# The Prophetic Medicine

> A source-faithful reading edition of The Prophetic Medicine by Ibn Qay’em El-Jozeyah, translated by ABD EL-QADER the son of ABD EL-AZEEZ (2003 source edition).

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## The Prophetic medicine for treating sorcery (the evil eye) was of several types

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The Prophetic medicine for treating sorcery (the evil eye) was of several types

Abu Dawood narrated that Sahl ibn Hunaif said:

'We: come by a water spot and I went in it and took a bath, but when I finished I came down with a fever. When the Messenger of Allah b was informed, he said, 'Command Abu Thabit to

seek refuge (with Allah for Sahl) with an Islamic prayer formula.' I said, 'O my master! Does an Islamic prayer formula bring about benefit?" He said, "There is no Islamic prayer formula except to

fend off an evil eye and against fever and a (snake or a scorpion) bite." [In addition, Al-Hakim narrated this Hadith].

There are several types of Islamic prayer formulas, such as reciting the first chapter in the Qura'an, the Mu'awwithatan (chapters113 and I 14 of the Qura'an) and Ayat Al-Kursi (2:255).

In addition, there are several types of Prophetic Islamic prayer formulas. For instance, one might recite:

"I seek refuge with Allah's Prefect Words from the

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evil of what He has created." In addition, one could recite:

"I seek refuge with Allah's Prefect Words from every devil and evil soul and from every evil eye."

In addition, one might recite,

"I seek refuge with Allah's Prefect Words, which no righteous or evil soul could ever encompass (or supercede), from the evil of what He has created, made and started; from the evil of whatever descends from the sky and whatever ascends to it; from the evil of what He has created on the earth and what comes out of it; from the evil of the trials of the night and the day; and from what comes by at night or during the day, except whoever comes with a righteous matter. O Merciful One!"

In addition, this includes the supplication:

"I seek refuge with Allah's Perfect Words from His anger and torment, from the evil of His slaves and from the whispers of the devils or that they might attend

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me."

In addition, one might say the following supplication:

"O Allah! | seek refuge with Your I Honorable Face

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and Your Prefect Words from the evil of every creation that is only in your grasp (or control). O Allah! You expel the sins and loss. O Allah! Your soldiers will never be defeated nor will Your Promise ever be broken. All praise and glorification is due to You."

In addition, one might supplicate:

"I seek refuge with Allah's Most Exalted Face which is greater

than everything else. And with His Perfect Words that no righteous or evil being could ever overcome; and with Allah's Most Prefect Names, those which I know and those which I have no knowledge of, from the evil of what He has created, shaped and made. From the evil of every creation that I cannot overcome and from the evil of every evil creation that only You control (or grasp its forelock). Certainly, my Lord is on a Straight Path."

In addition, the Prophetic Islamic prayer formulas include:

"O Allah! You Are my Lord, there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I depend on You (for every thing). You are the Lord of the Mighty Throne. What Allah wills, occurs, and what He does not will to happen, will never exist. There is no power or strength except with Allah. 1 know that Allah is Able to do

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everything, that His Knowledge has encompassed everything and that He has kept count of everything. O Allah! IT seek refuge with You from the evil within myself, from the evil and the Shirk (polytheism) of Satan, and from the evil of every creation that only You grasp its forelock. Surely, my Lord is on the Straight Path."

Or, one might recite the following supplication,

"I seek refuge with Allah, other than Whom there is no god. He is my God and the God of everything. I seek refuge with my Lord and the Lord of everything. I depend on the Ever-Living Who never dies. I seek to fend off the evil with: no power or strength except from Allah.' Allah is enough of a supporter for me, and indeed, what an Excellent Helper. Allah is enough for me from the slaves. The Creator is enough for me from the creation. The Sustainer is enough for me from the sustained. Allah is indeed enough for me.

He Who owns everything. Who grants refuge while no one can ever grant refuge against Him is indeed sufficient for me. Allah is sufficient for me. Allah's hearing who ever supplicates to Him is In addition sufficient for me. There is no goal to reach greater than

Allah. Allah, other than Whom there is no god, is sufficient for me, I depend on Him (for each and everything), and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne."

