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3896. It was narrated from Zakariyyā that 'Āmir narrated to him, from Khārijah bin Aṣ-Ṣalt At-Tamīmī, from his paternal uncle, that he went to the Prophet ﷺ and accepted Islam, then he came back. He passed by some people who had an insane man with them, who was bound in chains. His family said: "We were told that this companion of yours has brought something good. Do you have anything with which you could treat him?" (He said:) "I performed Ruqyah for him by reciting the Opening of the Book (Al-Fātiḥah)
and he was healed, and they gave me a hundred sheep. I came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and told him, and he said: 'Is that all (that you recited)?' – Musad-dad (one of the narrators) said elsewhere: 'Did you recite anything other than this?' – I said: 'No.' He said: 'Take them by my life,[1] for indeed, for the one who earns by means of false Ruqyah (will earn his burden of sin), but you have earned it by means of a truthful Ruqyah.'" (Hasan)
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It is said that the statement "by my life" which appears to be a statement of swearing, means, "by my Lord who controls my life," or meanings similar to that, and other explanations are also offered. A number of the Companions and their followers also used such a statement on occasion, according to what is authentically narrated from them. However, it is advisable for us to avoid it, because of the possible bad connotation of it, and Allāh knows best.
