Narrated Ash-Shifa, daughter of Abdullah,: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered when I was with Hafsah, and he said to me: Why do you not teach this one the spell for skin eruptions as you taught her writing.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الطب / 3887
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح, مشكوة المصابيح (4561), أخرجه أحمد (6/372) والنسائي في الكبريٰ (7543) وللحديث طرق عند النسائي في الكبريٰ (7542) والحاكم (4/414)
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ أبوداود، (تحفة الأشراف: 15900)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (6/372) (صحیح) »
Brief Explanation
1؎: «نملہ» is a disease in which boils-like pimples appear on both sides of the body.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: ➊ What was this incantation (ruqyah)? Its wording has not been transmitted in any authentic hadith. However, from this it is understood that if any incantation (ruqyah) has been proven beneficial through experience, and it does not contain any polytheistic (shirk) words, and its meaning and intent are clear, then such an incantation may be adopted. It is permissible for women to learn and teach reading and writing.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3887