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Those who try these different types of supplication and Islamic prayer formulas will surely understand their great value and benefit, and consequently, will recognize the great need for them. These supplications will shield one from the effects of the evil eye and will fend off its harm if the evil eye touched them, but according to the degree of Faith, strength of soul, degree of reliance (on Allah) and strength of heart of whoever recites them. These supplications are types of weapons, and their effectiveness depends on the skill of whoever uses them.

If the person fears that he might touch other people by the evil eye, let him fend off its harm by saying:

The Prophet b commanded Amir bin Rabi'ah,

"Why did you not say Tabrik [Baraka Allah, (may Allah bless it)] for him?"

Further, saying "Ma sha' Allah (what Allah has willed), la quw'ata il'a bil'ah (There is no power except from Allah)" In addition helps fend off the evil eye. Hisham bin 'Urwah narrated that his father used to say, "What Allah wills will certainly come to pass, there is no power except from Allah," upon seeing something that he likes and upon entering one of his gardens.

In addition, Jibril once said an Islamic prayer

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formula for the Prophet b which Mus'im narrated in his sound book:

"In the Nome of Allah I say Islamic prayer formulas for your benefit, from every illness that might harm you and from the evil of every evil soul or envious person's eye. Allah will cure you, in the Name of Allah I say Islamic prayer formulas for your benefit." [At- Termezey and An-Nasa'y]

Some of our rightly guided ancestors stated that there is no harm if some Ayat (Verse) from the Qura'an were written in ink and then washed with water and that the sick person drinks that water. Mujahid issued a statement to that effect, and so did Abu Qilabah. it was In addition reported that Ibn Ab'ass once commanded that two verses from the Qura'an to be written for a woman who had hard pregnancies and that the Verses were then washed with water and she was to drink the water. In addition, Ayub said, "I saw Abu Qilabah write some Verses from the Qura'an, wash it with water and then give the water to a person who was suffering from some type of illness to drink it."

In addition, the person who touches other people with the evil eye should be commanded to wash his limbs and the end of his garments, or his sexual organ according to one opinion, from the right side. He then pours the water on the head of the person whom he touched with

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the evil eye from behind him without notice. This is a type of cure that the doctors cannot produce with their medicine. In addition, those who reject such type of Islamic prayer frrmulas would never benefit from it because they do not believe that the Islamic prayer formulas carry any benefit.

Since the doctors cannot explain many natural occurrences in the world, why would the hypocrites among them reject such powers and effects that the religion produces? Added to this is the fact that washing up with the water has a real benefit, experience testifies to its usefulness. Similarly, the anger will be washed away from the heart if one places his hand on the angry person's chest. This is similar to confronting a man who is carrying a lit torch that he wants to throw at you, but you keep pouring water on it while it is still in his hand until you extinguish it. This is why the Prophet si commanded the person who touches people by the evil eye to ask Allah to bless whatever he has envied, so that the evil thoughts that he feels go away and are replaced by the supplication, which is a type of good charity. The cure should be compatible to the disease so that it has an affect on it. It is possible that when one touches others by the evil eye that a certain power appears on the end of his garment, or his sexual organ as we stated, and that it is then transferred to the affected person or object. When it is washed by water, the evil power will be removed. Yet again, and as we

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have stated, this matter has a lot to do with evil spirits, which will be stopped from producing harm: if washed by water. In addition, it might be that washing with water serves to cool the heart and thus cures the person who was about to touch others with the evil eye. Sometimes, when a poisonous insect bites someone and then the insect is killed, the bitten person feels a little relief afterwards. This might occur because the bitten person feels joy that the insect was killed and this feeling of elation helps to cure the poison faster. In short, when the person who touches others with the evil eye is washed, the evil that he thought of or felt will be washed away with the water.

If someon. asks, "If washing with the water helps the aggressor, then what about the victim of the evil eye?"

We say that pouring the water on victims of the evil eye In addition helps cool the effect of the evil eye on the victim just as it extinguished the veiled thoughts from the aggressor's heart. Water, which is used to cool burning iron rods, is In addition often used as a medicine with which the doctors would concur. It is natural that the same water used to extinguish the evil eye is used to nd the victim of the evil eye of its effect.

