[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent thirty men and we arrived at a people at night, but they refused to host us. So we camped nearby, and their leader was bitten. They came to us and asked if any of us could recite Ruqyah. We said yes, and they told us to go, but we refused unless they provided something for us. So they gave us thirty sheep, and I went with them. I started reciting Surah Al-Fatiha and wiped the place where he was bitten until he was healed. They gave us the sheep, but I said, "By Allah, I will not eat it. I don't know what Ruqyah is, nor do I know how to perform it correctly." When we arrived in Medina, we went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him of what happened. He said, "How did you know that it was a Ruqyah, and what made you think it was a Ruqyah? Yes, eat it and give me some of it."  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا فَنَزَلْنَا بِقَوْمٍ لَيْلًا فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُونَا فَنَزَلْنَا نَاحِيَةً فَلُدِغَ سَيِّدُهُمْ فَأَتَوْنَا فَقَالُوا فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ يَرْقِي؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالُوا فَانْطَلِقْ قُلْنَا لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَجْعَلُوا لَنَا جُعْلًا أَبَيْتُمْ أَنْ تُضَيِّفُونَا فَجَعَلُوا لَنَا ثَلَاثِينَ شَاةً فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمْ فَجَعَلْتُ أَقْرَأُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَمْسَحُ الْمَكَانَ الَّذِي لُدِغَ حَتَّى بَرِأَ فَأَعْطَوْنَا الْغَنَمَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَا نَأْكُلُهَا مَا أَدْرِي مَا الرَّقْيُ وَلَا أُحْسِنُ الرَّقْيَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ فَقَالَ «وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ وَمَا عَلَّمَكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ؟ نَعَمْ فَكُلُوهَا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ بِسَهْمٍ»  

Some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ came across a tribe amongst the tribes of the Arabs, and that tribe did not entertain them. While they were in that state, the chief of that tribe was bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion). They said, (to the companions of the Prophet ﷺ ), "Have you got any medicine with you or anybody who can treat with Ruqya?" The Prophet's companions said, "You refuse to entertain us, so we will not treat (your chief) unless you pay us for it." So they agreed to pay them a flock of sheep. One of them (the Prophet's companions) started reciting Surat-al-Fatiha and gathering his saliva and spitting it (at the snake-bite). The patient got cured and his people presented the sheep to them, but they said, "We will not take it unless we ask the Prophet (whether it is lawful)." When they asked him, he smiled and said, "How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya? Take it (flock of sheep) and assign a share for me." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5736)   

أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَوْا حَيًّا مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ فَلَمْ يَقْرُوهُمْ فَبَيْنَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ لُدِغَ سَيِّدُ أُولَئِكَ فَقَالَ هَلْ فِيكُمْ دَوَاءٌ أَوْ رَاقٍ؟ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَقْرُونَا فَلَا نَفْعَلُ حَتَّى تَجْعَلُوا لَنَا جُعْلًا فَجَعَلُوا لَهُمْ قَطِيعًا مِنَ الشَّاءِ فَجَعَلَ يَقْرَأُ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَيَجْمَعُ بُزَاقَهُ وَيَنْفُثُ فَبَرِأَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَتَوْا بِالشَّاءِ فَقَالُوا لَا نَأْخُذُهَا حَتَّى نَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَضَحِكَ وَقَالَ «مَا أَدْرَاكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ؟ خُذُوهَا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي فِيهَا بِسَهْمٍ»  

[Machine] A group of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ were on a journey and they passed by a tribe of the Arabs. They asked to be hosted by them, but they refused to host them. One of the men from the tribe was either bitten or stung by something, so they asked the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ if any of them knew how to perform Rukyah (healing through recitation of Qur'an and supplications). One of them said yes, and he came to their companion, recited Surah Al-Fatiha, and the man was cured. As a gratitude, the people of the tribe offered them a flock of sheep, but the companion refused to accept it until he consulted the Prophet ﷺ. He narrated the incident to the Prophet ﷺ, who laughed and said, "How did you know that it (Surah Al-Fatiha) is Rukyah?" Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "Take the flock of sheep and give me a share with you."  

أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانُوا فِي سَفَرٍ فَمَرُّوا بِحَيٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ فَاسْتَضَافُوهُمْ فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمْ فَعَرَضَ لِإِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ فِي عَقْلِهِ أَوْ لُدِغَ فَقَالُوا لِأَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ هَلْ فِيكُمْ مِنْ رَاقٍ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ نَعَمْ أَنَا فَأَتَى صَاحِبَهُمْ فَرَقَاهُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَبَرِأَ فَأُعْطِيَ قَطِيعًا مِنْ غَنَمٍ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا رَقَيْتُهُ إِلَّا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَضَحِكَ وَقَالَ «مَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ؟» ثُمَّ قَالَ «خُذُوا الْغَنَمَ وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ بِسَهْمٍ» [379] 10802 أَخْبَرَنِي زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَيَعْلَى وَمُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِنَحْوِهِ