[Machine] 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 قَالَ «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»  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ saw a ring in a man's hand and said, "What is this?" He said, "It is from weakness." He said, "It will only increase your weakness. Cast it away from you, for if you die while wearing it, you will be entrusted to it."  

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»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allahﷺ saying, "Whoever hangs a talisman, Allah will not perfect it for him, and whoever hangs an amulet, Allah will not fulfill his need."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ عَلَّقَ تَمِيمَةً فَلَا أَتَمَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَمَنْ عَلَّقَ وَدَعَةً فَلَا وَدَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ»  

“Whoever seeks treatment by cauterization, or with Ruqyah, then he had absolved himself of reliance upon Allah.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3489)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنِ اكْتَوَى أَوِ اسْتَرْقَى فَقَدْ بَرِئَ مِنَ التَّوَكُّلِ»  

[Machine] He entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a ring of silver on his arm, and he said, "What is this?" He said, "It is from Wahina." He said, "Does it please you to rely on it?" He said, "Throw it away from you."  

أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفِي عَضُدِهِ حَلَقَةٌ مِنْ صُفْرٍ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ؟ » قَالَ مِنَ الْوَاهِنَةِ؟ قَالَ أَيَسُرُّكَ أَنْ تُوكَلَ إِلَيْهَا؟ انْبِذْهَا عَنْكَ «  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Prophets were presented to me tonight. A man would come with one or two men, and another man would come with him, and another group of people would come with him, like that, until I saw a large multitude. I thought they were my Ummah (followers), so I asked, 'Who are these?' It was said, 'These are the people of Moses.' Then I saw a larger multitude that covered the horizons of the sky. I asked, 'Who are these?' It was said, 'These are from your Ummah.' I rejoiced and felt delighted. Then it was said, 'After these, there will enter Paradise seventy thousand people, without being held accountable or punished.'"  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «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»  

[Machine] "It used to practice magic during the pre-Islamic era, but when Islam came, it said, 'I will not practice magic until I seek permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' So, she went to him and sought his permission, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, 'Continue practicing magic as long as there is no association of partners with Allah in it.'"  

أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَرْقِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ الْإِسْلَامُ قَالَتْ لَا أَرْقِي حَتَّى أَسْتَأْذِنَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَتْهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَتْهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «ارْقِي مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهَا شِرْكٌ»  

[Machine] "A scorpion stung me in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ , so he healed and wiped it away."  

«لَدَغَتْنِي عَقْرَبٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَرَقَانِي وَمَسَحَهَا»  

In the pre-Islamic period we used to apply spells and we asked: Messenger of Allah ! how do you look upon it ? He replied : Submit your spells to me. There is no harm in spells so long as they involve no polytheism. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3886)   

كُنَّا نَرْقِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «اعْرِضُوا عَلَيَّ رُقَاكُمْ وَلَا بَأْسَ بِالرُّقَى مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ شِرْكًا»  

[Machine] "To me, my nephew, shall I not heal you with the healing of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" I said, "Yes." She said, "In the name of Allah, I heal you, and Allah cures you from every illness in you. Remove the harm, O Lord of mankind, and heal, for You are the Healer, and there is no healer except You."  

لِي 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»  

[Machine] She said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite: 'O Lord, remove the hardship by Your hand, cure the people with it. There is no reliever except You.'"  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَرْقِي «امْسَحِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ بِيَدِكَ الشِّفَاءُ لَا كَاشِفَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited ruqyah for a sick person, said: “Remove the hardship and suffering. Lord of mankind, and grant healing, for You are the Healer and there is no healing except Your healing; (grant) healing which does not leave any sickness behind.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 565)   

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِالْمَرِيضِ يَدْعُو وَيَقُولُ «أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا»  

[Machine] He said, "O Messenger of Allah, do you think there is a medicine for us to hainhealing, a method to seek fortune, or actions we can do that will contradict the decree of Allah?" He (the Messenger) replied, "O Ka'b, no, it is all part of the decree of Allah."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ 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»  

Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) commanded me that I should make use of incantation for curing the influence of an evil eye. (Using translation from Muslim 2195c)   

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَأْمُرَهَا أَنْ تَسْتَرْقِيَ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ allowed Ruqyah for snakebites and scorpion stings.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3517)   

«رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الرُّقْيَةِ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ وَالنَّمْلَةِ وَالْحُمَةِ»  

[Machine] And there was a man named Sahl, who was fair-skinned. He said, "I have never seen a day like today, nor a virgin with such fair skin." Sahl then began to suffer from a severe headache. He went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him that Sahl was suffering and that there was no strong smell coming from him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to him and informed him that Sahl had a condition that was unique to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "Why does one of you kill his brother? Have you not heard that the evil eye is a reality? So perform ablution for it." Amar bin Rabi'ah performed ablution for Sahl and Sahl accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ without any harm.  

