It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever visits a sick person whose appointed time has not yet come, and says seven times in his presence: 'As'alullahal-'Azim, Rabbal-'Arshil-'Azim, an yashfiyak' (I ask Allah the Magnificent, Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to cure you), Allah will certainly grant him well-being from that illness." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it, even though they both agreed upon the hadith of al-Minhal bin Amr with this same chain: "He used to seek refuge (for) al-Hasan and al-Husayn."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that three people came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: A companion of ours is ill and cauterization (with fire) has been prescribed for him; shall we cauterize him? He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. They asked again, and he again remained silent. The third time he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, cauterize him, and if you wish, apply hot stones to him." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade cauterization, but we had ourselves cauterized (because of illness), and we found neither success nor benefit in it. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) was struck by an arrow in his akhal vein (a vein of the arm), so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a physician to him, who cauterized it (to stop the bleeding). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cauterized Sayyiduna As'ad bin Zurarah (may Allah be pleased with him) because of "shawkah" (a kind of redness or swelling). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that (on the occasion of the Battle of the Trench) Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was struck by an arrow in his akhal vein (a vein of the arm), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself cauterized it with his own blessed hand using a broad-headed arrow (mishqas). The narrator said: Then it swelled again, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) cauterized it a second time. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it!

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) cauterized me (treated me) while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was present among us, and I was not forbidden from it. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever hangs a seashell (as protection), may Allah not grant him peace; and whoever hangs a tamimah (an amulet, a string of beads and the like), may Allah not fulfil his wish." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), that a redness (a kind of infection/eruption) appeared on her face. An old woman came to her, recited ruqyah over a thread and hung it on her. When Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) came in and saw it, he asked: What is this? She said: I have had ruqyah done for this redness. He stretched out his hand and snapped it, and said: "The family of Abdullah has no need of shirk." Then he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had narrated this hadith to us: "Indeed, (unlawful) ruqyah, amulets and tiwalah are shirk." Zaynab said: I asked: What is this "tiwalah"? He replied: "Tiwalah" is the agitation (a charm) that is done to make men infatuated (with love). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.