“Whoeverapplies kohl, let him do it an odd number of times. Whoeverdoes thathas done well, and whoever does not, it does not matter.”

“On oneof the wings of a fly there is a poison and on the other is the cure.If it falls into the food, then dip it into it, for it puts thepoisonfirst and holds back the cure.”

“The evil eye is real.”

“There was a family among the Ansar,called Al ‘Amr bin Hazm, who used to recite Ruqyah for the scorpionsting, but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade Ruqyah. They came tohim and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! You have forbidden Ruqyah, butwerecite Ruqyah against the scorpion’s sting.’ He said to them:‘Reciteit to me.’ So they recited it to him, and he said: ‘Thereis nothingwrong with this, this is confirmed.’”

“Bismillah, turbatu ardina, biriqati ba’dina,liyushfasaqimuna. Bi’dhni Rabbina (In the Name of Allah, the dust ofourland mixed with the saliva of one of us, to cure our sick one bythepermission of our Lord).”

“Iheard ‘Ubadah bin Samit say: ‘Jibra’il (as) came to theProphet(ﷺ) when he was suffering from fever and said: ‘Bismillahiarqika, min kulli shay’in yu’dhika, min hasadi hasidin, wa minkulli‘aynin, Allahu yashfika (In the Name of Allah I performRuqyah foryou, from everything that is harming you; from the envy ofthe envierand from every evil eye, may Allah heal you).’”

“There was an old woman who used toenter upon us and perform Ruqyah from erysipelas: Contagious diseasewhich causes fever and leaves a red coloration of the skin. We had abed with long legs, and when ‘Abdullah entered he would clear histhroat and make noise. He entered one day and when she heard hisvoice she veiled herself from him. He came and sat beside me, andtouched me, and he found a sting. He said: ‘What is this?’ Isaid: ‘An amulet against erysipelas.’ He pulled it, broke it andthrew it away, and said: ‘The family of ‘Abdullah has no need ofpolytheism.’ I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Ruqyah(i.e., which consist of the names of idols and devils etc.), amuletsand Tiwalah (charms) are polytheism.’”“I said: ‘I went out one day and so-and-so looked at me, and my eye began to water on the side nearest him. When I recited Ruqyah for it, it stopped, but if I did not recite Ruqyah it watered again.’ He said: ‘That is Satan, if you obey him he leaves you alone but if you disobey him he pokes you with his finger in your eye. But if you do what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do, that will be better for you and more effective in healing. Sprinkle water in your eye and say: Adhhibil-bas Rabban-nas, washfi Antash-Shafi, la shifa’a illa shafi’uka, shafi’an la yughadiru saqaman (Take away the pain, O Lord of mankind, and grant healing, for You are the Healer, and there is no healing but Your healing that leaves no trace of sickness).’”

“Thebest remedy is the Qur’an.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) enjoinedkillingDhit-Tufytain* for it takes away the sight and causesmiscarriage.”*That means a wicked snake.

“The omen is polytheistic deed and anyone of us may think heseesan omen but Allah will dispel it by means of relying upon Him.”

“Eat,with trust in Allah and reliance upon Allah.”

“There was a leper among the delegation ofThaqif. The Prophet (ﷺ) sent word to him: ‘Go back, for we haveaccepted your oath of allegiance.’”

“A Jew from among the Jews of BaniZuraiq, whose name was Labid bin A’sam, cast a spell on the Prophet(ﷺ), and the Prophet (ﷺ) began to imagine that he had donesomething when he had not. One day, or one night, the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) supplicated, and then supplicated again. Then he said: ‘O‘Aishah, do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning thematter I asked Him about? Two men came to me, and one of them sat atmy head and the other at my feet. The one at my head said to the one at my feet, or the one at my feet said to the one at my head "what is ailing this man ?" Hesaid: “He has been affected by a spell.” He said: “Who cast thespell on him?” He said: “Labid bin A’sam.” He said: “Withwhat?” He said: “With a comb and the hairs stuck to it, and thespathe of a male date palm.” He said: “Where is that?” He said:“In the well of Dhu Arwan.”She said: “So the Prophet (ﷺ) went to it, with a group of his Companions, then he came and said: ‘By Allah. O ‘Aishah. It was as if its water was infused with henna and its date palms were like the heads of devils.’”She said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why don’t you burn them?’ He said: ‘As for me, Allah has healed me, and I do not like to let evil spread among the people.’ Then he issued orders that the well be filled up with earth.”

“O Messenger ofAllah, every year you are still suffering pain because of thepoisonedmeat that you ate.” He said: “Nothing that happens tome, but it wasdecreed for me when Adam was still at the stage ofbeing clay.’”

“When the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) appointed me as governor of Ta’if, I began to getconfused during my prayer, until I no longer knew what I was doing.When I noticed that, I travelled to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), andhe said: ‘The son of Abul-‘As?’ I said: ‘Yes, O Messenger ofAllah.’He said: ‘What brings you here?’ He said: ‘OMessenger of Allah, I getconfused during my prayer, until I do notknow what I am doing.’ Hesaid: ‘That is Satan. Come here.’ SoI came close to him, and sat uponthe front part of my feet then hestruck my chest with his hand andput some spittle in my mouth andsaid: ‘Get out, O enemy of Allah!’ Hedid that three times, thenhe said: ‘Get on with your work.’” ‘Uthmansaid: “Indeed, Inever felt confused (during my prayer) after that.”