What he said with his finger for someone in pain
Dust from the ground and saliva from the person.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ بِتُرْبَةِ أَرْضِنَا بِرِيقَةِ بَعْضِنَا لِيُشْفَى سَقِيمُنَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّنَا
Bismi-Llāh, bi-turbati arḍinā, bi-rīqati baʿḍinā, li-yushfā saqīmunā bi-idhni rabbinā
“In the name of Allah. With the dust of our land, with the saliva of one of us, may our sick one be healed by the permission of our Lord.”
Where this comes from
Aisha describes the gesture. Finger touched to the ground, then to his own mouth, then to the place that hurt. Two of the most ordinary substances on earth, and then the clause that does the actual work.
The full narration
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that one of the things that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say for the sick person, with saliva on his finger (dipped in dust), was:“Bismillah, turbatu ardina, biriqati ba’dina, liyushfa saqimuna. Bi’dhni Rabbina (In the Name of Allah, the dust of our land mixed with the saliva of one of us, to cure our sick one by the permission of our Lord).”
Source
Sunan Ibn Mājah · 3521
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi: Sahih
- Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih - Agreed Upon