39/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2205b — Cupping, Honey, and Cauterisation
For Every Disease There Is A Remedy, And It Is Recommended To Treat Disease
Cupping, Honey, and Cauterisation in a Healing Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2205b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2205b
حَدَّثَنِي نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَنَا جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي أَهْلِنَا وَرَجُلٌ يَشْتَكِي خُرَاجًا بِهِ أَوْ جِرَاحًا فَقَالَ مَا تَشْتَكِي قَالَ خُرَاجٌ بِي قَدْ شَقَّ عَلَىَّ . فَقَالَ يَا غُلاَمُ ائْتِنِي بِحَجَّامٍ . فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا تَصْنَعُ بِالْحَجَّامِ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُعَلِّقَ فِيهِ مِحْجَمًا . قَالَ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ الذُّبَابَ لَيُصِيبُنِي أَوْ يُصِيبُنِي الثَّوْبُ فَيُؤْذِينِي وَيَشُقُّ عَلَىَّ . فَلَمَّا رَأَى تَبَرُّمَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَىْءٍ مِنْ أَدْوِيَتِكُمْ خَيْرٌ فَفِي شَرْطَةِ مَحْجَمٍ أَوْ شَرْبَةٍ مِنْ عَسَلٍ أَوْ لَذْعَةٍ بِنَارٍ " . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَكْتَوِيَ " . قَالَ فَجَاءَ بِحَجَّامٍ فَشَرَطَهُ فَذَهَبَ عَنْهُ مَا يَجِدُ .
Asim b. 'Umar b. Qatada Narrated from:
There came to our house 'Abdullah and another person from amongst the members of the household who complained of a wound. Jabir said: What ails you? He said: There is a wound which is very painful for me, whereupon he said: Boy, bring to me a cupper. He said: 'Abdullah, what do you intend to do with the cupper? I said: I would get this wound cupped.He said: By Allah. oven the touch of fly or cloth causes me pain (and cupping) would thus cause me (unbearable) pain. And when he saw him feeling pain (at the idea of cupping), he said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If there is any effective remedy amongst your remedies, these are (three): Cupping, drinking of honey and cauterisation with the help of fire. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had said: As for myself I do not like cauterisation. The cupper was called and he cupped him and he was all right.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2205bIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 97USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5468
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2205b
This hadith gives more detail about remedies. A man was suffering from a painful wound or sore, and Jabir asked for a cupper. The man feared the pain of cupping because even a fly or cloth touching him caused discomfort. Jabir then mentioned what he heard from Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم): if there is good in any of your remedies, it is in a cut of the cupper, a drink of honey, or cauterisation with fire. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) also said that he did not like cauterisation for himself. In the report, the cupper came, cupped the man, and his pain went away. This hadith is a strong match for cupping hadith, honey remedy hadith, and Islamic medicine remedies.
What we learn from this hadith
- Cupping is mentioned as one of the remedies with good in it.
- Honey is also named among the remedies in the hadith.
- Cauterisation is mentioned, while the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said he did not like it for himself.
- The man's pain went away after he was cupped in this report.