Therefore, comparing the Prophetic medicine to regular medicine that doctors use is just like comparing the doctor's medicine to folk medicines. Rather, the comparison is even less appropriate, for the difference

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between the Prophets and the doctors is profoundly greater than the difference between the doctors and those who are not qualified to practice medicine. You should have discovered by now the brotherly relation between religion and wisdom, and that they never contradict each other. Allah guides whom He wills to the straight path and opens the doors of success to those who knock on such doors. He Alone is the Source of all bounties and irrefutable proofs. Fighting the evil eye is more likely to be successful if one conceals his blessings from the people.

For instance, Al-Baghawi narrated that once Uthman saw a handsome boy and commanded, "Blacken his cleft chin so that the evil eye does not touch him."

Al-Khattabi In addition narrated in Gharib Al- Hadith, "It was narrated that Uthman once saw a handsome boy and that he said, 'Hide his cleft chin with black color." Uthman wanted to hide the cleft chin of the handsome boy using black color so that he was not touched by the evil eye.

Another Islamic prayer formula that helps ward off the evil eye was related by Abu 'Abdullah Al-Tayya'hi he was once traveling for Hajj or Jihad using a good animal. There was a man in the caravan who would never look at something but would bring it to its demise. Abu 'Abdullah was then told, Preserve your camel from this

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man's eye.! He said, 'My camel cannot be touched by harm." The person who touched with the evil eye was informed of Abu 'Abdullah's response and he waited for a chance when Abu 'Abdullah was not present and looked at the camel which soon fell on its feet! When Abu 'Abdullah came and was told that the person had touched it with the evil eye and that his camel was suffering, as was evident, he said, 'Show me the man.' When he came by him he said, 'In the Name of Allah a restraint that restrains, a hard rock and a blazing star: I ask that the evil eye returns to the person who started it and on the most dear people to him (meaning the envious person hin:self)"

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Allah said;

Then look again: "Can you see any rifts?" Then look again and yet again, your sight will return to you in a state of humiliation and worn out." (67:3,4)

Then, the person known for the evil eye lost his sight and the camel was cured. *

The Prophet's guidance on treating sickness in general with Islamic prayer formulas Muslim narrated

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that Abu Sa'id AI-Khudri said that Jibril came to the Prophet b and said to him:

"O Muhammad ! Are you complaining from an illness?" He said,

"Yes." jibril then said, "In the Name of Allah I say Islamic prayer formulas for your benefit, from every illness that might harm you and from the evil of every evil soul or envious evil eye. Allah will cure you, in the Name of Allah I say Islamic prayer formulas for your benefit."

If someone asks, "What do you say about the Hadith that Abu Dawood narrated:

"There is no Islamic prayer formula except for an evil eye or fever."

To answer this question we say that the Hadith does not deny that the Islamic prayer formulas can be used in other instances. Rather, the Hadith only states that the Islamic prayer formulas work best for the evil eye and fever of all kinds. What further attests to this fact is that the Hadith itself narrated that Sahl ibn Hunaif asked the Prophet s§& when he was touched by the evil eye, "Do the Islamic prayer formulas bring about benefit?" The Prophet b then an<wered:

"There is no Islamic prayer formula (that works

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better) than in the cases of evil eye and the fever."

In addition, the various Ahadeeth in general allow Islamic prayer formulas. For instance, Muslim narrated that the Prophet a& allowed using Islamic prayer formulas in the cases of the evil eye, fever and Namlah (ant's bite or sores).

The Prophet's guidance on treating one bitten (by an animal) by reciting Al-Fatihah

In the Sahihain [In addition At-Termezey, Ibn Mdjah and Ahmad] it is narrated that Abu Said Al- Khudri said, "Some of the Companions of the Prophet # went on a journey till they reached some of the Arab tribes (at night). They asked the latter to treat them as their guests but they refused. The chief of that tribe was then bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and they tried their best to cure him but in vain. Some of them said (to the others), Nothing has benefited him, will you go to the people who resided here at night, it may be that some of them might possess something (as treatment),’ They went to the group of the companions (of the Prophet b) and said, 'Our chief has been bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have tried everything but he has not benefited. Have you got anything (useful)?' One of them replied, 'Yes, by Allah! I can recite an Islamic prayer formula, but as you have refused to accept us as your guests, I will not recite the Islamic prayer formula

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for you unless you fix for us some wages for it." They agreed to pay them a flock of sheep. One of them then recited (The chapter Al-Fatihah): 'All the praises are for the Lord of the Worlds' and puffed over the chief who became alright as if he was released from a chain, and got up and started walking, showing no signs of sickness. They paid them what they agreed to pay. Some of them (i.e., the Companions) then suggested to divide their earnings among themselves, but the one who performed the recitation said, 'Do not divide them till we go to the Prophet sg and narrate the whole story to him, and wait for his order. So, they went to Allah's Messenger b and narrated the story. Allah's Messenger asked:

"How did you come to know that the chapter Al- Fatihah could be recited as an Islamic prayer formula?"

