Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2068
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قال حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قال حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ نَاسًا، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالُوا الْكَمْأَةُ جُدَرِيُّ الأَرْضِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْكَمْأَةُ مِنَ الْمَنِّ وَمَاؤُهَا شِفَاءٌ لِلْعَيْنِ وَالْعَجْوَةُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَهِيَ شِفَاءٌ مِنَ السُّمِّ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us; Mu‘adh ibn Hisham narrated to us; his father narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Shahr ibn Hawshab, from Abu Hurayrah: Some of the Prophet’s Companions said, ‘Truffles are the earth’s smallpox.’ The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Truffles are a form of manna, and their water is a remedy for the eye. The ‘Ajwah is from Paradise, and it is a remedy for poison.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan hadith.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The comparison ‘the earth’s smallpox’ is the Companions’ reported expression; the Prophet’s reply is translated separately. ‘Ajwah is retained as the name of a date variety.