The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us out on an expedition, thirty riders in all. We stopped among some people and asked them to show us hospitality, but they refused. Then their chief was stung by a scorpion, so they came to us and said, "Is there anyone among you who can treat a scorpion sting?"I said, "Yes, I can, but I will not treat him unless you give us some sheep."They said, "Then we will give you thirty sheep."We accepted, and I recited Surah Fatihah over him seven times, and he recovered. We took the sheep, but afterwards we felt uneasy about them, so we said, "Let us not be hasty until we come to the Prophet ﷺ."When we arrived, I told him what I had done, and he said, "Did you not know that it is a healing recitation? Divide the sheep among yourselves, and set aside a share for me along with you."Abu Kurayb reported to us, Hushaym reported to us, Abu Bishr reported to us, from Ibn Abu Mutawakkil, from Abu Mutawakkil, from Abu Saeed, from the Prophet ﷺ, something similar. And Muhammad bin Bashshar reported to us, Muhammad bin Jafar reported to us, Shuba reported to us, from Abu Bishr, from Abu Mutawakkil, from Abu Saeed, from the Prophet ﷺ, something similar. Abu Abdullah said, the correct name is Abu Mutawakkil.
حدثنا محمد بن عبد الله بن نمير حدثنا أبو معاوية حدثنا الأعمش عن جعفر بن إياس عن أبي نضرة
بعثنا رسول الله ﷺ ثلاثين راكبا في سرية فنزلنا بقوم فسألناهم أن يقرونا فأبوا فلدغ سيدهم فأتونا فقالوا أفيكم أحد يرقي من العقرب فقلت نعم أنا ولكن لا أرقيه حتى تعطونا غنما قالوا فإنا نعطيكم ثلاثين شاة فقبلناها فقرأت عليه الحمد سبع مرات فبرئ وقبضنا الغنم فعرض في أنفسنا منها شيء فقلنا لا تعجلوا حتى نأتي النبي ﷺ فلما قدمنا ذكرت له الذي صنعت فقال أوما علمت أنها رقية اقتسموها واضربوا لي معكم سهما حدثنا أبو كريب حدثنا هشيم حدثنا أبو بشر عن ابن أبي المتوكل عن أبي المتوكل عن أبي سعيد عن النبي ﷺ بنحوه و حدثنا محمد بن بشار حدثنا محمد بن جعفر حدثنا شعبة عن أبي بشر عن أبي المتوكل عن أبي سعيد عن النبي ﷺ بنحوه قال أبو عبد الله والصواب هو أبو المتوكل
Sourcing (a): [sahih] Reported by Tirmidhi, Medicine, chapter on what has been said about taking payment for charms, no. 2063, from the hadith of Abu Muawiya through this route, and he said, This is a hasan hadith. See also the following hadith.Sourcing (b): Reported by Bukhari, Hiring, chapter on what is given for ruqya performed on the tribes of the Arabs with the Opening Chapter of the Book, no. 2276, from the hadith of Abu Bishr through this route, and this is the more reliable version compared to the preceding chain, and by Muslim, Greeting, chapter on the permissibility of taking payment for ruqya performed with the Quran and remembrances, no. 2201, from the hadith of Hushaym through this route.