Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 1577b

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، - يَعْنِي الْفَزَارِيَّ - عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ، فَذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ مَا تَدَاوَيْتُمْ بِهِ الْحِجَامَةُ وَالْقُسْطُ الْبَحْرِيُّ وَلاَ تُعَذِّبُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ بِالْغَمْزِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ibn Abi Umar narrated to us: Marwan—meaning al-Fazari—narrated to us, from Humayd, who said: Anas was asked about a cupper's earnings and mentioned a similar report, except that he said: The best treatment you use is cupping and sea costus. Do not torment your children by pressing them.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • فَذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ مَا تَدَاوَيْتُمْ بِهِ الْحِجَامَةُ وَالْقُسْطُ الْبَحْرِيُّ وَلاَ تُعَذِّبُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ بِالْغَمْزِ ‏"‏ ‏.

    The term الغمز means pressing or applying pressure, but the specific treatment or body part is not stated in this source.

    What precise procedure is meant by pressing the children in this instruction?