Hadith 11070

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ ثَلَاثِينَ رَاكِبًا ، قَالَ : فَنَزَلْنَا بِقَوْمٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ ، قَالَ : فَسَأَلْنَاهُمْ أَنْ يُضَيِّفُونَا ، فَأَبَوْا ، قَالَ : فَلُدِغَ سَيِّدُهُمْ ، قَالَ : فَأَتَوْنَا ، فَقَالُوا : فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ يَرْقِي مِنَ الْعَقْرَبِ ؟ ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : نَعَمْ أَنَا ، وَلَكِنْ لَا أَفْعَلُ حَتَّى تُعْطُونَا شَيْئًا ، قَالُوا : فَإِنَّا نُعْطِيكُمْ ثَلَاثِينَ شَاةً ، قَالَ : فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهَا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سورة الفاتحة آية 2 سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ ، قَالَ : فَبَرَأَ ، قَالَ : فَلَمَّا قَبَضْنَا الْغَنَمَ ، قَالَ : عَرَضَ فِي أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْهَا ، قَالَ : فَكَفَفْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : " أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ ! اقْسِمُوهَا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ بِسَهْمٍ " .
Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us in a detachment of thirty horsemen. During the journey, we passed by an Arab tribe. The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) requested hospitality from the people of the tribe, but they refused to host us. Coincidentally, their chief was bitten by something poisonous. The people came to the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and asked, "Does anyone among you know how to perform ruqyah (spiritual healing)?" I said, "Yes," but I set the condition that I would not perform the ruqyah until you give us something. They said, "We will give you thirty sheep." So I recited Surah Al-Fatiha over him seven times and performed the ruqyah; he became healthy. When we took possession of the sheep, a thought came to our hearts, and we refrained from using them. We went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned the entire incident. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "How did you know that it is a ruqyah (incantation)?" Then he said, "Take that flock of sheep and include my share with yours."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 11070
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 2276، م: 2201 .