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Medicine and Healing Charms · Chapter 1

Opening narrations

57 narrations · In source reading order

Hadith 4362

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah has not sent down a disease except that He 1 has sent down its cure .
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except that He has sent down its cure

(1) The statement: "except that He has sent down its cure": If you say: We see many sick people treated who do not recover. I say: This is due to ignorance of proper treatment or diagnosis of the disease, not the absence of a cure. Thus, Al-Nawawi said.

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قوله

(١) قوله: إلا أنزل له شفاء: فإن قلت: نحن نجد كثيرًا من المرضى يداوون، ولا يبرؤون. قلت: إنما جاء ذلك منالجهل بحقيقة المداواة أو بتشخيص الداء لا لفقد الدواء. كذا قال النووي.

Hadith 4363

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Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Every disease has a cure, and when the cure matches the disease, it heals by Allah’s permission 2 .
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Mishkat (candidate) 4514

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heals by Allah’s permission

(2) The statement: "heals by Allah’s permission": In Al-Alamgiriyyah: There is no issue with seeking treatment if one believes Allah is the Healer and the medicine is a means. If one believes the medicine itself heals, that is not permissible. Thus, it is stated in Al-Sirajiyyah.

Note 2

قوله

(٢) قوله: برأ بإذن الله: قال في(العالمكيرية): الاشتغال بالتداوي لا بأس به، إذا اعتقد أن الشافي هو اللّٰه تعالى، وأنهجعل الدواء سببا، أما إذا اعتقد أن الشافي هو الدواء فلا. كذا في (السراجية).

Hadith 4364

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Usamah bin Sharik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: They said: O Messenger of Allah, should we seek treatment? He said: Yes, O servants of Allah, seek treatment, for Allah has not placed a disease except He has placed a cure for it, except one disease: old age .
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Hadith 4365

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Abu Ad-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah has sent down the disease and the cure, and He has made a cure for every disease. So seek treatment, but do not treat with what is forbidden [Narrated by Abu Dawud]. In Al-Durr al-Mukhtar: There is disagreement about treating with the prohibited. The apparent view of the school is prohibition, as in Bahr. However, the author cites Al-Hawi: It is permitted if it is known to cure and no other remedy is known, as wine was permitted for the thirsty. This is the view for fatwa. The hadith of this chapter, “do not treat with what is forbidden,” applies when there is no necessity, i.e., when there is another permissible remedy that suffices.
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Mishkat (candidate) 4538

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Note 1

صاحب درمختار نے کہا ہے کہ حرام شئی سے علاج کرنے میں اختلاف ہے۔ ظاہر مذہب میں ہے کہ یہ منع ہے جیسا کہ ”بحر رائق“ میں رضاعت کے بیان میں ہے لیکن مصنف نے وہاں اور یہاں حاوی سے نقل کیا ہے: کہا گیا ہے جب اس میں شفاء کا علم ہو اور اس کے سوا کوئی دوسری دوا علم میں نہ ہو تو اس کی اجازت دی جاتی ہے جیسا کہ پیاسے کے لئے ایسی صورت میں شراب کی اجازت دی گئی ہے۔ اور اسی پر فتویٰ ہے اھ۔ اور اس باب کی حدیث شریف کہ تم حرام سے علاج مت کرو، اس حدیث کو ضرورت نہ ہونے کی صورت پر محمول کیا جائے گا کہ وہاں پاکیزہ چیزوں میں سے ایسی کوئی دوسری دوا موجود ہو جو اس سے بے نیاز کرتی ہو اور اس کے قائم مقام ہو۔ (درمختار)

Hadith 4366

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited foul medicine [Narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah]. In Tirmidhi’s narration, it is explained as poison.
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Hadith 4367

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Abdur-Rahman bin Uthman narrated: A doctor asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about using a frog in medicine, and the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited killing it 1 .
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prohibited killing it

(1) The statement: "prohibited killing it": Because it is neither harmful nor edible, and the medicine does not depend on it, as there are alternatives. Thus, in Bazl al-Majhood.

