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
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الزُّبَيْدِيُّ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِجَارِيَةٍ فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى بِوَجْهِهَا سَفْعَةً ، فَقَالَ : " بِهَا نَظْرَةٌ فَاسْتَرْقُوا لَهَا " ، يَعْنِي بِوَجْهِهَا صُفْرَةً .
Umm Salamah, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to a small girl in the house of Umm Salamah that he had been seeing on her face black stains and told her that that was due to the influence of an evil eye, and he asked that she should be cured with the help of incantation (hoping) that her face should become spotless.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Gloss:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Safa‘:
According to some, it means yellowness;
according to Ibrahim Harbi,
blackness; and according to Al-Asma‘i,
redness upon which blackness predominates; and according to Ibn Qutaybah,
a color distinct from the complexion of the face, i.e., a shadow.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Safa‘:
According to some, it means yellowness;
according to Ibrahim Harbi,
blackness; and according to Al-Asma‘i,
redness upon which blackness predominates; and according to Ibn Qutaybah,
a color distinct from the complexion of the face, i.e., a shadow.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5725
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This narration has been connected by Zuhli in "Zuhriyyat."
It is understood from this that the affliction of the evil eye is real, as has been mentioned in another hadith.
Maulana Waheed al-Zaman writes that for someone afflicted by the evil eye, one should recite the verse:
﴿Wa in yakādu alladhīna kafarū la-yuzliqūnaka bi-abṣārihim lammā samiʿū al-dhikr wa yaqūlūna innahu la-majnūn﴾ (: al-Qalam: 51)
and then blow (upon the afflicted). This practice is tried and tested.
Performing incantations (ruqya) that involve shirk is absolutely forbidden, rather it is shirk itself. May Allah protect us from them, ameen.
This narration has been connected by Zuhli in "Zuhriyyat."
It is understood from this that the affliction of the evil eye is real, as has been mentioned in another hadith.
Maulana Waheed al-Zaman writes that for someone afflicted by the evil eye, one should recite the verse:
﴿Wa in yakādu alladhīna kafarū la-yuzliqūnaka bi-abṣārihim lammā samiʿū al-dhikr wa yaqūlūna innahu la-majnūn﴾ (: al-Qalam: 51)
and then blow (upon the afflicted). This practice is tried and tested.
Performing incantations (ruqya) that involve shirk is absolutely forbidden, rather it is shirk itself. May Allah protect us from them, ameen.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5739
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
From this hadith, it is understood that performing ruqyah (spiritual healing by recitation) for the evil eye is permissible, as Asma bint Umais radi Allahu anha submitted:
O Messenger of Allah! The children of Ja'far radi Allahu anhu are very quickly affected by the evil eye. Do we have permission to perform ruqyah for this? He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) replied:
"Yes, you may perform ruqyah for them."
(Jami' al-Tirmidhi, Book of Medicine, Hadith: 2059)
In another narration, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself said:
"Why are the children of Ja'far weak?"
They replied:
"They are affected by the evil eye."
He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"Perform ruqyah for them."
I presented a ruqyah to you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and you said:
"Yes! Use this for ruqyah."
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Peace, Hadith: 5726 (2198))
(1)
From this hadith, it is understood that performing ruqyah (spiritual healing by recitation) for the evil eye is permissible, as Asma bint Umais radi Allahu anha submitted:
O Messenger of Allah! The children of Ja'far radi Allahu anhu are very quickly affected by the evil eye. Do we have permission to perform ruqyah for this? He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) replied:
"Yes, you may perform ruqyah for them."
(Jami' al-Tirmidhi, Book of Medicine, Hadith: 2059)
In another narration, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself said:
"Why are the children of Ja'far weak?"
They replied:
"They are affected by the evil eye."
He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"Perform ruqyah for them."
I presented a ruqyah to you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and you said:
"Yes! Use this for ruqyah."
(Sahih Muslim, Book of Peace, Hadith: 5726 (2198))
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5739