Then he added:

"You have done the right thing. Divide (what you have earned) and assign a share for me as well."

It is a well-known fact that certain types of speech have a profound effect and benefit that experience testifies to. So how about the Words of the Lord of the Worlds that are as preferred to the creation's speech as Allah is preferred above His creation? Allah's Words contain the ultimate cure, the perfect immunity, correct guidance and an encompassing mercy, that if it was

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revealed to a mountain, it would turn to dust in appreciation of Allah's Glory. Allah said:

"And We send down of the Qura'an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism )

"Allah has promised those among them who believe (i.e., all those who follow Islamic Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad b till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e.. Paradise)." s

What could one think of the opening of the Qura'an (Al-Fatihah, the first chapter) that is not comparable to any Verse or chapter revealed in the Qura'an, the Torah, the Gospel or the Zabur (that was revealed to Prophet Dawood b). The Al-Fatihah contains the general meaning of all the Divine Books sent down by Allah. It contains Allah's Names and Attributes, such as Allah, the Robb (Lord), Ar-Rahman (Most Merciful) and Ar-Rahlm (Most Beneficent). It In addition affirms Resurrection, Allah's Oneness in Lordship. It In addition mentions the creation's dependence on Allah's help and guidance and that He Alone grants such bounties. It In addition contains the best and most beneficial supplication that the creation needs:

being guided to the Straight Path that entails

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acquiring knowledge of His Names and Attributes, worshipping Him alone, obeying His Commands, refraining from His prohibitions and staying firm on this path until death. It In addition contains the kinds of creation that are divided into those who have acquired the bounty of knowing the Truth, and who prefer and implement its implications. On the other hand, there are those who have earned Allah's Anger by avoiding the truth after knowing it and there are those who are led astray from the True Path. These are the camps that the creation is divided into. In addition, the AIl-Fatihah affirms Predestination and the Commandments of the religion, Allah's Names and Attributes, Resurrection and Prophethood. It In addition purifies the heart and mentions Allah's Justice and Generosity. It In addition refutes all types of innovations and evil methods. We mentioned all these virtues for the AI-Fatihah in our book that explains it, Madariju As-Salikin. Certainly, a chapter that contains all these virtues and benefits deserves to be used as a cure for disease, as well as an antidote for poisonous stings.

Indeed, Al-Fatihah is the best cure because ijt contains sincere servitude to Allah, praising Him, relating all bounties to Him, seeking His help and support, and invoking Him for all types of advantages, such as the correct guidance that brings about benefit and fends off torment.

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It was reported that the part in Al-Fatihah that contains the Islamic prayer formula is what Allah said:

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"You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for everything)." (1:5)

Indeed, these are mighty powerful words that contain the strongest medicine contained in this chapter. These words entail sincere dependence and reliance on Allah, seeking refuge and help from Him and showing meekness and need of Him. Consequently, these words contain the best goals to seek, which is worshiping Allah Alone. In addition they contain the best method to acquire these goals, that is, invoking Allah for His support so that one achieves these goals.

While I was in Mecca, I once fell sick and had no access to a doctor or medicine. So I used to seek a cure in The Al-Fatihah by sipping a drink from the well of Zamzam that 1 recited the Al-Fatihah on. I found complete cure in this method and I used to rely on it whenever I felt pain. This cure always helped me.

