Narrated Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon Thabit ibn Qays. The version of Ahmad (ibn Salih) has: When he was ill He (the Prophet) said: Remove the harm, O Lord of men, from Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas. He then took some dust of Bathan, and put it in a bowel, and then mixed it with water and blew in it, and poured it on him. Abu Dawud said: Ibn al-Sarh said: Yusuf bin Muhammad is correct (and not Muhammad bin Yusuf)
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الطب / 3885
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف الإسناد | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, يوسف بن محمد لم يوثقه غير ابن حبان فھو مجهول كما في التحرير (7879), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 139
Hadith Takhrij« سنن النسائی/ الیوم واللیلة، (1017، 1040) (تحفة الأشراف: 2066) (ضعیف الإسناد) » (اس کے راوی محمد بن یوسف لین الحدیث ہیں )
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: This narration is presented as evidence for performing ruqyah (incantation) over water and similar things. Ibn Hibban has declared it authentic; however, apart from him, no one else has declared Yusuf bin Muhammad to be trustworthy (thiqah).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3885