14/47. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1277 — Cupping Wages
What Has Been Related About The Earning Of The Cupper
Cupping Wages Hadith: A Careful Use of Payment
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1277
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1277
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مُحَيِّصَةَ، أَخِي بَنِي حَارِثَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ اسْتَأْذَنَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي إِجَارَةِ الْحَجَّامِ فَنَهَاهُ عَنْهَا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَسْأَلُهُ وَيَسْتَأْذِنُهُ حَتَّى قَالَ " اعْلِفْهُ نَاضِحَكَ وَأَطْعِمْهُ رَقِيقَكَ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ وَأَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ وَجَابِرٍ وَالسَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ مُحَيِّصَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ . وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ إِنْ سَأَلَنِي حَجَّامٌ نَهَيْتُهُ وَآخُذُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ .
Ibn Muhayyisah of Banu Harithah Narrated from:
Narrated Ibn Muhayyisah of Banu Harithah: From His Father, That He Sought Permission From The Prophet (ﷺ) To Take The Wages For Cupping And He (ﷺ) Forbade Him From It. He Continued Asking Him And Seeking His Permission Until He Said: "Use It To Give Fodder To Your Water-Carrying Camels, And To Feed Your Slaves." [He Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From Rafi' Bin Khadij, Abu Juhaifah, Jabir, And As-Sa'Ib Bin Yazid.[Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Muhayyisah Is A Hasan Sahih Hadith. This Is Acted Upon According To Some Of The People Of Knowledge. Ahmad Said: "If I Am Asked For Something By Cupper Then I Deny Him, Acting Upon This Hadith."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1277In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 79English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1277
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1277
This hadith about cupping wages records that Ibn Muhayyisah’s father asked permission from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to take payment for cupping, and the Prophet forbade him. He kept asking until the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to use it to feed his water-carrying camels and to feed his slaves. The report is careful. It does not simply say “take it freely,” and it does not ignore the later instruction. It shows a disliked or restricted earning being directed to a limited use. The text also mentions that some people of knowledge acted on this and that Ahmad said he would advise a cupper based on this hadith. So the teaching is about caution in income and careful handling of doubtful or disliked wages.
What we learn from this hadith
- The first answer in the report discouraged cupping wages.
- The later instruction directed the money to specific uses.
- Income questions may need care, not quick excuses.
- The report connects work, payment, and responsible use.
