حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَکِّلِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَهْطًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ انْطَلَقُوا فِي سَفْرَةٍ سَافَرُوهَا فَنَزَلُوا بِحَيٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَائِ الْعَرَبِ فَاسْتَضَافُوهُمْ فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمْ قَالَ فَلُدِغَ سَيِّدُ ذَلِکَ الْحَيِّ فَشَفَوْا لَهُ بِکُلِّ شَيْئٍ لَا يَنْفَعُهُ شَيْئٌ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَوْ أَتَيْتُمْ هَؤُلَائِ الرَّهْطَ الَّذِينَ نَزَلُوا بِکُمْ لَعَلَّ أَنْ يَکُونَ عِنْدَ بَعْضِهِمْ شَيْئٌ يَنْفَعُ صَاحِبَکُمْ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِنَّ سَيِّدَنَا لُدِغَ فَشَفَيْنَا لَهُ بِکُلِّ شَيْئٍ فَلَا يَنْفَعُهُ شَيْئٌ فَهَلْ عِنْدَ أَحَدٍ مِنْکُمْ شَيْئٌ يَشْفِي صَاحِبَنَا يَعْنِي رُقْيَةً فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ إِنِّي لَأَرْقِي وَلَکِنْ اسْتَضَفْنَاکُمْ فَأَبَيْتُمْ أَنْ تُضَيِّفُونَا مَا أَنَا بِرَاقٍ حَتَّی تَجْعَلُوا لِي جُعْلًا فَجَعَلُوا لَهُ قَطِيعًا مِنْ الشَّائِ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ بِأُمِّ الْکِتَابِ وَيَتْفِلُ حَتَّی بَرِئَ کَأَنَّمَا أُنْشِطَ مِنْ عِقَالٍ فَأَوْفَاهُمْ جُعْلَهُمْ الَّذِي صَالَحُوهُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا اقْتَسِمُوا فَقَالَ الَّذِي رَقَی لَا تَفْعَلُوا حَتَّی نَأْتِيَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَنَسْتَأْمِرَهُ فَغَدَوْا عَلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَکَرُوا ذَلِکَ لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَيْنَ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ أَحْسَنْتُمْ وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَکُمْ بِسَهْمٍ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3418
Narrated Abu Saeed Al Khudri: Some of the Companions of Prophet ﷺ went on a journey. They encamped with a clan of the Arabs and sought hospitality from them, but they refused to provide them with any hospitality. The chief of the clan was stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. They gave him all sorts of treatment, but nothing gave him relied. One of them said: Would that you had gone to those people who encamped with you ; some of them might have something which could give you relief to your companion. (So they went and) one of them said: Our chief has been stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. We administered all sorts of medicine but nothing gave him relief. Has any of you anything, i. e. charm, which gives healing to our companion. One of those people said: I shall apply charm; we sought hospitality from you, but you refused to entertain us. I am not going to apply charm until you give me some wages. So they offered them a number of sheep. He then came to and recited Faithat-al-Kitab and spat until he was cured as if he were set free from a bond. Thereafter they made payment of the wages as agreed by them. They said: Apportion (the wages). The man who applied the charm said: Do not do until we come to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and consult him. So they came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ next morning and mentioned it to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: From where did you learn that it was a charm ? You have done right. Give me a share along with you.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020