صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب السلامThe Book of Greetings
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الرُّقْيَةِ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ وَالنَّمْلَةِ وَالْحُمَةِ وَالنَّظْرَةِ:Chapter: It Is Recommended To Recite Ruqyah For The Evil Eye, Pustules, And Stings
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ يَحْيَي ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قالت : " رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فِي الرُّقْيَةِ مِنَ الْحُمَةِ " .
'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) granted sanction to the members of a family of the Ansar for incantation (for removing the effects) of the poison of the scorpion.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
It is mentioned in the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) forbade incantations (ruqyah), so the people of Amr ibn Hazm came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and said:
O Messenger of Allah! We have an incantation (ruqyah) which we use as a remedy for scorpion stings, and you have forbidden incantations. Then they presented that incantation before the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), so he said:
“There is no harm in it.
If a person can benefit another, he should certainly benefit him.”
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Medicine, Hadith: 5727 (2199))
Similarly, it is narrated from Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) permitted the Banu Amr to use incantations for snake bites.
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Medicine, Hadith: 5731 (2199))
(2)
In any case, it is permissible to perform incantations (ruqyah) for bites from venomous creatures; there is no fault or harm in it.
And Allah knows best.
(1)
It is mentioned in the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) forbade incantations (ruqyah), so the people of Amr ibn Hazm came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and said:
O Messenger of Allah! We have an incantation (ruqyah) which we use as a remedy for scorpion stings, and you have forbidden incantations. Then they presented that incantation before the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), so he said:
“There is no harm in it.
If a person can benefit another, he should certainly benefit him.”
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Medicine, Hadith: 5727 (2199))
Similarly, it is narrated from Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) permitted the Banu Amr to use incantations for snake bites.
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Medicine, Hadith: 5731 (2199))
(2)
In any case, it is permissible to perform incantations (ruqyah) for bites from venomous creatures; there is no fault or harm in it.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5741
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Gloss:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Himmah:
Poison.
(2)
Dhi himmah:
Anything that stings.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Himmah:
Poison.
(2)
Dhi himmah:
Anything that stings.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5717
