Hadith 3437

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ , أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ , عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ , عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي خِزَامَةَ , عَنْ أَبِي خِزَامَةَ , قَالَ : سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَأَيْتَ أَدْوِيَةً نَتَدَاوَى بِهَا , وَرُقًى نَسْتَرْقِي بِهَا , وَتُقًى نَتَّقِيهَا , هَلْ تَرُدُّ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا , قَالَ : " هِيَ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللَّهِ " .
´It was narrated that Abu Khizamah said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: ‘Do you think that the medicines with which we treat ourselves, the Ruqyah by which we seek healing, and the means of protection that we seek, change the decree of Allah at all?’ He said: ‘They are part of the decree of Allah.’”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الطب / 3437
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, ترمذي (2065), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 500
Hadith Takhrij «سنن الترمذی/الطب 21 ( 2065 ) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 11898 ) ، وقد أخرجہ : مسند احمد ( 3/421 ) ( ضعیف ) » ( تراجع الألبانی : رقم : 345 )
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, their success is according to Allah’s decree (taqdeer ilahi).
Therefore, one should adopt the means,
but one should not believe that these means change destiny,
because Allah does not change His decision.

Note:
(There is confusion (idtirab) in its chain of narration.
That is, “Abu Khuzamah,
from his father” or “Ibn Abi Khuzamah,
from his father.” Also, is Abu Khuzamah a Tabi‘i or a Sahabi?
If “Abu Khuzamah” is a Tabi‘i, then his status is unknown.
If he is a Sahabi, then his son is “Ibn Abi Khuzamah.”
See: Tuhfat al-Albani 344)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2065
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij:
[سنن ترمذي 2065]

Hadith Authentication:
The chain of narration for this report is weak.
No one besides Imam Tirmidhi has declared Abu Khuzamah to be trustworthy (thiqah). Since Imam Tirmidhi was lenient in grading narrations as authentic (sahih) or good (hasan), therefore, unless another reliable hadith scholar supports his assessment, the narrator remains unknown (majhul) or criticized (majruh). In the present case, Abu Khuzamah is a narrator whose status is unknown (majhul al-hal) and he is not a Companion (sahabi). If, however, this narration is proven authentic, then it serves as evidence for Ahl al-Sunnah that the belief in divine decree (qadar) is true.
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 97