Some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ went on a journey till they reached some of the 'Arab tribes (at night). They asked the latter to treat them as their guests but they refused. The chief of that tribe was then bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and they tried their best to cure him but in vain. Some of them said (to the others), "Nothing has benefited him, will you go to the people who resided here at night, it may be that some of them might possess something (as treatment)," They went to the group of the companions (of the Prophet ﷺ ) and said, "Our chief has been bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have tried everything but he has not benefited. Have you got anything (useful)?" One of them replied, "Yes, by Allah! I can recite a Ruqya, but as you have refused to accept us as your guests, I will not recite the Ruqya for you unless you fix for us some wages for it." They agrees to pay them a flock of sheep. One of them then went and recited (Surat-ul-Fatiha): 'All the praises are for the Lord of the Worlds' and puffed over the chief who became all right as if he was released from a chain, and got up and started walking, showing no signs of sickness. They paid them what they agreed to pay. Some of them (i.e. the companions) then suggested to divide their earnings among themselves, but the one who performed the recitation said, "Do not divide them till we go to the Prophet ﷺ and narrate the whole story to him, and wait for his order." So, they went to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and narrated the story. Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "How did you come to know that Suratul- Fatiha was recited as Ruqya?" Then he added, "You have done the right thing. Divide (what you have earned) and assign a share for me as well." The Prophet ﷺ smiled thereupon.  

انْطَلَقَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي سَفْرَةٍ سَافَرُوهَا حَتَّى نَزَلُوا عَلَى حَىٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ فَاسْتَضَافُوهُمْ فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمْ فَلُدِغَ سَيِّدُ ذَلِكَ الْحَىِّ فَسَعَوْا لَهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُهُ شَىْءٌ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَوْ أَتَيْتُمْ هَؤُلاَءِ الرَّهْطَ الَّذِينَ نَزَلُوا لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عِنْدَ بَعْضِهِمْ شَىْءٌ فَأَتَوْهُمْ فَقَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّهْطُ إِنَّ سَيِّدَنَا لُدِغَ وَسَعَيْنَا لَهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُهُ فَهَلْ عِنْدَ أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ شَىْءٍ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ نَعَمْ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرْقِي وَلَكِنْ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدِ اسْتَضَفْنَاكُمْ فَلَمْ تُضِيِّفُونَا فَمَا أَنَا بِرَاقٍ لَكُمْ حَتَّى تَجْعَلُوا لَنَا جُعْلاً فَصَالَحُوهُمْ عَلَى قَطِيعٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَانْطَلَقَ يَتْفِلُ عَلَيْهِ وَيَقْرَأُ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} فَكَأَنَّمَا نُشِطَ مِنْ عِقَالٍ فَانْطَلَقَ يَمْشِي وَمَا بِهِ قَلَبَةٌ قَالَ فَأَوْفَوْهُمْ جُعْلَهُمُ الَّذِي صَالَحُوهُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمُ اقْسِمُوا فَقَالَ الَّذِي رَقَى لاَ تَفْعَلُوا حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَنَذْكُرَ لَهُ الَّذِي كَانَ فَنَنْظُرَ مَا يَأْمُرُنَا فَقَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَدْ أَصَبْتُمُ اقْسِمُوا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ سَهْمًا فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

"Some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came across a tribe of Bedouins that did not entertain them,nor behave hospitality with them. Their leader became ill, and they came to us saying: 'Do you have any medicine?'We said: ' Yes. But you did not entertain us nor have us as guests so we will not do anything until you give us something.' Then they gave sheep for that." He said: 'So a man from us began reciting the Opening of the Book (Surat Al-Fatihah) and he was cured. So when we came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ we mentioned to him, He said: 'How did you know it was Ruqyah?' And he did not mention any prohibition against it,and he said: 'Eat , and assign me a share among you from them (Sheep).'"  

أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَرُّوا بِحَىٍّ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ فَلَمْ يَقْرُوهُمْ وَلَمْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمْ فَاشْتَكَى سَيِّدُهُمْ فَأَتَوْنَا فَقَالُوا هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ دَوَاءٌ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ وَلَكِنْ لَمْ تَقْرُونَا وَلَمْ تُضَيِّفُونَا فَلاَ نَفْعَلُ حَتَّى تَجْعَلُوا لَنَا جُعْلاً فَجَعَلُوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَطِيعًا مِنَ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَبَرَأَ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ قَالَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ نَهْيًا مِنْهُ وَقَالَ كُلُوا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ بِسَهْمٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me on a mission, and while we were on our way, we reached a village. Its people refused to offer us anything to eat. Then a man from the village came to us and said, "Are there any skilled archers among you, O Arabs?" Abu Sa'id replied, "What is it you want?" The man said, "The ruler of the village is dying." Abu Sa'id then left with him, and I followed him, reciting Surah Al-Fatiha repeatedly. The ruler was cured, and he sent us food and cattle. Abu Sa'id's companions said, "The Prophet ﷺ has never refused anything to us. We should not take anything from this until we ask the Prophet ﷺ about it." So we sacrificed the animals until we reached the Prophet ﷺ , and informed him about the incident. He said, "Eat and feed us from it, how do you know that it is a Rukyah?" I said, "I recite it with the intention of seeking Allah's protection and blessings for you."  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْثًا فَكُنْتُ فِيهِمْ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى قَرْيَةٍ فَاسْتَطْعَمْنَا أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُطْعِمُونَا شَيْئًا فَجَاءَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقَرْيَةِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْعَرَبِ فِيكُمْ رَجُلٌ يَرْقِي؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ قُلْتُ وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ قَالَ مَلِكُ الْقَرْيَةِ يَمُوتُ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ فَرَقَيْتُهُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَرَدَّدْتُهَا عَلَيْهِمِرَارًا فَعُوفِيَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْنَا بِطَعَامٍ وَبِغَنَمٍ تُسَاقُ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابِي لَمْ يَعْهَدْ إِلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي هَذَا بِشَيْءٍ لَا نَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسُقْنَا الْغَنَمَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَحَدَّثْنَاهُ فَقَالَ كُلْ وَأَطْعِمْنَا مَعَكَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ أُلْقِيَ فِي رَوْعِي  

that a woman came to the Prophet ﷺ with her child saying that he is having fits ˹of epilepsy˺. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Get out O enemy of Allah! I am the Messenger of Allah!" ˹The narrator˺ said that ˹the Prophet moved away.˺ She gifted him two rams, something from aqiṭ (made from curds or cheese), and something from butter.˹The narrator˺ said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Take the aqiṭ and the butter and one of the rams." and he returned the other to her.  

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَعَهَا صَبِيٌّ لَهَا بِهِ لَمَمٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «اخْرُجْ عَدُوَّ اللهِ، أَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ۔» قَالَ فَبَرَأَ فَأَهْدَتْ إِلَيْهِ كَبْشَيْنِ وَشَيْئًا مِنْ أَقِطٍ وَشَيْئًا مِنْ سَمْنٍ۔ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «خُذِ الْأَقِطَ وَالسَّمْنَ وَأَحَدَ الْكَبْشَيْنِ۔» وَرُدَّ عَلَيْهَا الْآخَرَ  

that a woman came with her child to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, he has fits ˹of epilepsy˺ and they come to him while we're eating and he ruins our meals. ˹The narrator˺ said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiped over his chest and made duʿāʾ for him and he vomited and something similar to a black jirw/jarw (a predator or a young dog) came out of his mouth and he was cured.  

