• The Hadith of Buraydah ibn al-Husayb (may Allah be pleased with him)

Abū Abd Allāh Ibn Mājah said: Muhammad ibn Abd Allāh ibn Numayr narrated to us: Ishāq ibn Sulaymān narrated to us, from Abū Ja‘far al-Rāzī, from Husayn, from al-Sha‘bī, from Buraydah ibn al-Husayb, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “There is no ruqyah except against the evil eye or a venomous sting.” (1)

Muslim, however, narrated it from Buraydah as a statement of the Companion, and it includes the following account: Sa‘īd ibn Mansūr narrated to us: Hushaym narrated to us: Husayn ibn Abd al-Rahmān informed us, saying: I was with Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr when he asked, “Which of you saw the star that fell last night?” I replied, “I did.” Then I added, “I was not praying at the time; rather, I had been stung.” He asked, “What did you do?” I replied, “I sought ruqyah.” He asked, “What prompted you to do that?” I replied, “A hadith that al-Sha‘bī narrated to us.” He asked, “What did al-Sha‘bī narrate to you?” I replied, “He narrated to us from Buraydah ibn Husayb al-Aslamī that he said, ‘There is no ruqyah except against the evil eye or a venomous sting.’” He said, “Whoever acts according to what he has heard has done well. However, Ibn Abbās narrated to us that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘The nations were presented before me. I saw a prophet accompanied by a small band, a prophet accompanied by one or two men, and a prophet with no one accompanying him. Then a vast multitude was shown to me, and I thought that they were my nation. But I was told, “This is Moses (peace be upon him) and his people. Look toward the horizon.” I looked and saw a vast multitude. I was then told, “Look toward the other horizon.” There, too, was a vast multitude. I was told, “This is your nation, and among them are seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment.”’ He then rose and entered his home. The people began discussing those who would enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment. Some said, “Perhaps they are those who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).” Others said, “Perhaps they are those who were born