Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: It was the practice of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that when any person suffered from an illness, or developed a boil, or received a wound, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would place his finger in this manner—here Imam Humaydi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated this hadith by placing his finger on the ground—then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would lift it and say:“With the name of Allah, seeking blessing from the soil of our land, mixed with the saliva of one of us, so that, by the permission of our Lord, the sick may be cured.”