Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 3860

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَازِمٍ - حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم احْتَجَمَ ثَلاَثًا فِي الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَالْكَاهِلِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ احْتَجَمْتُ فَذَهَبَ عَقْلِي حَتَّى كُنْتُ أُلَقَّنُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ فِي صَلاَتِي ‏.‏ وَكَانَ احْتَجَمَ عَلَى هَامَتِهِ ‏.‏

Translation

Muslim ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Jarir—that is, Ibn Hazim—narrated to us: Qatadah narrated to us, from Anas, that the Prophet ﷺ had cupping performed three times at the two side veins of the neck and the upper back. Maʿmar said: I had cupping performed and lost my memory so badly that I had to be prompted with the Opening of the Book during my prayer. The Prophet ﷺ had also had cupping performed on the crown of his head.