It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever visits a sick person whose time of death has not yet come, and this person (the visitor) says these words seven times: 'I ask the Mighty Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to grant you healing,' then the sick person will be cured."

Hazrat Ubadah bin Samit narrates with a chain of transmission from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Jibreel (peace be upon him) performed ruqyah (spiritual healing) on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when his illness became severe. So Jibreel said: In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah on you, from every illness that harms you, from every envier when he envies, and from every evil eye, and by the name of Allah you will be healed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would visit a sick person, he would say: "O Lord of the people! Remove the suffering and grant healing, You are the Healer, there is no healing except Your healing."

It is narrated from Hazrat Muhammad bin Hatib, he says: I had grabbed a pot and my hand got burnt, so my mother took me to a man who was sitting on a flat ground, and my mother said, "O Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him!" He replied, "I am here." Then my mother brought me close to him, so he began to say some words—I did not know what those words were—and he began to blow (with his breath). Afterwards, I asked my mother what he was reciting, and my mother told me. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was reciting: "O Lord of the people! Remove the pain and grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healer except You."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed, he says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) suffered from an ailment, so Hazrat Jibreel performed ruqyah (spiritual healing) on him. Then he said, "In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you from everything that harms you, from every envious person, and from the evil eye. And Allah, the Exalted, will grant you healing."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to give amulets to Hasan and Husain with these words, saying: "I seek refuge for both of you in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and poisonous creature and from every evil eye." And he used to say that Ibrahim (Abraham) also used to give amulets (incantations) to his two sons, Ismail and Ishaq, in the same way.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) has also narrated a similar tradition from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family).

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us this supplication for all kinds of pains and fever: "In the name of Allah, the Most Great, I seek refuge with Allah, the Most Magnificent, from the evil of every throbbing vein and from the evil of the heat of the fire."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman came to the service of the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with her son and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! My son is affected by jinn, and he has fits morning and evening, and it is a very terrible sight." The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stroked the boy's chest and prayed for him, so the boy vomited once, and something came out of his stomach that was black like a cucumber.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umrah bint Abdur Rahman. She says that Ummul Momineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was suffering from an ailment. Hazrat Abu Bakr came to her and saw that a Jewish woman was performing ruqyah (incantation) on Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), so Hazrat Abu Bakr said: Perform ruqyah on her with the Book of Allah.