39/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1202d — Paying the Cupper's Wage
For Every Disease There Is A Remedy, And It Is Recommended To Treat Disease
Hadith About Cupping and Paying the Cupper
Sahih Muslim : 1202d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1202d
حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ صَخْرٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم احْتَجَمَ وَأَعْطَى الْحَجَّامَ أَجْرَهُ وَاسْتَعَطَ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) got himself cupped and gave to the cupper his wages and he put the medicine in the nostril.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1202dIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 103USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5474
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1202d
This Hadith combines cupping treatment, fair payment, and medicine through the nose. Ibn 'Abbas reports that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم got himself cupped, gave the cupper his wages, and put medicine in the nostril. For people searching for hadith about cupping wages or hijama payment hadith, this narration is very direct. It shows that the person who performed the cupping was paid. It also mentions the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم using another form of treatment through the nostril. The Hadith does not explain the illness, the amount paid, or the medicine used, so we should not add details beyond the text. Its clear teaching is simple: treatment was taken, and the worker was paid.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم received cupping treatment.
- The cupper was given his wage.
- The narration also mentions medicine placed in the nostril.
- The text supports fair payment for a service.
