Chapters on Medicine

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Chapter 43: Whoever likes good signs and dislikes omens

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“There is no ‘Adwa, no omen, no Hamah and no Safar.”*

Ibn‘Umar said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘There is no‘Adwa, no omen, and no Hamah.’ A man stood up and said: ‘OMessengerof Allah, what if a camel has mange and another camel getsmange fromit?’ He said: ‘That is the Divine decree. Who causesthe mange in thefirst one?’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Aman with sick camels should not let them graze or drinkalongsidehealthy ones.”

Chapter 20: Cupping

Anas binMalik said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘On thenight onwhich I was taken on the Night Journey (Isra’), I did notpass byany group (of angels) but they said to me: “O Muhammad, tellyournation to use cupping.”

Chapter 21: The site of cupping

It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Prophet (ﷺ) fell from his horse ontothe truck of a palm tree and dislocated his foot.(One of the narrators) Waki’ said

“Meaning that the Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped because of that for bruising.”

Chapter 22: On which days should cupping be done

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said

“O Nafi’! The blood is boilinginme, find me a cupper, but let it be someone gentle if you can, notanold man or a young boy. For I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)say:‘Cupping on an empty stomach is better, and in it there ishealingand blessing, and it increases one’s intellect and memory. Sohaveyourselves cupped for the blessing of Allah on Thursdays, andavoidcupping on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Haveyourselves cupped on Mondays and Tuesdays, for that is the day onwhich Allah relieved Ayyub of Calamity, and He inflicted calamityuponhim on a Wednesday, and leprosy and leucoderma only appear onWednesdays, or on the night of Wednesday.”

It wasnarrated that Nafi’ said

“Ibn ‘Umar said: ‘O Nafi’! Thebloodis boiling in me. Bring me a cupper and let him be a young man,not anold man or a boy.’ Ibn ‘Umar said: ‘I heard theMessenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: “Cupping on an empty stomach isbetter, and it increasesone’s intellect and memory. And itincreases the memory of one who hasa good memory so whoever wants tobe cupped, (let him do it) on aThursday, in the Name of Allah. Avoidcupping on Fridays, Saturdaysand Sundays. Have yourselves cupped onMondays and Tuesdays, and avoidcupping on Wednesdays, for that isthe day on which the calamitybefell Ayyub, and leprosy andleucoderma only appear on Wednesday orthe night of Wednesday.”

Chapter 28: Seeking a cure with the Qur’an

It wasnarrated from ‘Ali that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Thebest remedy is the Qur’an.”

Chapter 31: If a fly falls into a vessel

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“If aflyfalls into your drink, dip it into it then throw it away, for ononeof its wings is a disease and on the other is a cure.”

Chapter 32: The evil eye

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

‘Seekrefuge with Allah, for the evil eye is real.”

It wasnarrated that Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif said

“ ‘Amir binRabi’ah passed by Sahl bin Hunaif when he was having a bath, andsaid:‘I have never seen such beautiful skin.’ Straightaway, he(Sahl) fellto the ground. He was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and itwas said:‘Sahl has had a fit.’ He said: ‘Whom do you accusewith regard tohim?’ They said: “ ‘Amir bin Rabi’ah.’ Theysaid: ‘Why would anyone ofyou kill his brother? If he seessomething that he likes, then let himpray for blessing for him.’Then he called for water, and he told‘Amir to perform ablution,then he washed his face and his arms up tothe elbows, his knees andinside his lower garment, then he told himto pour the water overhim.”

Chapter 33: One who seeks Ruqyah to treat the evil eye

It wasnarrated that ‘Ubaid bin Rifa’ah Az-Zuraqi said

“Asma’ said:‘O Messenger of Allah! The children of Ja’far have been afflictedbythe evil eye, shall I recite Ruqyah* for them?’ He said: ‘Yes,for ifanything were to overtake the Divine decree it would be theevileye.’”

Chapter 34: What is permitted regarding Ruqyah

It asnarrated from Abu Bakr bin Muhammad that Khalidah bint Anas,themother of Banu Hazm As-Sa’idiyyah, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) andrecited a Ruqyah to him, and he told her to use it.

Chapter 37: What (is said) to seek refuge from fever

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that, for fever and all kinds ofpain, theProphet (ﷺ) used to teach them to say

“Bismillahil-kabir,a’udhubillahil-‘Azim min sharri ‘irqin na’ar wa, min sharriharrin-nar (In the Name of Allah the Great, I seek refuge with AllahtheAlmighty from the evil of a vein gushing (with blood) and theevil ofthe heat of the Fire.”(One of the narrators) Abu `Ammar said: “I differed with the people on this, I said: ‘Screaming.’”Another chain from Ibn `Abbas, from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar wording, and he said: “From the evil of a vein screaming (with blood).”

Chapter 40: An-Nushrah

It wasnarrated that Umm Jundub said

“I saw the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)stoning the ‘Aqabah Pillar from the bottom of the valley on theDayof Sacrifice, then he went away. A woman from Khath’am followedhim, and with her was a son of hers who had been afflicted, he couldnot speak. She said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! This is my son, and heisall I have left of my family. He has been afflicted and cannotspeak.’The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Bring me some water.’So it wasbrought, and he washed his hands and rinsed out his mouth.Then hegave it to her and said: ‘Give him some to drink, and poursome overhim, and seek Allah’s healing for him.’” She (UmmJundub) said: “I metthat woman and said: ‘Why don’t you giveme some?’ She said: ‘It isonly for the sick one.’ I met thatwoman one year later and asked herabout the boy. She said: ‘Herecovered and became (very) smart, notlike the rest of the people.’”

Chapter 43: Whoever likes good signs and dislikes omens

It wasnarrated that Anas said

“The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘There is no‘Adwa* and no omen, but I like Al-Fa’l As-Salih.”**

Chapter 46: Anxiety and sleeplessness, and seeking refuge from them

It wasnarrated from Khawlah bint Hakim that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Ifanyone of you, when he stops to camp (while on a journey), saysA’udhu bi kalimatil-lahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq (I seekrefugein the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of that which Hehascreated), then nothing will harm him in that place until he moveson.”

Chapter 21: The site of cupping

‘Abdur-Rahman Al-A’raj said

“I heard ‘Abdullah bin Buhainahsay:‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was cupped in Lahyi Jamal,* inthemiddle of his head, while he was a Muhrim.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Ali said

“Jibra’il came down to the Prophet(ﷺ) with (the recommendation of) cupping in the two veins at theside of the neck and the base of the neck.”

It wasnarrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped in thetwo veinsat theside of the neck and the base of the neck.