There is a wonderful secret in using the Al- Fatihah as an Islamic prayer formula to treat poisons, and Allah has created a cure for every disease as we have

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stated. Venomous beasts have a special effect on their victims with their evil souls. Furthermore, the weapon that the venomous beasts use is the needle that they use to sting and inject the venom into their victims. Likewise, the person who is applying the Islamic prayer formula will have a positive effect on the person receiving the Islamic prayer formula, thus enhancing his chances of a speedy recovery by Allah's will. In this case, the victim will feel that his strength and resolve are enhanced with the Islamic prayer formula and the divine remedy, similar to the relation that exists between regular medicine and the sick person. In addition, the wetness and the air contained in the spit of the person who recites the Islamic prayer formula, that contains the supplication and the remembrance of Allah, will all enhance the chances of recovery. Since the person who recites the Islamic prayer formula recites it with both his heart and mouth, then adding some of the air and moisture that exists inside his body through the spit will maximize the effectiveness, power and strength of the remedy. Certainly, this mixture of heart and soul used in the divine remedy works just as regularmedicine works on the body.

The person who applies the Islamic prayer formula has an advantage over the evil forces (including poisonous snakes etc.,) since he adds words of the Islamic prayer formula and spit to the strength of his inner self to remove the effects of the evil forces and the venom. In

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addition, the more strength of heart the person has, the stronger the Islamic prayer formula he recites becomes. There is another secret behind using spit in the divine remedy, which is In addition used by the evil forces, just as Allah said,

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"And from the evil of those who practise witchcrafts when they blow in the knots."

The body is greatly affected by what the heart feels and so blowing the air and spitting resembles a way to intensify the effect of what the heart feels and intends. Those who work sorcery tie some knots and blow onto them words of sorcery, which work on the victim although he or she might not be present. In this way, the evil force helps transferring the words of sorcery and their effect to the victim. When the force for good retaliates by using the Islamic prayer formula and then breathing unto the victim, the more powerful of the warring parties wins. War between good and evil forces resemble real war that occurs between people. The spiritual forces essentially use and enlist physical bodies in their wars against each other. Whoever is only concerned about the material world will not feel any of this raging war since he is attached to the environment that he believes in, that is, the material world, and he is far away from the world of

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spiritual forces and their effect on mankind.

In short, when the good spiritual force is strong enough and feels the effects and the meanings contained in the Al-Fatihah, along with the breathing that accompanies reciting it, the Islamic prayer formula will have the intended effect against the evil forces and will thus remove their harmful effect. Allah knows best. The Prophet's guidance on treating scorpion stings.

The chapter Al-lkhlas contains the essentials of the Faith and the Creed, various aspects of Tawheed, and attesting to and affirming Allah's Oneness that entails denying all types and forms of shirk with Him. It In addition entails affirming that Allah is the Sustainer, along with asserting every type of perfection for Him. Consequently, the creation seeks Allah for each and every need. This chapter In addition denies that Allah has a parent, an offspring, or an equal, and this is why it equals one third of the Qura'an. Furthermore. Allah's Name "As- Samad (the Sustainer)" that the chapter contains includes each and every type of perfection. In addition, the chapter denies that Allah has an equal, while Allah's Name Al- Ahad (the One) In addition denies the existence of a partner with Allah. These are the three essential cornerstones of Tawheed [Allah's Oneness in Lordship and worship and in His Names and Attributes].

The Mu'awwizatan (chapters 113 and 114 of the

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Qura'an) In addition includes seeking refuge with Allah from every type of evil and harm. Seeking refuge from the evil that Allah has created includes every type of evil that such creations, whether physical or spiritual, can ever produce and cause. Seeking refuge from the night when its sign, (the moon), sets, entails seeking refuge from the evil souls that thrive during the night, as opposed to the light of the day. This is because when the darkness falls and the moon sets, the evil forces come out. In addition, seeking refuge from those who tie knots and blow on them includes seeking refuge from the evil of sorcerers and their sorcery. In addition, seeking refuge from envious people means seeking refuge from the evil forces that cause harm through the envious people's bodies and sight. The second chapter (I 14) of the Moaw'azatan entails seeking refuge from the evil of humans and Jinn. Consequently, the two Moaw'azatan entail seeking refuge from every type of evil. Therefore, they have a great benefit as a shield against evil before it occurs. This is why the Messenger of Allah b advised "Ugbah bin Amir to recite them after every prayer, as At-Termezey has narrated. This advice from the Prophet © contains a great secret and benefit that helps repulse all types of evil during the time between the prayers. The Prophet s& In addition described the Moaw'azatan when he said:

"No one vrho seeks refuge can ever find a refuge like them."

