Chapters on Medicine
كتاب الطب
Chapter 42: Killing Dhit-Tufyatain
“Kill snakes, and kill Dhit-Tufytain* and the Abtar**,for they take away the sight and cause miscarriage.”*A snake that has two white stripes on its back.**A snake with a short or mutilated tail.
Chapter 43: Whoever likes good signs and dislikes omens
“The Prophet (ﷺ) used tolikegood signs and hate bad omens.”
“The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘There is no‘Adwa* and no omen, but I like Al-Fa’l As-Salih.”**
“The omen is polytheistic deed and anyone of us may think heseesan omen but Allah will dispel it by means of relying upon Him.”
“There is no ‘Adwa, no omen, no Hamah and no Safar.”*
“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?’”
“Aman with sick camels should not let them graze or drinkalongsidehealthy ones.”
Chapter 44: Leprosy
“Eat,with trust in Allah and reliance upon Allah.”
“Do notkeep looking at those who have leprosy.”
“There was a leper among the delegation ofThaqif. The Prophet (ﷺ) sent word to him: ‘Go back, for we haveaccepted your oath of allegiance.’”
Chapter 45: Magic
“A Jew from among the Jews of BaniZuraiq, whose name was Labid bin A’sam, cast a spell on the Prophet(ﷺ), and the Prophet (ﷺ) began to imagine that he had donesomething when he had not. One day, or one night, the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) supplicated, and then supplicated again. Then he said: ‘O‘Aishah, do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning thematter I asked Him about? Two men came to me, and one of them sat atmy head and the other at my feet. The one at my head said to the one at my feet, or the one at my feet said to the one at my head "what is ailing this man ?" Hesaid: “He has been affected by a spell.” He said: “Who cast thespell on him?” He said: “Labid bin A’sam.” He said: “Withwhat?” He said: “With a comb and the hairs stuck to it, and thespathe of a male date palm.” He said: “Where is that?” He said:“In the well of Dhu Arwan.”She said: “So the Prophet (ﷺ) went to it, with a group of his Companions, then he came and said: ‘By Allah. O ‘Aishah. It was as if its water was infused with henna and its date palms were like the heads of devils.’”She said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why don’t you burn them?’ He said: ‘As for me, Allah has healed me, and I do not like to let evil spread among the people.’ Then he issued orders that the well be filled up with earth.”
“O Messenger ofAllah, every year you are still suffering pain because of thepoisonedmeat that you ate.” He said: “Nothing that happens tome, but it wasdecreed for me when Adam was still at the stage ofbeing clay.’”
Chapter 46: Anxiety and sleeplessness, and seeking refuge from them
“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.”
“When the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) appointed me as governor of Ta’if, I began to getconfused during my prayer, until I no longer knew what I was doing.When I noticed that, I travelled to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), andhe said: ‘The son of Abul-‘As?’ I said: ‘Yes, O Messenger ofAllah.’He said: ‘What brings you here?’ He said: ‘OMessenger of Allah, I getconfused during my prayer, until I do notknow what I am doing.’ Hesaid: ‘That is Satan. Come here.’ SoI came close to him, and sat uponthe front part of my feet then hestruck my chest with his hand andput some spittle in my mouth andsaid: ‘Get out, O enemy of Allah!’ Hedid that three times, thenhe said: ‘Get on with your work.’” ‘Uthmansaid: “Indeed, Inever felt confused (during my prayer) after that.”
“I was sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a Bedouin cametohim and said: ‘I have a brother who is sick.’ He said: ‘What isthematter with your brother?’ He said: ‘He suffers from a slightmentalderangement.’ He said: ‘Go and bring him.’” He said:“(So he went) andhe brought him. He made him sit down in front ofhim and I heard himseeking refuge for him with Fatihatil-Kitab; fourVerses from thebeginning of Al-Baqarah, two Verses from its middle:‘And your Ilah(God) is One Ilah (God – Allah),’ [2:163] andAyat Al-Kursi; and threeVerses from its end; a Verse from Al ‘Imran,I think it was: ‘Allahbears witness that La ilaha illa Huwa (nonehas the right to beworshipped but He),’ [3:18] a Verse fromAl-A’raf: ‘Indeed, your Lordis Allah,’ [7:54] a Verse fromAl-Mu’minun: ‘And whoever invokes (orworships), besides Allah,any other ilah (god), of whom he has noproof,’[23:117] a Versefrom Al-Jinn: ‘And He, exalted is the Majestyof our Lord,’[72:3] ten Verses from the beginning of As-Saffat; threeVerses fromthe end of Al-Hashr; (then) ‘Say: He is Allah, (the) One,’[112:1] and Al-Mu’awwidhatain. Then the Bedouin stood up, healed,andthere was nothing wrong with him.”