39/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2211a — Asma' and Cooling Fever
For Every Disease There Is A Remedy, And It Is Recommended To Treat Disease
Hadith About Asma' Cooling Fever with Water
Sahih Muslim : 2211a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2211a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ، أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُؤْتَى بِالْمَرْأَةِ الْمَوْعُوكَةِ فَتَدْعُو بِالْمَاءِ فَتَصُبُّهُ فِي جَيْبِهَا وَتَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ابْرُدُوهَا بِالْمَاءِ " . وَقَالَ " إِنَّهَا مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ " .
Asma' Narrated from:
A woman running high fever was brought to her. She asked water to be brought and then sprinkled it in the opening of a shirt at the uppermost part of the chest and said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had said: Cool (the fever) with water. for it is because of the vehemence of the beat of Hell.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2211aIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 111USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5482
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2211a
This Hadith gives a practical scene connected to the fever Hadith. Asma' was brought a woman with high fever. She asked for water, then poured it into the opening of the shirt at the upper chest area. She said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had said to cool fever with water because it is from the heat of Hell. This narration is useful for searches like Asma fever hadith, cooling fever with water, and hadith about high fever. The text shows Asma' acting on the Prophetic instruction. It does not give a full medical method for every person, but it does show water being used for cooling in this case.
What we learn from this hadith
- Asma' used water when a woman with high fever was brought to her.
- She connected her action to the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم instruction.
- The Hadith mentions cooling fever with water.
- The action is described in a specific case, not as a detailed medical manual.
