantations? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever of you can benefit his brother, let him do so.'
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَامْرَأَةٌ تُعَالِجُهَا أَوْ تَرْقِيهَا فَقَالَ «عَالِجِيهَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon her while a woman was treating her or incanting over her, and he said: 'Treat her with the Book of Allah.'
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِالْمَرِيضِ يَدْعُو وَيَقُولُ «أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا»
✧ When the Prophet ﷺ was brought a sick person, he would supplicate and say: 'Remove the affliction, O Lord of mankind; heal, for You are the Healer; there is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness.'
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ دَوَاءً نَتَدَاوَى بِهِ وَرُقًى نَسْتَرْقِي بِهَا وَأَشْيَاءَ نَفْعَلُهَا هَلْ تَرُدُّ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «يَا كَعْبُ بَلْ هِيَ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللَّهِ»
✧ O Messenger of Allah, what do you think of a medicine we treat ourselves with, incantations we seek healing with, and things we do—do they repel any of Allah's decree? He said: 'O Ka'b, rather they are part of Allah's decree.'
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6101No grade recorded
«رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الرُّقْيَةِ مِنَ الْحَيَّةِ وَالْعَقْرَبِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted a concession for incantation against snakes and scorpions.
«رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِبَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فِي رُقْيَةِ الْحَيَّةِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted a concession to Banu 'Amr b. 'Awf regarding the ruqya for a snakebite.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6103No grade recorded
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَأْمُرَهَا أَنْ تَسْتَرْقِيَ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command her to seek ruqya against the evil eye.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6104No grade recorded
«رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الرُّقْيَةِ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ وَالنَّمْلَةِ وَالْحُمَةِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted a concession for ruqya against the evil eye, the ant's sting, and the scorpion's sting.
اغْتَسَلَ أَبِي سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ بِالْخَرَّارِ فَنَزَعَ جُبَّةً كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَامِرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ يَنْظُرُ قَالَ وَكَانَ سَهْلٌ رَجُلًا أَبْيَضَ حَسَنَ الْجِلْدِ قَالَ فَقَالَ عَامِرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ مَا رَأَيْتُ كَالْيَوْمِ وَلَا جِلْدَ عَذْرَاءَ فَوعِكَ سَهْلٌ مَكَانَهُ فَاشْتَدَّ وَعَكُهُ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ سَهْلًا وُعِكَ وَأَنَّهُ غَيْرُ رَائِحٍ مَعَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَتَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ سَهْلٌ الَّذِي كَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَلَامَ يَقْتُلُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ؟ أَلَا بَرَّكْتَ إِنَّ الْعَيْنَ حَقٌّ تَوَضَّأْ لَهُ» فَتَوَضَّأَ لَهُ عَامِرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ فَرَاحَ سَهْلٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ
✧ My father, Sahl b. Hunayf, bathed at al-Kharrar and took off a jubba he was wearing while 'Amir b. Rabi'a was looking on. Sahl was a fair-skinned man with beautiful skin. 'Amir b. Rabi'a said, 'I have never seen anything like today, nor the skin of a virgin.' Sahl fell ill on the spot and his illness became severe. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed that Sahl had fallen ill and that he would not be able to travel with you, O Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him, and Sahl told him what had happened with 'Amir b. Rabi'a. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'For what reason would one of you kill his brother? Why did you not say, "May Allah bless you"? The evil eye is real. Perform wudu for him.' So 'Amir b. Rabi'a performed wudu for him, and Sahl went with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with no harm.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6106Hasan sahih
أَنَّ عَامِرَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ أَخَا بَنِي عَدِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ رَأَى سَهْلَ بْنَ حُنَيْفٍ وَهُوَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْخَرَّارِ يَغْتَسِلُ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ كَالْيَوْمِ وَلَا جِلْدَ مُخَبَّأَةٍ قَالَ فَلُبِطَ سَهْلٌ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لَكَ فِي سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ لَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَلْ تَتَّهِمُونَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ عَامِرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ رَآهُ يَغْتَسِلُ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ كَالْيَوْمِ وَلَا جِلْدَ مُخَبَّأَةٍ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَامِرَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ فَتَغَيَّظَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «عَلَامَ يَقْتُلُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ؟ أَلَا تُبَرِّكُ؟ اغْتَسِلْ لَهُ» فَغَسَلَ لَهُ عَامِرٌ فَرَاحَ سَهْلٌ مَعَ الرَّكْبِ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ
✧ 'Amir b. Rabi'a, the brother of Banu 'Adi b. Ka'b, saw Sahl b. Hunayf while he was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at al-Kharrar bathing. He said, 'By Allah, I have never seen anything like today, nor the skin of a hidden maiden.' Sahl was stricken and fell to the ground. The Prophet ﷺ was informed, and it was said, 'O Messenger of Allah, can you do anything for Sahl b. Hunayf? He cannot raise his head.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do you suspect anyone?' They said, 'Yes, 'Amir b. Rabi'a; he saw him bathing and said, "By Allah, I have never seen anything like today, nor the skin of a hidden maiden."' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned 'Amir b. Rabi'a, and he was angry with him and said, 'For what reason would one of you kill his brother? Why did you not say, "May Allah bless you"? Bathe for him.' So 'Amir bathed for him, and Sahl went with the riding party with no harm.
«الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ وَلَوْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ سَابِقَ الْقَدَرِ لَسَبَقَتْهُ الْعَيْنُ وَإِذَا اسْتُغْسِلْتُمْ فَاغْسِلُوا»
✧ The evil eye is real; and if anything could outstrip divine decree, the evil eye would do so. And when you are asked to wash [for someone afflicted by the evil eye], then wash.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6108No grade recorded
حَدَّثَنَاهُ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ خِرَاشٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا وهَيْبٌ مِثْلَهُ
✧ Al-Thaqafi narrated to us; Ahmad b. al-Hasan b. Khirash narrated to us; Muslim b. Ibrahim narrated to us; Wahb narrated to us, the same as it.
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَأْمُرَهَا أَنْ تَسْتَرْقِيَ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command her to seek ruqya against the evil eye.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6110Hasan sahih
أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِقَوْمٍ عِنْدَهُمْ مَجْنُونٌ مُوثَقٌ فِي الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ تُدَاوِي هَذَا بِهِ؟ فَإِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ قَدْ جَاءَ بِخَيْرٍ قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَبَرَأَ فَأَعْطَاهُ مِائَةَ شَاةٍ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ ﷺ «كُلْ فَمَنْ أَكَلَ بِرُقْيَةِ بَاطِلٍ فَقَدْ أَكَلْتَ بِرُقْيَةِ حَقٍّ»
✧ He passed by a people who had a madman fettered in iron. Some of them said to him, 'Do you have something with which you can treat this man? For your companion has come with good.' He said, 'I recited over him the Opening of the Book for three days, twice each day, and he recovered. They gave him one hundred sheep. He came to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned that to him. He ﷺ said to him, 'Eat [of the sheep]. He who eats from a false ruqya has indeed eaten, but you have eaten from a true ruqya.'
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6111Hasan sahih
أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ رَاجِعًا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَمَرَّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ عِنْدَهُمْ رَجُلٌ مُوثَقٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ أَهْلُهُ إِنَّهُ قَدْ
✧ He came to the Prophet ﷺ and then returned from him, and he passed by a people who had a man fettered in iron. His family said, 'It has...'
بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَمَرَرْنَا عَلَى أَهْلِ أَبْيَاتٍ فَاسْتَضَفْنَاهُمْ فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُونَا فَنَزَلُوا بِالْعَرَاءِ فَلُدِغَ سَيِّدُهُمْ فَأَتَوْنَا فَقَالُوا هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ يَرْقِي؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَنَا أَرْقِي قَالُوا ارْقِ صَاحِبَنَا قُلْتُ لَا قَدِ اسْتَضَفْنَاكُمْ فَأَبَيْتُمْ أَنْ تُضَيِّفُونَا قَالُوا فَإِنَّا نَجْعَلُ لَكُمْ جُعْلًا قَالَ فَجَعَلُوا لِي ثَلَاثِينَ شَاةً قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَمْسَحُهُ وَأَقْرَأُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ حَتَّى بَرَأَ فَأَخَذْنَا الشَّاءَ فَقُلْنَا نَأْخُذُهَا وَنَحْنُ لَا نُحْسِنُ نَرْقِي؟ فَمَا نَحْنُ بِالَّذِي نَأْكُلُهَا حَتَّى نَسْأَلَ عَنْهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ «وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ؟ » قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا دَرَيْتُ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ شَيْءٌ أَلْقَاهُ اللَّهُ فِي نَفْسِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُوا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ بِسَهْمٍ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us on a military expedition. We passed by the people of some dwellings and asked them for hospitality, but they refused to host us. They camped in the open. Their chief was stung, so they came to us and said, 'Is there anyone among you who can perform ruqya?' I said, 'Yes, I can perform ruqya.' They said, 'Perform ruqya on our companion.' I said, 'No, for we asked you for hospitality and you refused to host us.' They said, 'We will make a payment for you.' They set for me thirty sheep. I went to him and began to wipe him and recite the Opening of the Book until he recovered. We took the sheep and said, 'Should we take them while we do not know how to perform ruqya well? We will not eat them until we ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about them.' So we came to him and mentioned that to him. He began to say, 'What makes you know that it is a ruqya?' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I did not know that it was a ruqya; it was something Allah cast into my heart.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Eat, and assign a share for me with you.'
نَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلًا فَأَتَتْنَا امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ سَيِّدَ الْحَيِّ سُلَيْمٌ لُدِغَ فَهَلْ فِيكُمْ مِنْ رَاقٍ؟ قَالَ فَقَامَ مَعَهَا رَجُلٌ مِنَّا كُنَّا نَظُنُّهُ يُحْسِنُ رُقْيَةً فَرَقَى بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَبَرَأَ فَأَعْطَوْهُ غَنَمًا وَسَقَوْهُ لَبَنًا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَا تُحَرِّكُوهُ حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «مَا كَانَ يُدْرِيهِ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ؟ اقْسِمُوا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي بِسَهْمٍ مَعَكُمْ»
We landed at a place where a woman came to us and said: A scorpion has bitten the chief of the tribe. Is there any incantator amongst you? A person amongst us stood up (and went with her). We had no idea that he had been a good incantator but he practiced incantation with the help of Sura al-Fatiha and the (the chief) was all right. They gave him a flock of sheep and served us milk. We said (to him): Are you a good incantator. Thereupon he said: I did not do it but by the help of Sura al-Fatiha. He said: Do not drive (these goats) until we go to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and find out (whether it is permissible to accept (this reward of incantation). So we came to Allah's Apostle ﷺ and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: How did you come to know that this (Sura al-Fatiha) could be used as an incantation? So distribute them (amongst those who had been present there with him) and allocate a share of mine also. (Using translation from Muslim 2201c)