Sahih Muslim Book - 39, Hadith - 5733

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَكِّلِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانُوا فِي سَفَرٍ ، فَمَرُّوا بِحَيٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ ، فَاسْتَضَافُوهُمْ فَلَمْ يُضِيفُوهُمْ ، فَقَالُوا لَهُمْ : هَلْ فِيكُمْ رَاقٍ ؟ فَإِنَّ سَيِّدَ الْحَيِّ لَدِيغٌ ، أَوْ مُصَابٌ ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ : نَعَمْ ، فَأَتَاهُ فَرَقَاهُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ ، فَبَرَأَ الرَّجُلُ ، فَأُعْطِيَ قَطِيعًا مِنْ غَنَمٍ ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهَا ، وَقَالَ : حَتَّى أَذْكُرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، وَاللَّهِ مَا رَقَيْتُ إِلاَّ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَتَبَسَّمَ وَقَالَ : وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ ؟ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : خُذُوا مِنْهُمْ ، وَاضْرِبُوا لِي بِسَهْمٍ مَعَكُمْ.

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that a group of the Companions of the Prophet (s.a.w) set out on a journey and traveled until they stopped near one of the Arab tribes. They asked them for hospitality but they refused to host them. Then they asked them: “Is there anyone among you who knows how to do Ruqyah?” Because the leader of the tribe had been stung or had fallen ill. A man among them said: “yes.” So he went to hum and performed Ruqyah for him by reciting the Opening of the Book (i.e., Surat Al-Fatihah). The man recovered and he was given a flock of sheep, but he refused to accept them and said: “Not until I tell the Prophet (s.a.w) about that.” So he came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and told him about that. He said: “O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I did not recite anything but the Opening, of the Book as Ruqyah for him.” He smiled and said: “How did you know that it is a Ruqyah?” Then he said: “Accept (the sheep) from them and give me a share with you.”