Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 952
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ نُبَيْهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْمَرٍ، اشْتَكَى عَيْنَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَسَأَلَ أَبَانَ بْنَ عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ اضْمِدْهُمَا بِالصَّبِرِ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ، يَذْكُرُهَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " اضْمِدْهُمَا بِالصَّبِرِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ يَرَوْنَ بَأْسًا أَنْ يَتَدَاوَى الْمُحْرِمُ بِدَوَاءٍ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ طِيبٌ .
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: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from Ayyub ibn Musa, from Nubayh ibn Wahb, that Umar ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Ma'mar complained of pain in his eyes while in ihram. He asked Aban ibn Uthman, who said, ‘Apply aloe to them, for I heard Uthman ibn Affan mention it, reporting from the Messenger of Allah, who said: “Apply aloe to them.”’
Abu Isa said: This is a hasan sahih hadith. The people of knowledge act on this and see no harm in a person in ihram treating himself with medicine, provided it contains no perfume.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Al-sabr here refers to aloe, used medicinally.