Ruqyah from the Sunnah: duas for pain and healing

‘Uthmām ibn Abi al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) suffered from pain that was on the verge of ruining him. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), thus, went to visit him and taught him a supplication through which Allah would cure him of the illness that had affected him. He taught him to place his hand on the part where he felt the pain and say: (In the name of Allah) three times, then to repeat seven times: (I seek refuge), shelter, protection, and security (with Allah and His power from the evil that I find), i.e., the current pain, (and fear) of its occurrence in the future, referring to sorrow and apprehension, or the continuity of this illness and the spread of pain in the body.

Benefits

• It is recommended for one to make Ruqyah (healing method with the Qur’an and supplication) for himself as mentioned in the Hadīth.
• Complaining - without expressing discontent or objection - does not contradict patience and reliance upon Allah.
• Supplication is part of the utilization of the available means; hence, we should adhere to its wording and specified number of times.
• This supplication is for every physical pain.
• Placing the hand on the part where one feels the pain while making Ruqyah with this supplication.

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Angel Gabriel (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him: O Muhammad, are you suffering from illness? He said: Yes. So Gabriel recited Ruqyah on the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), saying: "In the Name of Allah" seeking His aid, "I recite Ruqyah over you" and seek refuge for you "from everything that harms you", whether small or big, "from the evil of every soul" that is malicious "or the eye of an envier" to afflict you, "may Allah cure you", guard you, and protect you from all diseases. "In the Name of Allah, I recite Ruqyah over you" is repeated for emphasis, and it begins and ends with it to signify that none can bring benefit or harm except Allah Almighty.

Benefits

• It is permissible to inform others about one's illness as a way of stating the reality of one's condition, not out of complaint or resentment.
• Ruqyah (faith healing) is permissible with the following conditions: 1. It must be done using the Qur’an, or the remembrance of Allah Almighty, and prescribed supplications. 2. It must be in Arabic or in another language whose meaning is known and understood. 3. One must believe that Ruqyah does not have any effect on its own, but that it is merely a means, and that its effectiveness is only by the permission of Allah Almighty. 4. It must be free from any form of Shirk (polytheism), prohibited practices, innovations, or anything that leads to them.
• Affirmation of the harm caused by the evil eye, and that it is real, thus one should seek Ruqyah (spiritual protection) against it.
• It is recommended to perform Ruqyah with the supplication mentioned in the Hadīth.
• The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), like other human beings, experienced what others experience, including illness.
• Allah's care for His Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), His protection for him, and His appointing angels to guard him.

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When someone was sick ,or suffering from a wound or a sore, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would moisten (the tip of) his index finger with his saliva then touch the ground with it, so some dust would stick to it. He would then wipe it over the wound or ailing part of the body, saying: “In the name of Allah, the dust of our earth along with the saliva of some of us will cure our ailing people, with the permission of our Lord."

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This Hadīth explains that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge in Allah, the Exalted, from the evil of the Jinn and the evil eye by means of supplication and Dhikr. For example, he used to say: I seek refuge in Allah from the Jinn and the evil eye. He continued to do so until the Mu‘awwidhatayn (Sūrat al-Falaq and Sūrat An-Nās) were revealed. Afterwards, he mostly used theses two Sūrahs in seeking protection and left other means, because the two Sūrahs contain everything one needs in seeking refuge in Allah against evil.

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