Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek Allah’s protection for Sayyiduna Hasan and Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) with these words:“I seek protection for you both in the perfect words of Allah from every devil, every poisonous creature, and from every harmful evil eye.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to say that Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) used to seek Allah’s protection for his sons, Sayyiduna Ismail (peace be upon him) and Sayyiduna Ishaq (peace be upon him), with these very words.

Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any of you is afflicted with pain, he should place his hand where it hurts and recite this supplication seven times: "A'udhu bi 'izzatillahi wa qudratihi 'ala kulli shay'in min sharri ma ajidu." (I seek refuge in the might and power of Allah from the evil of what I find.)

Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when a Bedouin man came and said: O Messenger of Allah! My brother is in distress. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: What distress does he have? He said: He is overcome by a state of madness. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bring him to me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seated him in front of him and recited Surah Al-Fatihah, the first four verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, the two verses with {وَإِلَہُکُمْ إِلٰہٌ وَاحِدٌ}, Ayat al-Kursi, the last three verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, verse {شَہِدَ اللّٰہُ أَنَّہُ لَا إِلٰہَ إِلَّا ہُوَ} of Surah Aal-e-Imran, verse {إِنَّ رَبَّکُمْ اللّٰہُ الَّذِی خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ} of Surah Al-A'raf, the end of Surah Al-Mu’minun {فَتَعَالَی اللّٰہُ الْمَلِکُ الْحَقُّ}, verse {وَأَنَّہُ تَعَالٰی جَدُّ رَبِّنَا} of Surah Al-Jinn, the first ten verses of Surah As-Saffat, the last three verses of Surah Al-Hashr, Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq, and Surah An-Nas, and performed ruqyah (spiritual healing) with them. After this ruqyah, the man stood up as if he had never had any distress.

Kharijah bin Salat narrates from his uncle, who says: We came from the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to an Arab tribe. They said to us: We have been informed that you have returned from that man, meaning the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), with goodness. So do you have any medicine or incantation? We have a patient here who has been afflicted with madness and is bound in chains. Kharijah’s uncle says: For three days, morning and evening, I would recite Surah Al-Fatihah twice, gather my saliva in my mouth, and then sprinkle it on him while reciting the incantation. He was cured as if he had been released from ropes. They gave me a hundred sheep as a reward. I said: I will not accept them until I ask the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When I asked him, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By my life! They are forbidden for the one who receives them through a false incantation. You have received them through a rightful incantation, so take them.

Syedna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that some of the noble companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went to an Arab tribe and asked them for hospitality, but the people of that tribe refused to host them. Meanwhile, the chief of that tribe was bitten by something poisonous. They asked those companions: "Is there anyone among you who can perform ruqyah (spiritual healing) or treat him?" They replied: "You refused to host us, so we will not perform ruqyah unless you give us some compensation." So they agreed to give a flock of sheep. The one who was to perform ruqyah began reciting Surah Al-Fatiha, gathered his saliva in his mouth, and then applied it with a puff. The man was cured. They brought the sheep, but the companions said: "We will not take these sheep until we ask the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about this." When they asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, he smiled and said to the one who performed ruqyah: "How did you know that this Surah can be used for ruqyah? Take the sheep and allocate a share for me as well."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a detachment. Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id says: I was also among them. We came to a village and asked its inhabitants for food, but they refused to feed us. Then a man from among the villagers came to us and said: O group of Arabs! Is there anyone among you who can perform ruqyah (spiritual healing)? Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What kind of ruqyah? He said: The chief of this village is at the brink of death. So we went with him. I recited Surah Al-Fatihah over him as ruqyah, repeating it several times. He was cured. He sent us food and sheep, which were driven to us. My companions said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has not given us any command regarding this, so we will not take anything from it until we present ourselves before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We drove the sheep until we came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When we related this matter to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: Eat, and feed us with you. How did you know that this is a ruqyah? I said: It was simply inspired into my heart.

Husayn bin Abdur Rahman says: I was with Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Jubair, and he said: Who among you saw that star which fell last night? I said: Yes, I saw it. Then I said: I did not see it because I was praying, but because I had been bitten by a poisonous creature (and I was awake). Sayyiduna Sa'id said: Then what did you do? I said: I performed ruqyah (incantation). He said: Why did you do that? I said: Because of a hadith that Shu'bi narrated to us. He heard it from Sayyiduna Buraydah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that there is no ruqyah except for the evil eye or a poisonous sting. Sa'id bin Jubair said: That person does very well who is content with what he has heard and does not add to it. Then he said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated to us that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The nations were presented before me. I saw a prophet and with him was a group, a prophet and with him one or two men, a prophet and with him no one. Suddenly, a very large group was presented before me. I thought this would be my ummah, but then it was said to me: This is Musa (peace be upon him) and his people. Now look towards the horizon. I looked and saw a very large group. Then I was told to look to the other side; there too was a very large group. Then I was told: This is your ummah, and with them are seventy thousand such people who will enter Paradise without reckoning and without punishment. The people said: Perhaps these are those who had the honor of being the companions of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Some said: Perhaps these are those who were born in Islam and did not associate partners with Allah, and many other opinions were expressed. Meanwhile, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and asked: What is this that you are engaged in? They explained their discussion. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: These are the fortunate ones who neither get themselves cauterized, nor do they seek ruqyah, nor do they take bad omens, and they put their trust in their Lord. Sayyiduna 'Ukasha bin Mihsan Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! Am I among them? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You are among them. Another person stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! Am I also among them? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Ukasha has preceded you.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the wife of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him). She says: When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) would return home after finishing work outside, he would clear his throat at the door so that the household would not be in an undesirable state. One day he came and cleared his throat. There was an old woman with me who was performing a charm (incantation) for my swelling. I made her sit under the bed. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) entered and sat beside me. When he saw a thread around my neck, he asked: What is this? I said: This is a thread; a charm has been performed for me, and it is tied. He took it, cut it off, and said: The family of Abdullah is free from this shirk (polytheism). I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Indeed, incantations, amulets, and love spells are all shirk. I said: Do not say so; my eye used to twitch, so I went to such-and-such Jew who used to perform charms. When he performed the charm, my eye would become calm. He said: That was a satanic act. The devil would strike with his hand, so the eye would twitch. When you had the charm performed, the devil would stop his hand. The supplication of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is sufficient for you:“Remove the harm, O Lord of the people! Grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves behind no illness.”(Remove the pain, O Lord of mankind! Grant healing, You are the Healer, there is no healing except Your healing, grant such a healing that leaves no disease behind.)

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a brass bracelet on a man's arm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May you be destroyed, what is this?" He replied: "It is because of weakness." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This will only increase your illness. Throw it away. If you die while it is on you, you will never succeed."

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever hangs a tameemah, Allah will not fulfill his wish, and whoever hangs white beads, Allah will not grant him peace.