Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3437
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي خِزَامَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي خِزَامَةَ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَرَأَيْتَ أَدْوِيَةً نَتَدَاوَى بِهَا وَرُقًى نَسْتَرْقِي بِهَا وَتُقًى نَتَّقِيهَا هَلْ تَرُدُّ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا قَالَ " هِيَ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللَّهِ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abū Khuzāmah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, ‘What do you think of medicines that we use for treatment, ruqyahs that we seek, and precautions that we take—do they avert anything from Allah’s decree?’ He replied, ‘They are part of Allah’s decree.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Ruqyahs are recitations or supplications used in seeking healing; the Arabic does not specify their wording here.
The question uses three means—medicines, ruqyahs, and protective precautions—and the answer says they are themselves part of Allah’s decree.
قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَرَأَيْتَ أَدْوِيَةً نَتَدَاوَى بِهَا وَرُقًى نَسْتَرْقِي بِهَا وَتُقًى نَتَّقِيهَا هَلْ تَرُدُّ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا قَالَ " هِيَ مِنْ قَدَرِ اللَّهِ " .
Ruqā (plural of ruqyah) refers to recitations or supplications used in seeking healing; no specific form is identified in the report.
Should ruqyahs be rendered as healing recitations or left as the technical term ruqyahs?