Chapters on Medicine
كتاب الطب
Chapter 1: Allah has not sent down any disease except that He has also sent down the cure for it
“I saw the Bedouinsaskingthe Prophet (ﷺ): ‘Is there any harm in such and such, isthereany harm in such and such?’ He said to them: ‘O slaves of Allah!Allah has only made harm in that which transgresses the honor ofone’sbrother. That is what is sinful.’ They said: ‘O Messengerof Allah! Isthere any sin if we do not seek treatment?’ He said:‘Seek treatment,O slaves of Allah! For Allah does not create anydisease but He alsocreates with it the cure, except for old age.’They said: ‘O Messengerof Allah, what is the best thing that aperson may be given?’ He said:‘Good manners.’”
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wasasked: ‘Do you think that the medicines with which we treatourselves, the Ruqyah by which we seek healing, and the means ofprotection that we seek, change the decree of Allah at all?’ Hesaid:‘They are part of the decree of Allah.’”
“Allahdoesnot send down any disease, but He also sends down the cure forit.”
“Allah does not send down any disease, but He also sends downthecure.”
Chapter 2: When a sick person desires some (food)
“What do you desire?” He said: “Iwantwheat bread.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever has wheatbread, lethim send it to his brother.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ)said: “When a sickperson among you desires something, give it tohim.”
“The Prophet (ﷺ) went tovisita sick person, and said: ‘Do you want anything? Do you wantcake?’He said: ‘Yes.’ So they looked for some for him.”
Chapter 3: Diet
“TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) entered upon us, and with him was ‘Ali binAbuTalib, who had recently recovered from an illness. We had bunchesofunripe dates hanging up, and the Prophet (ﷺ) was eating fromthem.‘Ali reached out to eat some, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to‘Ali:‘Stop, O ‘Ali! You have just recovered from an illness.’ I madesome greens and barley for the Prophet (ﷺ), and the Prophet (ﷺ)said to ‘Ali: ‘O ‘Ali, eat some of this, for it is better foryou.’”
“I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and infront of him there were some bread and dates. The Prophet (ﷺ) said:‘Come and eat.’ So I started to eat some of the dates. Then theProphet (ﷺ) said: ‘Are you eating dates when you have aninflammation in your eye?’ I said: ‘I am chewing from the otherside.’And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) smiled.”
Chapter 4: Do not force the sick person to eat
“Do not force your sick ones to eat or drink.Allahwill feed them and give them to drink.”
Chapter 5: Talbinah
“If any of his family membersbecameill, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would order that some brothbemade. And he would say: ‘It consoles the grieving heart andcleanses the ailing heart, as anyone of you cleanses her face of dirtwith water.’”
“You shouldeat the beneficial thing that is unpleasant to eat: Talbinah,”meaningbroth. If any member of the family of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) wassick, the cooking pot would remain on the fire until one oftwo thingshappened, either the person recovered or died.
Chapter 6: Black seed (Nigella Sativa)
“Inblack seed there is healing for every disease, except the Sam.” "Sam means death. And black seed is Shuwniz."
“I heard Salimbin‘Abdullah narrating from his father that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: ‘You should eat this black seed, for in it there ishealing from every disease, except the Sam (death).’”
“We went out and with uswasGhalib bin Abjar. He fell sick along the way, and when we came toAl-Madinah he was sick. Ibn Abu ‘Atiq came to visit him and said tous: ‘You should use this black seed. Take five or seven (seeds) andgrind them to a powder, then drop them into his nose with drops ofolive oil, on this side and on this side. For ‘Aishah narrated tothemthat she heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “This blackseed is ahealing for every disease, except the Sam.” I said: “Whatis the Sam?”He said: “Death.”
Chapter 7: Honey
“Whoever eats honey three mornings each month, will not sufferanyserious calamity.”
“Some honey was givenasa gift to the Prophet (ﷺ), and he shared among us spoonful byspoonful. I took my spoonful then I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah,can Ihave another?’ He said: ‘Yes.’”
“You should take the two that bring healing: Honey and theQur’an.”
Chapter 8: Truffles and `Ajwah
“Truffles are a type of manna, and their water is ahealing for eye (diseases). And the `Ajwah* are from Paradise, andthey are healing for possession.”**Another chain from Abu Sa`eed from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar wording.
“I heard Sa’eed bin Zaid bin ‘Amr bin Nufailnarrating from the Prophet (ﷺ) that: ‘Truffles are a type ofmannathat Allah sent down to the Children of Israel, and their wateris ahealing for eye (diseases).’”