“Whoeverlets blood from these places, it does not matter if he doesnot seektreatment for anything else.”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) forbade cauterization. I had myself cauterized and I have notprospered or succeeded.”

“Healing is in three things: Adrink of honey, the glass of the cupper, and cauterizing with fire,but I forbid my nation to use cauterization.” And he attributed ittothe Prophet (ﷺ).

“Ubayy bin Ka’b fell sick, and theProphet (ﷺ) sent a doctor to him who cauterized him on his medicalarm vein.”

It wasnarrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)cauterized Sa’d bin Mu’adh on his medial arm vein, twice.

“The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: ‘You should use antimony, for it improves theeyesight and makes the hair (eyelashes) grow.’”

“I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)say: ‘You should use antimony when you go to sleep, for itimprovesthe eyesight and makes the hair (eyelashes) grow.’”

‘The evil eye is real.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded her torecite Ruqyah to treat the evil eye.

It wasnarrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed Ruqyah forthescorpion’s sting, the evil eye, and Namlah (sores or smallpustulesulcers or sores on a person’s sides).

“I recited the Ruqyah forsnakebite to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), or it was recited to him,and he commanded that it be used.”

“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)came to a sick person, he would make supplication for him, and wouldsay: Adhhibil-bas, Rabban-nas, washfi Antash-Shafi, la shifa’a illashifa’uka shifa’an la yughadiru saqama (Take away the pain, O Lord ofmankind, and grant healing, for You are the Healer, and there is nohealing but Your healing that leaves no trace of sickness).’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) came tovisitme (when I was sick), and said to me: ‘Shall I not recite foryou aRuqyah that Jibra’il brought to me?’ I said: ‘May my father andmother be ransomed for you! Yes, O Messenger of Allah!’ He said:Bismillah arqika, wallahu yashfika, min kulli da’in fika, minsharrin-naffathati fil-‘uqad, wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad (Inthe Name ofAllah I perform Ruqyah for you, from every disease thatis in you, andfrom the evil of those who (practice witchcraft whenthey) blow in theknots, and from the evil of the envier when heenvies), three times.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to blow whenperforming Ruqyah.

“Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) fell ill,hewould recite the Mu’awwidhat and blow, and when his pain grewworse, I would recite over him and wipe his hand over him, hoping forits blessing.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used tolikegood signs and hate bad omens.”

“Do notkeep looking at those who have leprosy.”

“I was sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a Bedouin cametohim and said: ‘I have a brother who is sick.’ He said: ‘What isthematter with your brother?’ He said: ‘He suffers from a slightmentalderangement.’ He said: ‘Go and bring him.’” He said:“(So he went) andhe brought him. He made him sit down in front ofhim and I heard himseeking refuge for him with Fatihatil-Kitab; fourVerses from thebeginning of Al-Baqarah, two Verses from its middle:‘And your Ilah(God) is One Ilah (God – Allah),’ [2:163] andAyat Al-Kursi; and threeVerses from its end; a Verse from Al ‘Imran,I think it was: ‘Allahbears witness that La ilaha illa Huwa (nonehas the right to beworshipped but He),’ [3:18] a Verse fromAl-A’raf: ‘Indeed, your Lordis Allah,’ [7:54] a Verse fromAl-Mu’minun: ‘And whoever invokes (orworships), besides Allah,any other ilah (god), of whom he has noproof,’[23:117] a Versefrom Al-Jinn: ‘And He, exalted is the Majestyof our Lord,’[72:3] ten Verses from the beginning of As-Saffat; threeVerses fromthe end of Al-Hashr; (then) ‘Say: He is Allah, (the) One,’[112:1] and Al-Mu’awwidhatain. Then the Bedouin stood up, healed,andthere was nothing wrong with him.”

It wasnarrated from Jabir that Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet(ﷺ),asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for permission to be cupped,andthe Prophet (ﷺ) told Abu Taibah to cup her.

“Iheardmy paternal uncle Yahya – and I have not seen a man among uslikehim – tell the people that Sa'd bin Zurarah, who was thegrandfather of Muhammad through his mother, was suffering from paininhis throat, known as croup. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘I shall domybest for Abu Umamah.’ Such that I will be excused (i.e., free ofblameif he is not healed). And he cauterized him with his own hand,but hedied. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘May the Jews be doomed! Theywill say:“Why could he not avert death from his Companions?” ButI have nopower to do anything for him or for my own self.’”