Riyad as-Salihin, 901

`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

When a person complained to the Prophet (ﷺ) about an ailment or suffered from a sore or a wound, the Prophet (ﷺ) would touch the ground with his forefinger and then raise it (Sufyan bin `Uyainah, the narrator, demonstrated this with his forefinger) and would recite: `Bismil-lahi, turbatu ardina, biriqati ba`dina, yushfa bihi saqimuni, bi 'idhni Rabbina' (With the Name of Allah, the dust of our ground mixed with the saliva of some of us would cure our patient with the permission of our Rubb.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم كان إذا اشتكي الأنسان الشيء منه، أو كانت به قرحة أو جرح، قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم بأصبعه هكذا، ووضع سفيان بن عيينه الراوي سبابته بالأرض ثم رفعها وقال‏:‏ ‏

‏بسم الله، تربة أرضنا، بريقة بعضنا، يشفي سقيمنا، بإذن ربنا‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

References1 variant

In-Book Reference: Book 6, Hadith 8

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadith: 1) Ruqyah (healing formula consisting of Qur’anic verses and supplications) and supplication are very effective in healing. 2) Strong certitude and trust in Allah Almighty is a great means for cure. 3) Dust is pure and so is the saliva of believers. So, when the two pure things are combined, cure occurs by the permission of Allah Almighty. 4) In saying the supplications reported from the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), a person should believe in their effect with certitude. Those in whose hearts there is deviation do not derive benefit from the legitimate Ruqyah because they only recite it by way of trying.

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