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قوله

(١) قوله: فنهاه النبي صلي الله عليه واله وسلم عن قتلها: لأنها ليس بمؤذ ولا مأكول، ولا يتوقف الدواء عليه، بأن لا يكون له بدلا. كذافي (بذل المجهود).

Hadith 4368

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: In black seed, there is a cure for every disease except death. Ibn Shihab said: Death is the sam, and black seed is shuniz .
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Hadith 4369

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Asma bint Umays narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) asked her: What do you use as a laxative? She said: Shubrum. He said: Hot, hot. She said: Then I used sana. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anything could cure death, it would be sana .
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Hadith 4370

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Some of the Prophet’s companions said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): What about truffles, the smallpox of the earth? The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Truffles are from manna, and their water is a cure for the eye. Ajwah dates are from Paradise and a cure for poison. Abu Hurairah said: I took three, five, or seven truffles, squeezed them, put their water in a bottle, and used it as kohl for my servant girl who had weak eyes, and she was cured [Narrated by Tirmidhi, who said: This is a good hadith]. The entire hadith is intended, but the statement “Truffles are from manna, and their water is a cure for the eye” is authentic .
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Note 1

اور امام ترمذی نے کہا ہے کہ یہ حدیث حسن ہے۔ اس سے ان کی مراد مکمل حدیث شریف ہے ورنہ ”الكمأة من المن وماء ها شفاء للعين“ (کماۃ (مشروم) ”من“ کی قسم سے ہے اور اس کا پانی آنکھ کے لئے شفاء ہے) یہ صحیح حدیث ہے۔ جس کو امام احمد اور شیخین (بخاری، مسلم)۔

Hadith 4371

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Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: My brother has loose bowels. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Give him honey. 1 He gave him honey, then returned and said: I gave him honey, but it only worsened his diarrhea. He said this three times. On the fourth time, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah has spoken the truth, and your brother’s stomach has lied. He gave him honey, and he was cured .
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Note 1

Give him honey

(1) The statement: "Give him honey": Al-Nawawi said: Some heretics objected, saying: Honey is a laxative, so how can it cure diarrhea? This objection is ignorant, as they have not grasped its knowledge (Yunus 10:39). Diarrhea has many types, including that caused by dysentery. Physicians agree that its treatment is to let nature take its course, and if it needs help with a laxative, it is aided. It is possible his diarrhea was from dysentery, and honey was prescribed to assist until the matter was expelled, stopping the diarrhea. It may also be a miracle. Thus, in Umdat al-Qari.

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قوله

(١) قوله: فقال رسول اللّٰه صلي الله عليه واله وسلم اسقه عسلا إلخ: قال النووي: اعترض بعض الملاحدة، فقال: العسل مسهل، فكيفيشفي لصاحب الإسهال؟ وهذا جهل من المعترض، وهو كما قال: (بَلْ كَذَّبُواْ بِمَا لمْ يُجِيطُواْ بِعِلْمِهِ) (يؤنس:٣٩)، فإن الإسهال يحصل من أنواع كثيرة، ومنها الإسهال الحادث من الهيضة. وقد أجمع الأطباء على أن علاجه بأنتترك الطبيعة وفعلها، وإن احتاجت إلى معين على الإسهال أعينت، فيحتمل أن يكون إسهاله من الهيضة، وأمرهبشرب العسل معاونة إلى أن أفنيت المادة، فوقف الإسهال. وقد يكون ذلك خارقا للعادة، ومن جملة المعجزات. كذافي (عمدة القاري).

