Hadiths on Spiritual and Physical Therapy

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22 explained prophetic hadiths on "Spiritual and Physical Therapy": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

Short answer

This category gathers 15 hadiths on medicine and lawful healing. Three are attached directly, including “Anyone who practices medicine although he is not known to have learned medicine is liable (to compensate any damage)”, and the other 12 are divided into 3 subcategories: Prophetic Medicine (4 hadiths), Rulings of Medication (3), and lawful treatment through incantation, Ar-Ruqyah Ash-Shar'iyyah (5). The plague and the Antichrist are among the subjects of the direct hadiths.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Spiritual and Physical Therapy

Authentic hadith There are angels at the entrances of Madīnah, so neither the plague nor the Antichrist shall enter it Authentic hadith The death of my Ummah is by stabbing and the plague Authentic hadith ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn ‘Awf and Az-Zubayr ibn al-‘Awwām (may Allah be pleased with both of them) complained of lice to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's Authentic If you wish, be patient and you will enter Paradise; or, if you wish, I will supplicate Allah to cure you Authentic hadith I was with Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr when he said: Who among you saw a shooting star last night? I said: It was I. Then I said: In fact, I was not (busy) in pr Authentic for by Allah, if Allah guides a single person through you, that will be better for you than red camels Authentic Incantations, amulets, and love-potions are Shirk (polytheism) Authentic hadith O Allah, Lord of mankind, Remover of harm. Cure, You are the Curer. There is no curer but You. A cure that leaves behind no illness Authentic Adh-hib al-ba’sa rabb an-nās washfi anta ash-shāfi la shifā’ illa shifā’uk shifā’an la yughādiru saqama (Remove the harm, Lord of the people, and heal Authentic Bismillāhi arqīk, min kulli shay’in yu’dhīk, min sharri kulli nafsin aw ‘aynin hāsidin, Allāhu yashfīk, bismillāhi arqīk (In the Name of Allah, I reci Good hadith O Banu Bayādah, marry off (your daughters) to Abu Hind, and ask him to marry off (his daughters) to you Good hadith Anyone who practices medicine although he is not known to have learned medicine is liable (to compensate any damage) Authentic hadith It is not a medicine, but an ailment Authentic hadith We visited Khabbāb ibn al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was ill and he had been cauterized in seven places Authentic Put your hand on the part of your body where you feel the pain and say: 'Bismillāh (In the name of Allah)' three times; then say seven times: 'A‘ūdhu Authentic hadith The price of a dog is evil, the earning of a prostitute is evil and the earning of a cupper is evil Authentic hadith When someone complained of an ailment Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge (with Allah) against the Jinn and the evil eye Authentic Whoever visits a sick person whose time of death has not yet come, and says seven times in his presence: 'As’alullāh al-‘azhīm Rabb al-‘arshi al-‘azhī Authentic Some people from ‘Ukl or ‘Uraynah came, and the climate of Madīnah did not suit them, so they became ill Authentic hadith Allah has spoken the truth, and your brother's abdomen has lied. Let him drink honey Authentic hadith Fever is from the searing heat of Hell, so cool it off with water
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Mon 21 Jumada al-Awwal
الاثنين 21 جمادى الأولى
أحدب متناقص Waning Gibbous Day 22 / 29.5
Illumination 52%
New moon in 8 days
أستغفر الله I seek forgiveness from Allah

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