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Sunan Abi Dawud 3420 (Book 24, Hadith 5) #23710
Reciting Surat al-Fatihah for Healing

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who recited Surat al-Fatihah over a lunatic and was able to cure him. The Prophet ﷺ then praised the man for his genuine efforts.

Kharijah b. al-Salt quoted his paternal uncle as saying that he passed by a clan (of the Arab) who came to him and said: You have brought what is good from this man. Then they brought a lunatic in chains. He recited Surat al-Fatihah over him three days, morning and evening. When he finished, he collected his saliva and then spat it out, (he felt relief) as if he were set free from a bond. They gave him something (as wages). He then came to the Prophet and mentioned it to him. The Messenger of Allah said: Accept it, for by my life, some accept it for a worthless charm, but you have done so far a genuine one.
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّفَرِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِقَوْمٍ فَأَتَوْهُ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ جِئْتَ مِنْ عِنْدِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ بِخَيْرٍ فَارْقِ لَنَا هَذَا الرَّجُلَ ‏.‏ فَأَتَوْهُ بِرَجُلٍ مَعْتُوهٍ فِي الْقُيُودِ فَرَقَاهُ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ غُدْوَةً وَعَشِيَّةً كُلَّمَا خَتَمَهَا جَمَعَ بُزَاقَهُ ثُمَّ تَفَلَ فَكَأَنَّمَا أُنْشِطَ مِنْ عِقَالٍ فَأَعْطُوهُ شَيْئًا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ فَذَكَرَهُ لَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ "‏ كُلْ فَلَعَمْرِي لَمَنْ أَكَلَ بِرُقْيَةٍ بَاطِلٍ لَقَدْ أَكَلْتَ بِرُقْيَةٍ حَقٍّ

TOPICS
recitation  *  healing  *  tilawah  *  shifaa  *  alfatihah

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in Allah’s words & use them as remedies for physical or spiritual ailments , Be generous with your time & effort when helping others in need .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the power of reciting Surat Al Fatihah, which is the first chapter of the Quran. It tells us that when Kharijah b. al-Salt's paternal uncle passed by a clan, they asked him to recite something good from this man. He then recited Surat Al Fatiah three times morning and evening on a lunatic in chains, and after he finished, he spat out his saliva and felt as if he were set free from bondage. When he told this story to Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), he praised him for his genuine efforts in healing the lunatic with recitation of Quran verses. This hadith teaches us that we should always have faith in Allah’s words and use them as remedies for our physical or spiritual ailments. We should also be generous with our time and effort when helping others in need, even if it may seem insignificant at first glance because Allah will reward us greatly for our good deeds no matter how small they may be.

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