Hadith 4372

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Whoever licks honey three mornings every month will not be afflicted with great calamity .
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Hadith 4373

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Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Adhere to the two cures: honey and the Quran [Narrated by Ibn Majah and Al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al-Iman]. It is said the authentic narration is stopped at Ibn Mas’ud, and perhaps Al-Bayhaqi has two chains, with the authentic one being stopped.
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Hadith 4375

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Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered us to treat pleurisy with marine qust and oil .
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Hadith 4376

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Umm Qays (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Why do you press your children’s throats with this ilaq? Use this Indian wood, for it contains seven cures, including for pleurisy. It is inhaled for throat infections and applied for pleurisy .
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Hadith 4377

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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do not torment your children by pressing their throats for tonsillitis; use qust .
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Hadith 4378

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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The best you treat 1 with is cupping and marine qust .
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The best you treat with is cupping

(1) The statement: "The best you treat with is cupping": In Al-Alamgiriyyah: Cupping is recommended for everyone. Thus, in Az-Zahiriyyah.

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قوله

(١) قوله: إن أمثل تداويتم به الحجامة: قال في (العالمكيرية): وتستحب الحجامة لكل واحد. كذا في (الظهيرية).

Hadith 4379

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Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said about the Night Journey: Every group of angels I passed ordered me to command my nation to practice cupping .
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Hadith 4380

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Salma, the Prophet’s servant (may Allah be pleased with her), narrated: No one complained to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) of a headache except he said: Get cupped. Nor of pain in the legs except he said: Dye them 2 [Narrated by Abu Dawud]. In Tirmidhi’s narration from her: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a sore or wound, he ordered me to apply henna on it.
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Note 2

Dye them

(2) The statement: "Dye them": Meaning with henna. The hadith applies to both men and women, but men should limit dyeing to the palms and avoid dyeing nails to avoid resembling women where possible. Thus, in Al-Mirqat.

Note 2

قوله

(٢) قوله: اختضبهما: أي بالحناء والحديث بإطلاقه يشمل الرجال والنساء، لكن ينبغي للرجل أن يكتفي باختضابكفوف الرجل، ويجتنب صبغ الأظفار احترازا من التشبه بالنساء ما أمكن. كذا في (المرقاة).

Hadith 4381

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Abu Kabshah Al-Anmari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to get cupped on his head and between his shoulders, saying: Whoever sheds this blood will not be harmed by not treating anything with anything [Narrated by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah]. Razin narrated from him: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was cupped on his head for poisoned mutton. Ma’mar said: I was cupped without poison on my head, and my good memory left 1 me until I needed prompting for the opening chapter in prayer.
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my good memory left me

(1) The statement: "my good memory left me": Perhaps due to excessive bloodletting, or cupping in the wrong place or time. Otherwise, Ibn Abbas’s hadith, narrated by At-Tabarani and Abu Nu’aym, states: Cupping on the head cures seven ailments, if intended, including insanity, headache, leprosy, vitiligo, drowsiness, toothache, and blurred vision. Thus, in Al-Mirqat.

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قوله

(١) قوله: فذهب حسن الحفظ إلخ: ولعل السبب كثرة أخذ الدم، واحتجامه في غير محله أو زمانه أو أوانه، والله أعلم،وإلا فقد جاء في حديث ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما على ما رواه الطبراني وأبو نعيم مرفوعًا:(الحجامة في الرأس شفاء من سبع،إذا ما نوى صاحبها من الجنون والصداع والجذام والبرص والنعاس ووجع الضرس وظلمة يجدها في عينَيه). كذا في(المرقاة).

Hadith 4383

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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was cupped on the jugular veins and upper back, on the 17th, 19th, or 21st .
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Hadith 4385

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Whoever is cupped on the 17th, 19th, or 21st, it is a cure for every disease .
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Hadith 4386

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Kayyisah bint Abi Bakrah narrated: Her father prohibited his family from cupping 2 on Tuesday, claiming the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said Tuesday is the day of blood, with an hour when it does not stop .
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prohibited his family from cupping on Tuesday

(2) The statement: "prohibited his family from cupping on Tuesday": Perhaps specific to days other than the 17th, as At-Tabarani and Al-Bayhaqi narrated from Mu’aqil bin Yasar: Whoever is cupped on Tuesday the 17th, it is a cure for a year’s illness. Thus, in Al-Mirqat. Elsewhere, it is said: The narrations about Tuesday differ, so it should be avoided unless necessary.

