Put your hand on the part of your body where you feel the pain and say: 'Bismillāh (In the…

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Hadith text: Put your hand on the part of your body where you feel t…

Explanation of the hadith: Put your hand on the part of your body where you feel t…

‘Uthmām ibn Abi al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) suffered from pain that was on the verge of ruining him. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), thus, went to visit him and taught him a supplication through which Allah would cure him of the illness that had affected him. He taught him to place his hand on the part where he felt the pain and say: (In the name of Allah) three times, then to repeat seven times: (I seek refuge), shelter, protection, and security (with Allah and His power from the evil that I find), i.e., the current pain, (and fear) of its occurrence in the future, referring to sorrow and apprehension, or the continuity of this illness and the spread of pain in the body.

Lessons: Put your hand on the part of your body where you feel t…

It is recommended for one to make Ruqyah (healing method with the Qur’an and supplication) for himself as mentioned in the Hadīth.
Complaining - without expressing discontent or objection - does not contradict patience and reliance upon Allah.
Supplication is part of the utilization of the available means; hence, we should adhere to its wording and specified number of times.
This supplication is for every physical pain.
Placing the hand on the part where one feels the pain while making Ruqyah with this supplication.

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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