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 «  

[Machine] Ameer ibn Rabee'ah, the brother of Bani Adi ibn Ka'b, saw Sahl ibn Hunayf while he was with the Messenger of Allahﷺ taking a bath in Al-Kharrar. Ameer said, "By Allah, I have never seen anything like today, not even a hidden skin." Sahl was struck with boils, so he went to the Prophetﷺ and it was said, "O Messenger of Allah, do you have any objection against Sahl ibn Hunayf who has not raised his head?" The Messenger of Allahﷺ asked, "Are you accusing someone?" They replied, "Yes, Ameer ibn Rabee'ah saw him while he was taking a bath." Ameer said, "By Allah, I have never seen anything like today, not even a hidden skin." So the Messenger of Allahﷺ called Ameer ibn Rabee'ah and became angry with him, saying, "Why would any one of you kill his brother? Would you not bless him? Take a bath for him." So Ameer performed the ritual bath for him, and Sahl continued with the journey without any harm.  

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  

Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) commanded me that I should make use of incantation for curing the influence of an evil eye. (Using translation from Muslim 2195c)   

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَأْمُرَهَا أَنْ تَسْتَرْقِيَ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ»  

[Machine] Abdullah entered upon a woman who had an amulet around her neck, so he pulled it and cut it off. Then he said, "The descendants of Abdullah have become wealthy enough that they should not associate partners with Allah without any authority." Then he said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Verily, incantations, amulets, and charms are forms of associating partners with Allah.'" They said, "O Abu Abdur-Rahman, we understand what incantations and amulets are, but what is al-tiwalah?" He said, "It is something that women do to enchant their husbands."  

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»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited sorcery. I have a relative who is affected by scorpion venom, so I came to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned this to him. He said, "Whoever among you is able to benefit his brother, then let him do so."  

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»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited the use of charms. It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, you have prohibited the use of charms?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Whoever among you is capable of benefiting his brother, then let him do so."  

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»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon her and a woman was treating her or performing Ruqyah on her. He said, "Treat her with the Book of Allah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَامْرَأَةٌ تُعَالِجُهَا أَوْ تَرْقِيهَا فَقَالَ «عَالِجِيهَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ allowed Ruqyah for snakebites and scorpion stings.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3517)  

«رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الرُّقْيَةِ مِنَ الْحَيَّةِ وَالْعَقْرَبِ»  

[Machine] He heard Jabir ibn Abdullah saying, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ permitted the Banu Amr ibn Awf to practice rukyah on a snake."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ «رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِبَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فِي رُقْيَةِ الْحَيَّةِ»  

"If there was anything that could overcome the Decree then the (evil) eye would overcome it, and when you are requested to wash (due to it) then wash." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2062)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْعَيْنُ حَقٌّ وَلَوْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ سَابِقَ الْقَدَرِ لَسَبَقَتْهُ الْعَيْنُ وَإِذَا اسْتُغْسِلْتُمْ فَاغْسِلُوا»  

[Machine] "He told us, similar to him, Wahb."  

حَدَّثَنَا وهَيْبٌ مِثْلَهُ  

[Machine] "It happened that he passed by a group of people who had a restrained insane person in iron chains. One of them said to him, 'Do you have something to cure this with?' He replied, 'Your companion (referring to the Prophet) has brought something good.' So, I recited Surah Al-Fatiha on him, twice a day for three consecutive days, and he was cured. Then, he gave me a hundred sheep as a reward. He came to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him about it. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, 'Whoever consumes a fraudulent amulet has indeed consumed something false.'"  

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»  

Alaqah came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and embraced Islam. He then came back from him and passed some people who had a lunatic fettered in chains. His people said: We are told that your companion has brought some good. Have you something with which you can cure him? I then recited Surat al-Fatihah and he was cured. They gave me one hundred sheep. I then came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him of it. He asked: Is it only this? The narrator, Musaddad, said in his other version: Did you say anything other than this? I said: No. He said: Take it, for by my life, some accept if for a worthless chain, but you have done so for a genuine one. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3896)   

أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ رَاجِعًا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَمَرَّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ عِنْدَهُمْ رَجُلٌ مُوثَقٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ أَهْلُهُ إِنَّهُ قَدْ حُدِّثْنَا أَنَّ مَلِكَكُمْ هَذَا قَدْ جَاءَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهَلْ عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ تَرْقِيهِ؟ فَرَقَيْتُهُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَبَرَأَ فَأَعْطَوْنِي مِائَةَ شَاةٍ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «خُذْهَا فَلَعَمْرِي لَمَنْ أَكَلَ بِرُقْيَةِ بَاطِلٍ فَقَدْ أَكَلْتَ بِرُقْيَةِ حَقٍّ»  

[Machine] We sent the messenger of Allah ﷺ on a military expedition, and we passed by the people of Abiyat. We asked for hospitality from them, but they refused to host us and instead left us in the open. Their leader was bitten by a snake, so they came to us and asked if anyone could treat him. I said, "Yes, I can treat him." They told me to treat their leader, but I refused because they had refused to host us. They said, "We will give you a reward if you treat him." So, they gave me thirty sheep. I went to their leader and treated him by reciting the opening chapter of the Quran until he was cured. Then, we took the sheep and said that we will not eat them until we ask the messenger of Allah ﷺ about them. We went to him and mentioned what had happened. He asked, "How did you know that it was a kind of treatment?" I replied, "O messenger of Allah, I did not know that it was a treatment. It was just something that Allah guided me to do." The messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Eat and share with me a portion of it."  

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»  

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)   

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»