14/48. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1278 — Cupping Treatment
What Has Been Related About Permitting The Earnings Of A Cupper
Cupping Treatment Hadith: Payment and Healing
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1278
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1278
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ، فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ احْتَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَحَجَمَهُ أَبُو طَيْبَةَ فَأَمَرَ لَهُ بِصَاعَيْنِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَكَلَّمَ أَهْلَهُ فَوَضَعُوا عَنْهُ مِنْ خَرَاجِهِ وَقَالَ " إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ مَا تَدَاوَيْتُمْ بِهِ الْحِجَامَةُ " . أَوْ " إِنَّ مِنْ أَمْثَلِ دَوَائِكُمُ الْحِجَامَةَ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَنَسٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رَخَّصَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ فِي كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ .
Anas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Was Cupped. Abu Talhah Did The Cupping. So He Ordered That He Be Given Two Sa' Of Food, And He Spoke To His Masters To Reduce His Taxes. He Said: 'The Most Virtuous Of What You Treat With Is Cupping.' Or, He Said: 'The Best Of Your Treatments Is Cupping.'" [He Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From 'Ali, Ibn 'Abbas, And Ibn 'Umar. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Anas Is A Hasan Sahih. Some Of The People Of Knowledge Among The Companions Of The Prophet (ﷺ), And Others Permitted Paying The Cupper. This Is The View Of Ash-Shafi'I.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1278In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 80English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1278
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1278
This hadith about cupping treatment gives an important balance. Anas was asked about the earnings of the cupper, and he replied that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was cupped by Abu Taybah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered that he be given two sa' of food and spoke to his masters so they reduced his tax. He also said that cupping is among the best treatments, or among the most suitable medicines. This report should not be mixed carelessly with other rulings, but it clearly shows that the cupper was given something and that cupping itself was praised as treatment. For readers searching hijama hadith or best treatment cupping hadith, the main point is payment with care and recognition of cupping as a useful treatment in the wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم received cupping treatment.
- The cupper was given food in this report.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم praised cupping as a treatment.
- The report gives balance to discussions about cupping earnings.
