This is a piece of land located on the road to Quba’, near the area of ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf, at a distance of 4 kilometers from the Prophet’s Mosque ﷺ.
Why was it named this way?
The Prophet ﷺ visited Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas while he was recovering from an illness. He supplicated to Allah for his recovery, and his prayer was answered. Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas al-Ansari belonged to the Khazraj tribe. Commonly called ‘Abd Al-Rahman, he was also known as Abu Muhammad al-Madani, and served as the orator (khateeb) of the Ansar as well as the spokesman for the Prophet ﷺ.
Abu Dawud reports from Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet ﷺ said: "One day, the Prophet entered upon Thabit ibn Qays while he was unwell. Thabit said, ‘Praise be to Allah.’ The Prophet ﷺ then said, ‘O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the illness from Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas.’ He then took some soil from the valley of Buthan, placed it in a cup, blew over water, and poured it over the sick man."
The Prophet ﷺ used to recite a prayer of protection (ruqyah) for some members of his family, passing his right hand over them and saying: "O Allah! Lord of mankind! Remove the harm! Heal! You are the Healer! There is no healing except the healing You grant, a healing that leaves no illness behind."
Al-Bukhari reports that Anas asked Thabit, "Shall I treat you with the ruqyah of the Prophet ﷺ?" Thabit replied, "Yes." Anas said, "O Allah, Lord of mankind, Remover of harm, heal him with a healing that leaves no illness behind, for You are the only Healer, and there is no healing but Yours." Thabit's house is located on the land of Su‘ayb. It is also known as the Gardens of Healing (Al-Shifa’).
