Hadith 972

حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ الصَّوَّافُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، " أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ اشْتَكَيْتَ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ ، مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ وَعَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ ، بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ وَاللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ " .
´Abu Sa'eed narrated that:` Jibril came to the Prophet and said: "O Muhammad! Are you suffering?" He said: "Yes." He said: "In the Name of Allah, I recite a prayer (Ruqyah) over you, from the evil of every person and evil eye. In the Name of Allah I recite a prayer (Ruqyah) over you, may Allah cure you."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الجنائز عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 972
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (3523)
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/السلام 16 (2186) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الطب 36 (3523) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 4363) ، مسند احمد (3/28، 56) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

If the patient is asked, he may say,
“I am ill,”
and he can mention the details of his ailment to the physician.
This is not contrary to patience and acceptance (rida), nor is it considered as complaining against Allah.


The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was human.
Just as other human conditions befell him, he also experienced illness.
From this, the ummah learned the lesson of patience, turning to Allah, steadfastness, and, while believing in divine decree (qadar), also learned the method of taking appropriate measures (tadbir).


Health and well-being are blessings from Allah; therefore, one should supplicate for them so that, by benefiting from them, one can perform as many righteous deeds as possible.


A person can be affected by another’s envy (hasad) and the evil eye (nazar).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3523