Hadith #195
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا وَوَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ يَحْيَى فِي حَدِيثِهِ حَدَّثَنِي عَامِرٌ عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ قَالَ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ رَاجِعًا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَمَرَّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ عِنْدَهُمْ رَجُلٌ مَجْنُونٌ مُوثَقٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ أَهْلُهُ إِنَّا قَدْ حُدِّثْنَا
أَنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ هَذَا قَدْ جَاءَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهَلْ عِنْدَهُ شَيْءٌ يُدَاوِيهِ قَالَ فَرَقَيْتُهُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ وَكِيعٌ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَبَرَأَ فَأَعْطَوْنِي مِائَةَ شَاةٍ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ خُذْهَا فَلَعَمْرِي مَنْ أَكَلَ بِرُقْيَةِ بَاطِلٍ لَقَدْ أَكَلْتَ بِرُقْيَةِ حَقٍّ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن سعيد
زكريا ووكيع
زكريا
يحيى في حديثه
عامر
خارجة بن الصلت
English Translation
It was narrated from Kharidat ibn al-Salt (may Allah be pleased with him) from his uncle that he came to the Messenger of Allah ß and accepted Islam. On his way back, he passed by some people who had a madman in iron chains. They said: 'It has been told to us that your companion (the Prophet) has brought something good. Do you have anything to cure this man?' So he recited Surah al-Fatiha over him for three days, morning and evening. Each time he finished reciting he would spit. The man recovered. They gave him a hundred sheep. He then came to the Messenger of Allah ß and told him. He said: 'Take it, for some incantations are valid.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 40, Hadith 195
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 20833
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-57223