39/28. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2214a — Indian Aloeswood for Treatment
Treatment With Indian Aloeswood, Which Is Costmary
Hadith About Indian Aloeswood and Seven Remedies
Sahih Muslim : 2214a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2214a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أُمِّ قَيْسٍ بِنْتِ مِحْصَنٍ، أُخْتِ عُكَّاشَةَ بْنِ مِحْصَنٍ قَالَتْ دَخَلْتُ بِابْنٍ لِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمْ يَأْكُلِ الطَّعَامَ فَبَالَ عَلَيْهِ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَرَشَّهُ . قَالَتْ وَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِابْنٍ لِي قَدْ أَعْلَقْتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْعُذْرَةِ فَقَالَ " عَلاَمَهْ تَدْغَرْنَ أَوْلاَدَكُنَّ بِهَذَا الْعِلاَقِ عَلَيْكُنَّ بِهَذَا الْعُودِ الْهِنْدِيِّ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ سَبْعَةَ أَشْفِيَةٍ مِنْهَا ذَاتُ الْجَنْبِ يُسْعَطُ مِنَ الْعُذْرَةِ وَيُلَدُّ مِنْ ذَاتِ الْجَنْبِ " .
Umm Qais, daughter of Mihsan, the sister of 'Ukasha b. Mihsan said: I visited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) along with my son who had not, by that time, been weaned and he urinated over his (clothes). He ordered water to be brought and sprinkled (it) over them. She (further) said: I visited him (Allah's Apostle) along with my son and I had squeezed the swelling in the uvula, whereupon he said: Why do you afflict your children by compressing like this? Use this Indian aloeswood, for it contains seven types of remedies, one among them being a remedy for pleurisy. It is applied through the nose for a swelling of the uvula and poured into the side of the mouth for pleurisy.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 287d, 2214aIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 116USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5487
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2214a
This Hadith reports the same rich teaching from Umm Qais. She came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم with her son who had not been weaned, and he urinated on the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم clothes. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called for water and sprinkled it. She also came with a son whose uvula swelling had been squeezed. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked why they afflicted their children with that pressing and directed them to Indian aloeswood. The Hadith says it contains seven types of remedies, including one for pleurisy. It also mentions that it is applied through the nose for swelling of the uvula and poured into the side of the mouth for pleurisy. The main topic is Prophetic medicine with Indian aloeswood, while the report also shows gentle treatment of children.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used sprinkling water for the young child's urine in this report.
- He discouraged a harsh method used on children for throat swelling.
- Indian aloeswood is described as having seven remedies.
- The text gives specific applications for uvula swelling and pleurisy.
