Sayyiduna Talq bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a scorpion stung me in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ruqyah (spiritual healing) on me and passed his hand over me.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted a household of the Ansar to perform ruqyah (spiritual healing) for a poisonous sting.

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ruqyah is only for the evil eye and for the sting of a poisonous creature.

Lady Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me while a woman was present with me. She was called Shifa, and she used to recite incantations (ruqyah) for boils and sores. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: Teach this incantation to Hafsa as well.

Lady Shifa bint Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I was with Lady Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: O Shifa! Teach Hafsa the incantation for boils and sores, just as you taught her writing.

Sayyiduna ‘Ubada bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I went to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to visit him during his illness. He was suffering so severely that only Allah Almighty could know the extent of his pain. When I visited him in the latter part of the day, he had fully recovered. I said to him: I came to you in the morning, and at that time you were in such severe pain that only Allah knew how intense it was. Now I have come to you in the latter part of the day and you have recovered. What is the reason for this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O son of Samit! Jibril (peace be upon him) performed ruqyah (spiritual healing) on me. It was such a ruqyah that I became well. Shall I teach you that ruqyah? I said: Yes, of course. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me this ruqyah:“Bismillah arqeeka min kulli shay’in yu’dheeka, min hasadi kulli hasidin wa ‘aynin, bismillah yashfeeka”(In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah on you from everything that harms you, from the envy of every envier and every evil eye, in the name of Allah who grants you healing.) In another narration: From the envy of every envier and from every evil eye, in the name of Allah I perform ruqyah on you, who grants you healing.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fall ill, Sayyiduna Jibreel (peace be upon him) would recite this and perform ruqyah (spiritual healing) for him: "In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you, may He cure you from every illness, from the evil of the envier when he envies, and from every possessor of an evil eye." (With the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you, may He grant you healing from every disease, from the evil of the envier when he envies, and from every possessor of an evil eye.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadala bin Ubaid Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me a supplication (ruqyah) and instructed me that I may recite this ruqyah for whomever I wish. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Say:

“Our Lord is Allah, Who is in the heavens, sanctified is Your Name, Your command is in the heaven and the earth. O Allah! Just as Your command is in the heaven, so make Your mercy upon us in the earth. O Allah! Lord of the pure ones! Forgive our sins, our faults, and our mistakes, and send down a mercy from Your mercy and a healing from Your healing upon the illness that is with so-and-so.”

(That is: O our Lord Who is in the heavens, Your Name is holy, Your command prevails in the heaven and the earth. O Allah! Just as Your command is in the heaven, likewise, bestow Your mercy upon us on the earth. O Allah! Lord of the pure ones! Forgive our sins and pardon our mistakes. Send down a portion of Your mercy and a portion of Your healing upon the illness that is with so-and-so.)

Thus, he would be cured. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: This ruqyah should be recited three times, and then Surah al-Falaq and Surah an-Nas should be recited three times each.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would seek refuge for a sick person from illness, he would recite this supplication: "Remove the suffering, Lord of the people, grant healing, You are the Healer, there is no healing except Your healing, grant such a healing that leaves behind no illness." (O Lord of the people! Remove this distress, grant healing, You alone are the Healer, healing is only that which You grant, grant such a healing that leaves no trace of illness.)

Abdur Rahman bin Sa’ib, who was the nephew of Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates that Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to him: O nephew! Shall I perform the prophetic incantation (ruqyah) for you as done by the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes, please do. She performed the incantation in this way:“In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you, and Allah will cure you from every illness within you. Remove the suffering, Lord of mankind, and grant healing, for You are the Healer; there is no healer except You.”