What is this that I see the children of my brother lean? Are they not fed properly? She said: No, but they fall under the influence of an evil eve. He said: Use incantation She recited (the words of incantation before him), whereupon he (by approving them) said: Yes, use this incantation for them.
I heard Jabir b. ‘Abdullah as saying that the scorpion stung one of us as we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger (may peace upon him). A person said: Allah’s Messenger, I use incantation (for curing the effect. of sting), whereupon he said: He who is competent amongst you to benefit his brother should do so.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Juraij with the same chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
Allah’s Messenger, you forbade to practise incantation, whereas I employ it for curing the sting of the scorpion, whereupon he said: He who amongst you is capable of employing it as a means to do good should do that.
The dust of our ground with the saliva of any one of us would serve as a means whereby our illness would be cured with the sanction of Allah. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn Abu Shaiba and Zubair with a slight variation of wording.
‘A’isha reported that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) commanded the use of incantation for curing the influence of an evil eye.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Mis’ar with the same chain of transmitters.
Allah’s Messenger (may peace he upon him) commanded me that I should make use of incantation for curing the influence of an evil eye.
” When Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) fell ill, he blew over his body by reciting Mu’awwidhatan and rubbed him with his hand.
I asked ‘A’isha about incantation. She said: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had granted its sanction to the members of a family of the Ansar for incantation in curing every type of poison.