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It was In addition reported that when the Prophet f&, was the victim of sorcery the spell contained eleven knots tied each with a special incantation blown on it, and that whenever Jibril Up recited a Verse from the Moaw'azatan, a knot was untied, until all eleven knots were untied. Then, the Prophet gig was cured, as if being released from a restraining chain.

As for using regular medicines to cure scorpion sting, salt has a great value in this regard. The author of Al-Qanoon said, "Salt should be used in a bandage with linen seeds to cure the scorpion's sting." Salt helps dissolve the poison, which has a burning pain that needs to be cooled. The cool moisture contained in the linen seed cools the pain, while the salt helps extract and remove the poison. This is one of the best and easiest types of remedies for scorpion stings, which require cooling the pain and extracting the venom. Allah knows best.

Muslim narrated that Abu Hurayrah said, "A man came to the Prophet * and said to him, 'O Messenger of Allah bl have suffered greatly from a scorpion that stung me last night." The Prophet b said:

"Had you said these words when you went to sleep, 'I seek refuge with Allah's Perfect Words from the evil of what He has created,’ it would not have harmed you." [Ahmad]

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Know that the Divine cures help after one catches a disease and In addition help prevent if from happening. If any type of harm befalls one afterwards, it will not be severe. Natural medicines, on the other hand, only help after the disease attacks. Islamic prayer formulas and the various supplications either prevent the disease from happening or make it milder after it happens, depending on the strength of soul and heart of the sick person. Therefore, the Islamic prayer formulas and supplications are used as prever.cive measures and In addition as a cure.

As for prevention, in the Sahihain it is narrated that A'esha said:

"Whenever the Messenger of Allah se would go to bed, he used to breathe into bis hands with

Qul huwa Allahu Ahad (Al- Ikhlas) and the Moaw'azatan." He then would wipe his face and whatever

he could reach of bis body with his hands."

In addition, in the Sahihain it is narrated that the Prophet b said:

"Whoever reads the last two Verses from Chapter Al-Kaqarah (the second chapter in the Qura'an), at night, they will be enough for him."

In addition, Muslim narrated that the Prophet b

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said:

"Whoever resided in a place and said, 'T seek refuge with Allah's Perfect Words from the evil of what He has created,’ then nothing will harm him until he departs that place."

Abu Dawood In addition narrated that the Messenger of Allah * used to say at night when he was traveling:

O land! My Lord and your Lord is Allah. I seek refuge with Allah from your evil, from the evil of whatever is in you and from the evil of whatever walks on your surface. I seek refuge with Allah from a lion, a despot (or jinn), a snake and a scorpion and from those who reside in this land, and from the begetter (son of Adam) and that which he begot."

As for the second benefit of Ruqyah, providing a cure, we mentioned healing the ill person by reciting the Al-Fatihah and In addition reciting the Ruqgyah to cure scorpion stings. The Prophet's guidance in treating the Namlah.

We mentioned the Hadith narrated by Anas & AI ~ in Sahih Muslim that the Prophet of Allah b allowed

using the Ruqyah from every type of fever, evil eye and Namlah. .

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In addition, Abu Dawood narrated that Ash-Shifaa bint Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah came by while I was with Hafsah and said:

"WIiy (Io you not teach her (Hafsah, his wife) the Ruqyah from Namlah as you taught her how to write." An-Namlah, literally, the ant, is called as such because it is a type of swelling that appears on the sides of the body. The Namlah is a known disease and causes a type of sting in the sides that makes one think that an ant is crawling on his side and biting him. There are three types of this disease.

Al-Khallal narrated that Ash-Shifaa bint Abdullah used to recite Ruqyah from the Namlah during the time before Islam. When she emigrated to the Prophet b in Medina, after she had given him her pledge of allegiance in Mecca, she said, "O Messenger of Allah! I used to recite the Ruqyah from the Namlah during the time of jahiliyyah (before Islam) and I want to read it to you." She recited it to him, "In the Name of Allah! May the harm be extracted until it goes back to where it came from without harming anyone. O Allah! Remove the harm, O Lord of the people." She used to recite it on a clean branch of wood seven times, choose a clean place, rub the branch on a clean stone with sour wine vinegar and then anoint the affected area with it. The Hadith In addition asserts the fact that it is legislated to teach women to read

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and write.