Note 2

قوله

(٢) قوله: كان ينهى أهله عن الحجامة يوم الثلثاء: ولعله مخصوص بما عدا السابع عشر من الشهر، لما رواه الطبرانيوالبيهقي عن معقل بن يسار مرفوعًا: من احتجم يوم الثلثاء لسبع عشرة من الشهر كان دواء لداء سنة. كذا في (المرقاة). وقال فيه في موضع آخر: وحاصل الكلام: أن يوم الثلثاء اختلف الرواية فيه، فينبغي أن يتوقى ما لم يكنفيه إليها ضرورة.

Hadith 4387

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Nafi’ narrated: Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: O Nafi’, my blood is surging, so bring me a cupper, a young man, not an old man or a child. Ibn Umar said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Cupping on an empty stomach is best; it increases intellect, enhances memory, and strengthens the memorizer’s memory. Whoever is cupped, do it on Thursday in the name of Allah. Avoid cupping on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Get cupped on Monday and Tuesday, and avoid Wednesday, for it is the day Job was afflicted, and leprosy or vitiligo only appear on Wednesday or its night .
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Hadith 4388

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Mu’aqil bin Yasar narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Cupping on Tuesday the 17th is a cure for a year’s illness [Narrated by Harith bin Ismail Al-Kirmani, a companion of Ahmad, with a weak chain, as in Al-Muntaqa]. Razin narrated similarly from Abu Hurairah.
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Note 1

اس حدیث کو حرب بن اسماعیل کرمانی نے جو امام احمد کے ساتھی ہیں روایت کیا ہے مگر اس کی سند قوی نہیں ہے اسی طرح منتقیٰ میں ہے۔

Hadith 4389

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Az-Zuhri narrated mursal from the Prophet (ﷺ): Whoever is cupped 1 on Wednesday or Saturday and is afflicted with vitiligo, let him blame only himself [Narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dawud, who said: It was also narrated with a chain but is not authentic]. Ali Al-Qari (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Al-Bari: This establishes the belief that a mursal hadith is evidence for us or most critics.
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Note 1

Whoever is cupped on Wednesday or Saturday

(1) The statement: "Whoever is cupped on Wednesday or Saturday": In Al-Alamgiriyyah: Cupping after mid-month on Saturday is very beneficial, but disliked before mid-month. Thus, in Al-Fatawa Al-Attabiyyah. I say: Perhaps the Saturday mentioned in Al-Alamgiriyyah is specific to the 17th, 19th, or 21st, to avoid contradicting hadiths prohibiting cupping on Saturday. This is my current view; perhaps Allah will clarify further.

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قوله

(١) قوله: من احتجم يوم الأربعاء أو يوم السبت إلخ: قال في (العالمكيرية): الحجامة بعد نصف الشهر يوم السبتحسن نافع جدا، ويكره قبل نصف الشهر. كذا في (الفتاوى العتابية)، انتهى. قلت: لعل السبت الذي وقع في (العالمكيرية) مخصوص بالسابع عشرة والتسع عشرة والإحدى عشرين؛ لئلا يخالف أحاديث التي فيها اجتنابحجامة السبت، هذا ما ظهر لي الآن، لعل اللّٰه يحدث بعد ذلك أمرا.

Note 1

سند صحیح نہیں ہے۔ ملا علی قاری رحمہ اللہ الباری نے کہا: لیکن اس حدیث کی تائید کے لئے یہ بات ہے کہ مرسل حدیث ہمارے پاس اور جمہور ناقدین کے پاس بھی حجت ہے۔