39/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2207a — Cauterization as Treatment
For Every Disease There Is A Remedy, And It Is Recommended To Treat Disease
Hadith About Cauterization and Medical Treatment
Sahih Muslim : 2207a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2207a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ طَبِيبًا فَقَطَعَ مِنْهُ عِرْقًا ثُمَّ كَوَاهُ عَلَيْهِ .
Jabir Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent a physician to Ubayy b. Ka'b. He cut the vein and then cauterised it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2207aIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 99USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5470
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2207a
This Hadith is about cauterization treatment in Islam and the use of a physician. Jabir reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم sent a physician to Ubayy b. Ka'b. The physician cut a vein and then cauterised it. The text is short, but its message is clear: a real medical problem was met with real treatment. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not leave Ubayy without help. He sent someone skilled to treat him. People searching for a hadith about cauterization, a hadith about doctors, or a hadith about medical treatment can see from this narration that the treatment was carried out under the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم direction. The Hadith does not give extra details about the illness here, so the explanation should stay with what is stated.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم arranged medical care for Ubayy b. Ka'b.
- A physician was used for treatment in this report.
- The treatment mentioned includes cutting a vein and cauterising it.
- Health problems were met with practical action.
