Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 4561
Section 2
Arabic hadith text
وَعَن الشَّفاءِ بنت عبد الله قَالَتْ: دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا عِنْدَ حَفْصَةَ فَقَالَ: «أَلَا تُعَلِّمِينَ هَذِهِ رُقْيَةَ النَّمْلَةِ كَمَا عَلَّمْتِيهَا الْكِتَابَةَ؟» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Translation
Ash-Shifa’ daughter of ‘Abdallah told that when she was with Hafsa God’s messenger entered and said
“Why do you not teach this one the invocation for skin eruptions as you taught her writing?” Abu Dawud transmitted it.