Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2055
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَقَّارِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنِ اكْتَوَى أَوِ اسْتَرْقَى فَقَدْ بَرِئَ مِنَ التَّوَكُّلِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَعِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us; ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Mansur, from Mujahid, from ‘Aqqar ibn al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Whoever seeks cauterization or ruqyah has disavowed reliance upon Allah.’ Abu ‘Isa said: There are reports on this topic from Ibn Mas‘ud, Ibn ‘Abbas, and ‘Imran ibn Husayn. Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih hadith.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Ruqyah is retained as the term for a spoken supplication or incantation used for treatment. The wording of the report is translated as given, without adding a legal or medical interpretation.
قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنِ اكْتَوَى أَوِ اسْتَرْقَى فَقَدْ بَرِئَ مِنَ التَّوَكُّلِ " .
Ruqyah is a religiously specific term; the source uses the term without further definition here.
Is retaining ruqyah with a concise explanatory gloss suitable?