I passed by a river. I entered it and took a bath in it. When I came out, I had fever. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed about it. He said: Ask AbuThabit to seek refuge in Allah from that I asked: O my Lord, will the spell be useful? He replied: No, the spell is to be used except for the evil eye or a snake bite or a scorpion sting. Abu Dawud said: Humah means the biting of snakes and sting of the poisonous insects.  

سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ حُنَيْفٍ يَقُولُ مَرَرْنَا بِسَيْلٍ فَدَخَلْتُ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ فِيهِ فَخَرَجْتُ مَحْمُومًا فَنُمِيَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا ثَابِتٍ يَتَعَوَّذْ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي وَالرُّقَى صَالِحَةٌ فَقَالَ لاَ رُقْيَةَ إِلاَّ فِي نَفْسٍ أَوْ حُمَةٍ أَوْ لَدْغَةٍ  

I passed by a river. I entered it and took a bath in it. When I came out, I had fever. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed about it. He said: Ask AbuThabit to seek refuge in Allah from that I asked: O my Lord, will the spell be useful? He replied: No, the spell is to be used except for the evil eye or a snake bite or a scorpion sting. Abu Dawud said: Humah means the biting of snakes and sting of the poisonous insects. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3888)   

سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ حُنَيْفٍ يَقُولُ مَرَرْنَا بِسَيْلٍ فَدَخَلْتُ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ فِيهِ فَخَرَجْتُ مَحْمُومًا فَنُمِيَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مُرُوا أَبَا ثَابِتٍ يَتَعَوَّذَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي وَالرُّقَى صَالِحَةٌ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا رُقَى إِلَّا فِي نَفْسٍ أَوْ حُمَةٍ أَوْ لَدْغَةٍ»  

[Machine] We passed by a flood, so I entered it, and I took a bath, then I came out soaking wet. That was reported to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said, "Tell Abu Thabit to seek refuge (in Allah from evil)." I said to him, "O my master, is reciting ruqyah beneficial?" He said, "Only in three situations: for the nafs (psychological issues), al-hummah (fever) and al-laddah (bitter sting)."  

مَرَرْنَا بِسَيْلٍ فَدَخَلْتُ فِيهِ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ فَخَرَجْتُ مَحْمُومًا فَنَمَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مُرُوا أَبَا ثَابِتٍ أَنْ يَتَعَوَّذَ» قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا سَيِّدِي أَوَصَالِحَةٌ الرُّقَى؟ فَقَالَ لَا إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ النَّفْسِ وَالْحُمَّى وَاللَّدْغَةِ  

I passed by a river. I entered it and took a bath in it. When I came out, I had fever. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed about it. He said: Ask AbuThabit to seek refuge in Allah from that I asked: O my Lord, will the spell be useful? He replied: No, the spell is to be used except for the evil eye or a snake bite or a scorpion sting. Abu Dawud said: Humah means the biting of snakes and sting of the poisonous insects. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3888)  

سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ حُنَيْفٍ يَقُولُ مَرَرْنَا بِسَيْلٍ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ فِيهِ فَخَرَجْتُ مَحْمُولًا مِنْهُ مَحْمُومًا فَنَمَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مُرُوا أَبَا ثَابِتٍ يَتَعَوَّذُ» قُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي وَالرُّقَى صَالِحَةٌ؟ قَالَ «لَا رُقْيَةَ إِلَّا فِي نَفْسٍ أَوْ حُمَةٍ أَوْ لَدْغَةٍ»