Sahih al-Bukhari 5749

Hadith text

Narrated Abu Sa`id:A group of the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) proceeded on a journey till they dismounted near one of the Arab tribes and requested them to entertain them as their guests, but they (the tribe people) refused to entertain them. Then the chief of that tribe was bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and he was given all sorts of treatment, but all in vain. Some of them said, "Will you go to the group (those travelers) who have dismounted near you and see if one of them has something useful?" They came to them and said, "O the group! Our leader has been bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have treated him with everything but nothing benefited him Has anyone of you anything useful?" One of them replied, "Yes, by Allah, I know how to treat with a Ruqya. But. by Allah, we wanted you to receive us as your guests but you refused. I will not treat your patient with a Ruqya till you fix for us something as wages." Consequently they agreed to give those travellers a flock of sheep. The man went with them (the people of the tribe) and started spitting (on the bite) and reciting Surat-al-Fatiha till the patient was healed and started walking as if he had not been sick. When the tribe people paid them their wages they had agreed upon, some of them (the Prophet's companions) said, "Distribute (the sheep)." But the one who treated with the Ruqya said, "Do not do that till we go to Allah's Apostle and mention to him what has happened, and see what he will order us." So they came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and mentioned the story to him and he said, "How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya? You have done the right thing. Divide (what you have got) and assign for me a share with you

Abu Saeed bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke sahaaba ka ek giroh safar par nikla yahaan tak ke wo Arab ke ek qabeele ke paas thehre aur unse apni mehmaan-nawaazi ki darkhwaast ki, magar unhone (qabeele walon ne) inkaar kar diya. Phir us qabeele ke sardaar ko saanp ne kaat liya (ya bicchu ne dansa) aur unhein har tarah ka ilaaj diya gaya, magar sab bekaar gaya. Unmein se kuch ne kaha, 'Kya tum us giroh (musaafiron) ke paas jaoge jo tumhaare paas thehre hain aur dekhoge ke unmein se kisi ke paas koi kaam ki cheez hai?' Wo unke paas aaye aur kaha, 'Aye giroh! Hamaare sardaar ko saanp ne kaata hai (ya bicchu ne dansa hai) aur humne har cheez se unka ilaaj kiya magar kisi cheez se faayda nahi hua. Kya tum mein se kisi ke paas koi kaam ki cheez hai?' Unmein se ek ne jawab diya, 'Haan, Allah ki qasam, mujhe Ruqya se ilaaj karna aata hai. Magar, Allah ki qasam, hum chahte the ke tum humaari mehmaan-nawaazi karo magar tumne inkaar kiya. Main tumhaare mareez ka ilaaj Ruqya se tab tak nahi karunga jab tak tum humaare liye kuch mazdoori muqarrar na karo.' Isper wo unhein bakriyon ka ek jhund dene par razi ho gaye. Wo aadmi unke saath gaya aur (dansh par) thookna aur Surah Al-Fatiha padhna shuru kiya yahaan tak ke mareez theek ho gaya aur aise chalne laga jaise wo kabhi bimar hi nahi tha. Jab qabeele walon ne unhein muqarrar ki gayi mazdoori adaa ki, unmein se kuch (Nabi ke sahaaba) ne kaha, 'Ise baant lo.' Magar jisne Ruqya se ilaaj kiya tha usne kaha, 'Aisa mat karo jab tak hum Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke paas na jaayein aur unhein jo hua wo na bataayein, aur dekhein wo humein kya hukm dete hain.' To wo Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke paas aaye aur unhein poori kahaani sunaayi, unhone kaha, 'Tumhein kaise pata Surah Al-Fatiha bhi ek Ruqya hai? Tumne sahi kiya. (Jo mila hai use) baanto aur mera hissa bhi rakho.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5749 · Book 76, Hadith 64