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Sahih Muslim 2201c (Book 39, Hadith 89) #12827
The Power of Sura al-Fatiha

SUMMARY: A man used Sura al-Fatiha to cure a scorpion bite and was rewarded with a flock of sheep. He then asked the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) if it was permissible to accept the reward.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: We landed at a place where a woman came to us and said: A scorpion has bitten the chief of the tribe. Is there any incantator amongst you? A person amongst us stood up (and went with her). We had no idea that he had been a good incantator but he practiced incantation with the help of Sura al-Fatiha and the (the chief) was all right. They gave him a flock of sheep and served us milk. We said (to him): Are you a good incantator. Thereupon he said: I did not do it but by the help of Sura al-Fatiha. He said: Do not drive (these goats) until we go to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and find out (whether it is permissible to accept (this reward of incantation). So we came to Allah's Apostle ﷺ and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: How did you come to know that this (Sura al-Fatiha) could be used as an incantation? So distribute them (amongst those who had been present there with him) and allocate a share of mine also.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، مَعْبَدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ نَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلاً فَأَتَتْنَا امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ سَيِّدَ الْحَىِّ سَلِيمٌ لُدِغَ فَهَلْ فِيكُمْ مِنْ رَاقٍ فَقَامَ مَعَهَا رَجُلٌ مِنَّا مَا كُنَّا نَظُنُّهُ يُحْسِنُ رُقْيَةً فَرَقَاهُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَبَرَأَ فَأَعْطَوْهُ غَنَمًا وَسَقَوْنَا لَبَنًا فَقُلْنَا أَكُنْتَ تُحْسِنُ رُقْيَةً فَقَالَ مَا رَقَيْتُهُ إِلاَّ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لاَ تُحَرِّكُوهَا حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ‏.‏ فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا كَانَ يُدْرِيهِ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ اقْسِمُوا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي بِسَهْمٍ مَعَكُمْ
TOPICS
incantation  *  reward  *  alfatiha  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in Allah’s power through prayer & supplication ; Seek permission from Allah before doing anything ; Show appreciation & recognition towards those who do good deeds ; Be generous ; Show kindness & compassion towards others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of reciting Sura Al Fatiha for healing purposes. It tells us that when a woman came to them asking for help because her chief had been bitten by a scorpion, one person among them stood up and used incantation with the help of reciting this surah. After he cured him, they gave him a flock of sheep as reward. He then asked Prophet Muhammad if it was permissible to accept this reward and he said yes and even allocated some for himself too. This hadith teaches us that we should always seek permission from Allah before doing anything in our lives as well as have faith in His power through prayer and supplication. It also shows us how generous Prophet Muhammad was by allocating some share for himself too even though he did not do anything directly related to curing the chief's scorpion bite.

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