Sunan Abu Dawud Medicine (Kitab Al-Tibb)

Sunan Abu Dawud 3888

Chapter: Ruqyah

Differing grades of the chain 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3888

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَتْنِي جَدَّتِي الرَّبَابُ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ حُنَيْفٍ، يَقُولُ مَرَرْنَا بِسَيْلٍ فَدَخَلْتُ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ فِيهِ فَخَرَجْتُ مَحْمُومًا فَنُمِيَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُرُوا أَبَا ثَابِتٍ يَتَعَوَّذْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي وَالرُّقَى صَالِحَةٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ رُقْيَةَ إِلاَّ فِي نَفْسٍ أَوْ حُمَةٍ أَوْ لَدْغَةٍ ‏"

Narrated Sahl ibn Hunayf:

I passed by a river. I entered it and took a bath in it. When I came out, I had fever. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was informed about it. He said: Ask AbuThabit to seek refuge in Allah from that I asked: O my Lord, will the invocation be useful? He replied: No, the invocation is to be used except for the evil eye or a snake bite or a scorpion sting.

Abu Dawud said: Humah means the biting of snakes and sting of the poisonous insects.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3888) and Ahmad (No. 15411).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( سَهْل بْن حُنَيْفٍ ) بِضَمِّ الْحَاء مُصَغَّرًا وَكُنْيَته سَهْل أَبُو ثَابِت شَهِدَ بَدْرًا وَالْمَشَاهِدَ كُلّهَا مَعَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَثَبَتَ يَوْم أُحُد مَعَهُ لَمَّا اِنْهَزَمَ النَّاس ( فَخَرَجْت مَحْمُومًا ) أَيْ أَخَذَتْنِي الْحُمَّى مِنْ الِاغْتِسَال بَعْد خُرُوجِي مِنْ السَّيْل ( فَنُمِّيَ ) بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول. قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَة يُقَال نَمَّيْت الْحَدِيث أُنَمِّيه إِذَا بَلَّغْته عَلَى وَجْه الْإِصْلَاح وَطَلَبِ الْخَيْر , فَإِذَا بَلَّغْته عَلَى وَجْه الْإِفْسَاد وَالنَّمِيمَة قُلْت نَمَّيْته بِالتَّشْدِيدِ هَكَذَا قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْد وَابْن قُتَيْبَة وَغَيْرهمَا مِنْ الْعُلَمَاء اِنْتَهَى ( ذَلِكَ ) الْأَمْر الَّذِي كَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِي ( فَ…

Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Weak chainDaif Isnaad	The chain only	No. 3888
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan	The chain only	No. 3888
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	Weak chainDaif Isnaad	The chain only	No. 3888

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 15411

قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زِيَادٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي جَدَّتِي الرَّبَابُ وَقَالَ يُونُسُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ…

Narrated by Sahl ibn Hunayf Arabic only

Also reported by… (2)

السنن الكبرى للنسائي (10372)لا رُقْيَةَ إِلا فِي نَفْسٍ ، أَوْ حُمَةٍ ، أَوْ لَدْغَةٍ
المستدرك على الصحيحين (8337)لا رُقَى إِلا فِي نَفْسٍ ، أَوْ حُمَةٍ ، أَوْ لَدْغَةٍ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5741

I asked `Aisha about treating poisonous stings (a snake-bite or a scorpion sting) with a Ruqya. She said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) allowed the treatment of poisonous sting with Ruqya."

رَخَّصَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الرُّقْيَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذِي حُمَةٍ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 7 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2196b

Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) granted him sanction to use invocation (as a cure) for the influence of the evil eye, the sting of the scorpion and small pustules.

رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الرُّقْيَةِ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ وَالْحُمَةِ وَالنَّمْلَةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 4 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3884

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No invocation is to be used except for the evil eye or a scorpion sting.

لاَ رُقْيَةَ إِلاَّ مِنْ عَيْنٍ أَوْ حُمَةٍ ‏"

Narrated by Imrān ibn Husayn + 4 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5719

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) allowed one of the Ansar families to treat persons who have taken poison and also who are suffering from ear ailment with Ruqya. Anas added: I got myself branded cauterized) for pleurisy, when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was still alive. Abu Talha, Anas bin An-Nadr and Zaid bin…

أَذِنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لأَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَنْ يَرْقُوا مِنَ الْحُمَةِ وَالأُذُنِ‏.‏ قَالَ أَنَسٌ كُوِيتُ مِنْ ذَاتِ الْجَنْبِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَىٌّ، وَشَهِدَنِي…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3516

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed Ruqyah for the scorpion’s sting, the evil eye, and Namlah (sores or small pustules ulcers or sores on a person’s sides).

ـ رَخَّصَ فِي الرُّقْيَةِ مِنَ الْحُمَةِ وَالْعَيْنِ وَالنَّمْلَةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2057

"No Ruqyah except for the (evil) eye and the scorpion sting."

"‏ لاَ رُقْيَةَ إِلاَّ مِنْ عَيْنٍ أَوْ حُمَةٍ ‏"

Narrated by Buraydah + 1 other version

Sunan Abu Dawud 3888

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I asked `Aisha about treating poisonous stings (a snake-bite or a scorpion sting) with a Ruqya. She said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) allowed the treatment of poisonous sting with Ruqya."

Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) granted him sanction to use invocation (as a cure) for the influence of the evil eye, the sting of the scorpion and small pustules.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No invocation is to be used except for the evil eye or a scorpion sting.

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed Ruqyah for the scorpion’s sting, the evil eye, and Namlah (sores or small pustules ulcers or sores on a person’s sides).

"No Ruqyah except for the (evil) eye and the scorpion sting."

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I asked `Aisha about treating poisonous stings (a snake-bite or a scorpion sting) with a Ruqya. She said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) allowed the treatment of poisonous sting with Ruqya."

Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) granted him sanction to use invocation (as a cure) for the influence of the evil eye, the sting of the scorpion and small pustules.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No invocation is to be used except for the evil eye or a scorpion sting.

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed Ruqyah for the scorpion’s sting, the evil eye, and Namlah (sores or small pustules ulcers or sores on a person’s sides).

"No Ruqyah except for the (evil) eye and the scorpion sting."

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