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ بِوَلَدِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بِهِ لَمَمًا وَإِنَّهُ يَأْخُذُهُ عِنْدَ طَعَامِنَا فَيُفْسِدُ عَلَيْنَا طَعَامَنَا قَالَ فَمَسَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَدْرَهُ وَدَعَا لَهُ فَثَعَّ ثَعَّةً فَخَرَجَ مِنْ فِيهِ مِثْلُ الْجَرْوِ الْأَسْوَدِ فَشُفِيَ  

[Machine] "We sent the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle or military expedition, and we passed by the people of Abiyat and sought their hospitality, but they did not offer us any. So we moved on and their leader was bitten by a snake. They came to us and asked if anyone among us can heal, and I said, 'I can heal.' They said, 'Then go with our leader.' I replied, 'No, we sought your hospitality and you did not offer us any.' They said, 'Okay, we will give you thirty sheep.' So I went with them, performed Ruqyah (healing through recitation) and recited Surah Al-Fatiha for him until he recovered. Then I took the sheep, but I did not feel comfortable eating them without asking the Messenger of Allah ﷺ first. So we approached him and told him the whole story. He said, 'What made you know that it was a Ruqyah?' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I did not know it was a Ruqyah, but something Allah has put in me.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Eat and share with me a portion.'"  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزَاةٍ أَوْ سَرِيَّةٍ فَمَرَرْنَا عَلَى أَهْلِ أَبْيَاتٍ فَاسْتَضَفْنَاهُمْ فَلَمْ يُضَيِّفُونَا فَنَزَلْنَا بِأُخْرَى وَلُدِغَ سَيِّدُهُمْ فَأَتَوْنَا فَقَالُوا هَلْ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ يَرْقِي فَقُلْتُ أَنَا رَاقٍ قَالَ فَارْقِ صَاحِبَنَا قُلْتُ لَا قَدِ اسْتَضَفْنَاكُمْ فَلَمْ تُضَيِّفُونَا قَالُوا فَإِنَّا نُجَعِّلُ لَكُمْ فَجَعَلُوا لَنَا ثَلَاثِينَ شَاةً قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَمْسَحُهُ وَأَقْرَأُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَأُرَدِّدُهَا حَتَّى بَرَأَ فَأَخَذْنَا الشِّيَاهَ فَقُلْنَا أَخَذْنَاهُ وَنَحْنُ لَا نُحْسِنُ أَنْ نَرْقِيَ مَا نَحْنُ بِالَّذِي نَأْكُلُهَا حَتَّى نَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَذَكَرْنَا لَهُ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ «وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ؟» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا دَرَيْتُ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ وَلَكِنْ شَيْءٌ أَلْقَى اللَّهُ فِي نَفْسِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُوا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ بِسَهْمٍ»  

[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»  

[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»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent thirty men and we arrived at a tribe at night, but they refused to host us. So we camped on the outskirts and their leader was bitten. They came to us and asked if any of us could perform Ruqyah (healing recitation). We said yes, so they told us to proceed, but we asked them to give us sheep as compensation for hosting us. They gave us thirty sheep, and I went with them and started reciting the opening chapter of the Quran (Al-Fatiha) and wiped the place where their leader was bitten until he was healed. They gave us the sheep and I said: "By Allah, I will not eat it. I do not know what Ruqyah is nor do I possess the skill of performing Ruqyah." When we returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , we informed him about what had happened. He said: "How do you know that it is a Ruqyah? What made you think of it as a Ruqyah? Eat it and present it to me as well." He then took an arrow and said, "Hisham contradicted it," and he narrated it from Abu Bishr, who narrated it from Abu al-Muwakkil and said that Abu Sa'id also narrated it.  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا فَنَزَلْنَا بِقَوْمٍ لَيْلًا فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُونَا فَنَزَلْنَا نَاحِيَةً فَلُدِغَ سَيِّدُهُمْ فَأَتَوْنَا فَقَالُوا هَلْ 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 بَرَأَ فَأَعْطَوْنَا الْغَنَمَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ مَا نَأْكُلُ مَا أَدْرِي مَا الرُّقْيُ وَلَا أُحْسِنُ الرُّقْيُّ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ فَقَالُ «وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ وَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ نَعَمْ فَكُلُوهَا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ بِسَهْمٍ» خَالَفَهُ هُشَيْمٌ وَرَوَاهُ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ  

"وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّها رُقْيةٌ؟ قَدْ أَصَبْتُم، اقْسِمُوا واضرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُم سَهْمًا".