Sahih al-Bukhari 5515 (Book 76, Hadith 52)
water, and one of those people had been stung by a scorpion. A man from those staying near the
water, came and said to the companions of the Prophet, “Is there anyone among you who can do
Ruqya as near the water there is a person who has been stung by a scorpion.” So one of the Prophet’s
companions went to him and recited Surat-al-Fatiha for a sheep as his fees. The patient got cured and
the man brought the sheep to his companions who disliked that and said, “You have taken wages for
reciting Allah’s Book.” When they arrived at Medina, they said, ‘ O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! (This person) has
taken wages for reciting Allah’s Book” On that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “You are most entitled to take
wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah’s Book.”
“ إِنَّ أَحَقَّ مَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ ”.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5515 (Book 76, Hadith 52)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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