Fath al-Rabbani

Sayyiduna ‘Ubada bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I went to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to visit him during his illness. He was suffering so severely that only Allah Almighty could know the extent of his pain. When I visited him in the latter part of the day, he had fully recovered. I said to him: I came to you in the morning, and at that time you were in such severe pain that only Allah knew how intense it was. Now I have come to you in the latter part of the day and you have recovered. What is the reason for this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O son of Samit! Jibril (peace be upon him) performed ruqyah (spiritual healing) on me. It was such a ruqyah that I became well. Shall I teach you that ruqyah? I said: Yes, of course. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me this ruqyah: “Bismillah arqeeka min kulli shay’in yu’dheeka, min hasadi kulli hasidin wa ‘aynin, bismillah yashfeeka” (In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah on you from everything that harms you, from the envy of every envier and every evil eye, in the name of Allah who grants you healing.) In another narration: From the envy of every envier and from every evil eye, in the name of Allah I perform ruqyah on you, who grants you healing.