The pain caused by the sting of insects and arachnids, like scorpions, bees, wasps, hornets, ants and likes is sometimes unbearable – sometimes these cause deaths too. While antidote may not be handily available, one can forestall such hazards by supplicating and invoking protection form Allah – and if one has true faith in Allah, one can be assured of Divine protection.
One such supplication attributed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is quoted in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: Book 49 The Book Pertaining To The Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance And Seeking Forgiveness - كتاب الذكر والدعاء والتوبة والاستغفار / Chapter Zikr E Ilahi, Dua, Tauba Aur Astaghfar / as Hadith number # 6880 as under:
Arabic Text:
قَالَ يَعْقُوبُ وَقَالَ الْقَعْقَاعُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ ذَكْوَانَ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَقِيتُ مِنْ عَقْرَبٍ لَدَغَتْنِي الْبَارِحَةَ قَالَ أَمَا لَوْ قُلْتَ حِينَ أَمْسَيْتَ أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ لَمْ تَضُرَّكَ
Abu Huraira reported that a person came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: Allah's Messenger, I was stung by a scorpion during the night. Thereupon he said: Had you recited these words in the evening: I seek refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from the evil of what He hath created, it would not have done any harm to you.
It is a small supplication, easy to remember, yet it can relive one from the agony of pain if stung by any harmful insects or arachnids. It is better to recite this supplication much too often, especially if one is outdoors, camping or sleeping on bare earth to avoid chances of being stung by these harmful creatures. Special care should be taken against the family of arachnids which abound in the deserts.
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others' lives miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَاۤ اِلَّا الۡبَلٰغُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
(36:17) and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message.”
That is Our duty is only to convey to you the message that Allah has entrusted us with. Then it is for you to accept it or reject it. We have not been made responsible for making you accept it forcibly, and if you do not accept it, we shall not be seized in consequence of your disbelief, you will yourselves be answerable for your actions on Day of Resurrection.
May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.
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