by saying, “I seek refuge for both of you in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and poisonous creature and from every envious eye.” He would then add, “Your forefather Abraham used to seek protection with these words for Ishmael and Isaac.” Reported by al-Bukhari.

ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: “Whenever someone complained to the Prophet ﷺ of an ailment, or whenever a person had a sore or a wound, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would do this with his finger”—Sufyān ibn ʿUyaynah placed his finger on the ground and then lifted it—“and he would say, ‘In the name of Allah. With the soil of our land, mixed with the saliva of some of us, may our sick one be cured by the permission of our Lord.’”

She also said: “The Prophet ﷺ used to perform ruqyah over some of his family, wiping them with his right hand while saying, ‘O Allah, Lord of humankind, remove the hardship and heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing—a healing that leaves no illness behind.’” Agreed upon.

ʿUthmān ibn Abī al-ʿĀṣ reported that he complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of a pain he had felt in his body ever since he embraced Islam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Place your hand on the spot that pains you and say, ‘In the name of Allah’ three times, then say seven times, ‘I seek refuge in Allah’s might and power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear.’” Reported by Muslim.