It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever goes in to a sick person whose appointed time has not yet come and says seven times: 'As'alullaha al-'Azim, Rabba al-'Arshi al-'Azim, an yashfiyak' (I ask Allah the Mighty, Lord of the Mighty Throne, to heal you), he will recover."

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 cauterisation. Then we had ourselves cauterised (because of illness), and we gained no benefit or success from it. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from the Ansar became severely ill, and cauterisation was prescribed for him. They came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from them. They came again, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away again. Then on the third or fourth time he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, then apply heated stones to him." 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 Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The angels did not greet me with salam until the effect of the fire (cauterisation) had left me. 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 Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a physician to him. He cut one of his veins and then cauterised it. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunayf that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) visited Sayyiduna As'ad bin Zurarah (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was suffering from "shawkah" (erysipelas or a throat ailment). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) went in to him, he said: "What a bad death this one will be! The Jews will say: '(If he were a prophet,) why did he not save him?' Yet I have no power over anything, neither for him nor for myself. And let them not blame (me) regarding Abu Umamah." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he be cauterised, but he passed away. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), provided that Abu Umamah is regarded by them as a Companion, and they did not record it.

Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman bin Zurarah narrates from his paternal uncle, who said: Sayyiduna As'ad bin Zurarah (may Allah be pleased with him) was afflicted by an ailment which the people of Madinah call "dhibh" (a severe throat disease). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cauterised him, but he died. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is a bad death for the Jews; they will surely say: '(If he were a true prophet,) why did he not save his companion?' Yet I have no power over anything, neither for him nor for myself." 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 Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seek refuge with Allah from the evil eye, for the evil eye is real." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with this wording; however, both of them agreed on the hadith of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "The evil eye is real."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The evil eye is real; it brings (a person) down from a height." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with this addition.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amir bin Rabi'ah narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you sees in himself or in his brother something that pleases him, let him supplicate for blessing, for the evil eye is real." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with the mention of blessing.