Hadith 47

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 23: Medicine and Spells

Chapter 1

Section 1

الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 4561
وَعَن الشَّفاءِ بنت عبد الله قَالَتْ: دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا عِنْدَ حَفْصَةَ فَقَالَ: «أَلَا تُعَلِّمِينَ هَذِهِ رُقْيَةَ النَّمْلَةِ كَمَا عَلَّمْتِيهَا الْكِتَابَةَ؟» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Ash-Shifa’ daughter of ‘Abdallah told that when she was with Hafsa God’s messenger entered and said:

“Why do you not teach this one the invocation for skin eruptions as you taught her writing?” Abu Dawud transmitted it.