Prophetic Medicine
Total Hadiths 77
Authentic Hadiths on Prophetic Medicine and Natural Healing
Prophetic Medicine offers timeless guidance on health and natural healing remedies. According to Islamic scholars, these authentic narrations highlight the profound benefits of specific natural foods. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) deeply appreciated sweet edible things and honey, pointing to them not just as food, but as a treatment. When a man complained about his brother's persistent abdominal trouble, the Prophet (ﷺ) repeatedly advised him to drink honey, emphasizing that Allah's word is true even when physical symptoms temporarily persist, leading to a complete cure. Additionally, the collections emphasize that black cumin provides an extraordinary healing element for all diseases, with the sole exception of death itself. For daily wellness, these hadiths teach us that integrating honey and black cumin into our routine aligns with traditional Islamic remedies and supports recovery from physical illness.
حَدَّثَنَا فَرْوَةُ بْنُ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَأْمُرُ بِالتَّلْبِينَةِ وَتَقُولُ هُوَ الْبَغِيضُ النَّافِعُ.
Narrated Hisham's father: `Aisha used to recommend at-Talbina and used to say, "It is disliked (by the patient) although it is beneficial.''
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5690In-book reference : Book 76, Hadith 13USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 594
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ذَكَرَ طَارِقَ بْنَ سُوَيْدٍ أَوْ سُوَيْدَ بْنَ طَارِقٍ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْخَمْرِ فَنَهَاهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَنَهَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا دَوَاءٌ . قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ وَلَكِنَّهَا دَاءٌ " .
Narrated Tariq ibn Suwayd or Suwayd ibn Tariq: Wa'il said: Tariq ibn Suwayd or Suwayd ibn Tariq asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about wine, but he forbade it. He again asked him, but he forbade him. He said to him: Prophet of Allah, it is a medicine. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No it is a disease.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 3873In-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 19English translation : Book 28, Hadith 3864
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، وَجَابِرٍ، قَالاَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " الْكَمْأَةُ مِنَ الْمَنِّ وَمَاؤُهَا شِفَاءٌ لِلْعَيْنِ وَالْعَجْوَةُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَهِي شِفَاءٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةَ " . حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقِّيَّانِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِثْلَهُ .
It was narrated from Abu Sa`eed and Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Truffles are a type of manna, and their water is a healing for eye (diseases). And the `Ajwah* are from Paradise, and they are healing for possession.”** Another chain from Abu Sa`eed from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar wording.
[1] The name of a certain type of date, and it is also a word used to refer to dried, pressed dates.[1] According to Mizzi in Tuhfatul-Ashraf (2282) Ibn Mâjah recorded this with the word " Summ (poison)." It is also like that with An-Nasâ'i, and Ahmad (3:48) recorded it from the same route as Ibn Mâjah here with the Summ . Similar is the case with others.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3453In-book reference : Book 31, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3453
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ الدَّوَاءِ الْخَبِيثِ . يَعْنِي السُّمَّ .
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade treating illness with foul things (Khabith), meaning poison.”*
[1] Khabith means normally filthy, and or unlawful. Regarding the statement that it means poison, Mubārakpuri said: “This is an explanation of Khabith from Abu Hurairah or someone below him.” And he quoted Ibn Hajar indicating the same, see Tuhfatul-Ahwadhi .Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3459In-book reference : Book 31, Hadith 24English translation : Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3459
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ دَاءً إِلاَّ أَنْزَلَ لَهُ شِفَاءً ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There is no disease that Allah has created, except that He also has created its treatment."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5678In-book reference : Book 76, Hadith 1USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 582
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُمَا أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " فِي الْحَبَّةِ السَّوْدَاءِ شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلاَّ السَّامَ ". قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَالسَّامُ الْمَوْتُ، وَالْحَبَّةُ السَّوْدَاءُ الشُّونِيزُ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "There is healing in black cumin for all diseases except death."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5688In-book reference : Book 76, Hadith 11USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 592
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءٌ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ دَاءً إِلاَّ أَنْزَلَ لَهُ شِفَاءً " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Allah does not send down any disease, but He also sends down the cure.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3439In-book reference : Book 31, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3439
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْمِصْرِيَّانِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُمَا أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " إِنَّ فِي الْحَبَّةِ السَّوْدَاءِ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلاَّ السَّامَ " . وَالسَّامُ الْمَوْتُ . وَالْحَبَّةُ السَّوْدَاءُ الشُّونِيزُ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Hurairah narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “In black seed there is healing for every disease, except the Sam.” "Sam means death. And black seed is Shuwniz."
[1] According to the narration with Al-Bukhârî (no. 5688) the speaker for the last part is Ibn Shihâb Zuhri. However, that has not been translated in the present translation of Sahih Al-Bukhârî .Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3447In-book reference : Book 31, Hadith 12English translation : Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3447
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خِدَاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ الْقُرَشِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَاشِمِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَنْ لَعِقَ الْعَسَلَ ثَلاَثَ غَدَوَاتٍ كُلَّ شَهْرٍ لَمْ يُصِبْهُ عَظِيمٌ مِنَ الْبَلاَءِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever eats honey three mornings each month, will not suffer any serious calamity.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3450In-book reference : Book 31, Hadith 15English translation : Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3450
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَطَرٌ الْوَرَّاقُ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَذَكَرْنَا الْكَمْأَةَ فَقَالُوا هِيَ جُدَرِيُّ الأَرْضِ . فَنُمِيَ الْحَدِيثُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ " الْكَمْأَةُ مِنَ الْمَنِّ وَالْعَجْوَةُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَهِيَ شِفَاءٌ مِنَ السَّمِّ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
We used to narrate from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and mention truffles, and they said: ‘(It is) the smallpox of the earth.’ When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was told of what they were saying: he said: ‘Truffles are a type of manna, and the Ajwah are from Paradise, and they are a healing from poison.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3455In-book reference : Book 31, Hadith 20English translation : Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3455
