Hadith #276
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ كَانَ خَالِي يَرْقِي مِنْ الْعَقْرَبِ فَلَمَّا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّ
مَ عَنْ الرُّقَى أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ نَهَيْتَ عَنْ الرُّقَى وَإِنِّي أَرْقِي مِنْ الْعَقْرَبِ فَقَالَ مَنْ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَنْفَعَ أَخَاهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ
Isnad Chain
English Translation
Waki' narrated to us, al-A'mash narrated to us, from Abu Sufyan, from Jabir (رضي الله عنهما), who said: My maternal uncle used to perform ruqyah [spiritual healing recitation] for scorpion stings. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited ruqyah, he came to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you have prohibited ruqyah, but I perform ruqyah for scorpion stings.' the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever among you is able to benefit his brother, let him do so.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 28, Hadith 276
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13714
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50104