It is narrated from Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and in his (peace and blessings be upon him) hand there was a quince ("safarjalah"). He (peace and blessings be upon him) tossed it to me and said: "O Abu Muhammad, take it, for it gives rest to the heart."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that whenever a person complained of some ailment, or had an ulcer or a wound, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would gesture with his finger like this (and Abu Bakr, the narrator, placed his index finger on the ground and then raised it) and say: 'Bismillah, turbatu ardina, bi-riqati ba'dina, yushfa saqimuna bi-idhni rabbina' (In the name of Allah, the soil of our land, with the saliva of some of us, so that our sick one may be cured by the permission of our Lord). 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 she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to seek ruqyah (incantation) for the evil eye. 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 Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a state of fever and pain, Jibril (peace be upon him) came to him and said: 'Bismillahi arqika min kulli shay'in yu'dhika, min kulli hasadin wa hasidin wa kulli 'aman, wasmullahi yashfik' (In the name of Allah I recite ruqyah over you, from everything that harms you, from every envy and envier, and from every evil eye; and may the name of Allah cure you). 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 Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a Bedouin came and said: O Prophet of Allah, I have a brother who is in pain. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is his pain?" He said: He is afflicted with madness (possession). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring him to me." So he brought him and seated him before him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited ruqyah over him with Surah al-Fatihah, the first four verses of Surah al-Baqarah, these two verses: "And your god is one God" [al-Baqarah: 163] , Ayat al-Kursi, the last three verses of Surah al-Baqarah, this verse of Surah Al Imran: "Allah bears witness that there is no god except Him" [Al Imran: 18] , this verse of Surah al-A'raf: "Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth" [al-A'raf: 54] , the end of Surah al-Mu'minun: "So exalted is Allah, the King, the Truth" [al-Mu'minun: 116] , this verse of Surah al-Jinn: "And exalted is the majesty of our Lord; He has taken neither a wife nor a son" [al-Jinn: 3] , the first ten verses of Surah al-Saffat, the last three verses of Surah al-Hashr, "Say: He is Allah, the One," and the Mu'awwidhatayn. Then the man stood up (healed) as though he had never suffered from anything at all. The two Shaykhs used all the narrators of this hadith as evidence except Abu Janab al-Kalbi, and this hadith is preserved (mahfuz) and sahih (authentic), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We passed by a stream of flood water, so I entered it and bathed in it, and when I came out I had a fever. This reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell Abu Thabit (Sahl bin Hunayf) to recite ruqyah (seek refuge)." I said: O my master, is ruqyah beneficial? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no ruqyah except for the evil eye, a venomous effect, or the sting of a (venomous creature)" (that is, it is most effective in these). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), as a marfu' report, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ruqyah is only for the evil eye, a venomous effect (sting), or blood (from a wound) that does not stop" (that is, it is most beneficial in these). 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 when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) suffered from an eye inflammation, or one of his family or Companions did, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would supplicate with these words: 'Allahumma matti'ni bi-basari waj'alhu al-waritha minni, wa arini fil-'aduwwi tha'ri, wansurni 'ala man zalamani' (O Allah, let me enjoy my eyesight and make it my heir (that is, keep it sound until my death), show me my revenge upon the enemy, and help me against whoever has wronged me).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Whoever hears someone sneeze and says (in response): 'Al-hamdu lillahi 'ala kulli hal' (All praise is for Allah in every state), will never suffer from toothache or earache."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach them this supplication for all kinds of pain and fever: 'Bismillahil-Kabir, na'udhu billahil-'Azimi min sharri 'irqin na''ar, wa min sharri harrin-nar' (In the name of Allah, the Great; we seek refuge in Allah, the Magnificent, from the evil of a throbbing vein and from the evil of the heat of the Fire). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.