We used to go for Military expeditions along with
Allah's Apostle and provide the people with water, serve
them and bring the dead and the wounded back to Medina.
(The Prophet said), "Healing is in three things: A gulp
of honey, cupping, and branding with fire (cauterizing)."
But I forbid my followers to use (cauterization) branding
with fire."
The Prophet said, "Healing is in three things: cupping,
a gulp of honey or cauterization, (branding with fire) but
I forbid my followers to use cauterization (branding with
fire)."
I heard the Prophet saying, "If there is any healing in
your medicines, then it is in cupping, a gulp of honey or
branding with fire (cauterization) that suits the ailment,
but I don't like to be (cauterized) branded with fire."
A man came to the Prophet and said, "My brother has
some abdominal trouble." The Prophet said to him "Let him
drink honey." The man came for the second time and the
Prophet said to him, 'Let him drink honey." He came for
the third time and the Prophet said, "Let him drink
honey." He returned again and said, "I have done that '
The Prophet then said, "Allah has said the truth, but your
brother's abdomen has told a lie. Let him drink honey." So
he made him drink honey and he was cured.
Some people were sick and they said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Give us shelter and food. So when they became
healthy they said, "The weather of Medina is not suitable
for us." So he sent them to Al-Harra with some she-camels
of his and said, "Drink of their milk." But when they
became healthy, they killed the shepherd of the Prophet
and drove away his camels. The Prophet sent some people in
their pursuit. Then he got their hands and feet cut and
their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron. I saw
one of them licking the earth with his tongue till he
died.
The climate of Medina did not suit some people, so the
Prophet ordered them to follow his shepherd, i.e. his
camels, and drink their milk and urine (as a medicine). So
they followed the shepherd that is the camels and drank
their milk and urine till their bodies became healthy.
Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels.
When the news reached the Prophet he sent some people in
their pursuit. When they were brought, he cut their hands
and feet and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of
iron.
We went out and Ghalib bin Abjar was accompanying us.
He fell ill on the way and when we arrived at Medina he
was still sick. Ibn Abi 'Atiq came to visit him and said
to us, "Treat him with black cumin. Take five or seven
seeds and crush them (mix the powder with oil) and drop
the resulting mixture into both nostrils, for 'Aisha has
narrated to me that she heard the Prophet saying, 'This
black cumin is healing for all diseases except As-Sam.'
Aisha said, 'What is As-Sam?' He said, 'Death."
Aisha used to recommend At-Talbina for the sick and for
such a person as grieved over a dead person. She used to
say, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'At-Talbina gives
rest to the heart of the patient and makes it active and
relieves some of his sorrow and grief.' "
I heard the Prophet saying, "Treat with the Indian
incense, for it has healing for seven diseases; it is to
be sniffed by one having throat trouble, and to be put
into one side of the mouth of one suffering from
pleurisy." Once I went to Allah's Apostle with a son of
mine who would not eat any food, and the boy passed urine
on him whereupon he asked for some water and sprinkled it
over the place of urine.
that he was asked about the wages of the one who cups
others. He said, 'Allah's Apostle was cupped by Abd Taiba,
to whom he gave two Sa of food and interceded for him with
his masters who consequently reduced what they used to
charge him daily. Then the Prophet s said, "The best
medicines you may treat yourselves with are cupping and
sea incense.' He added, "You should not torture your
children by treating tonsillitis by pressing the tonsils
or the palate with the finger, but use incense."
that he paid Al-Muqanna a visit during his illness and
said, "I will not leave till he gets cupped, for I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "There is healing in cupping."
Allah's Apostle was cupped on the middle of his head at
Lahl Jamal on his way to Mecca while he was in a state of
Ihram. Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle was cupped on
his head.
The Prophet was cupped on his head for an ailment he
was suffering from while he was in a state of Ihram. at a
water place called Lahl Jamal. Ibn 'Abbas further said:
Allah s Apostle was cupped on his head for unilateral
headache while he was in a state of Ihram .
I heard the Prophet saying, "If there is any good in
your medicines, then it is in a gulp of honey, a cupping
operation, or branding (cauterization), but I do not like
to be (cauterized) branded.
The Prophet came to me during the period of Al-Hudaibiya,
while I was lighting fire underneath a cooking pot and
lice were falling down my head. He said, "Do your lice
hurt your?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Shave your head and
fast for three days or feed six poor persons or slaughter
a sheep as a sacrifice:"
The Prophet said, "If there is any healing in your
medicines then it is a cupping operation, or branding
(cauterization), but I do not like to be (cauterized)
branded."
Allah's Apostle said, 'Nations were displayed before
me; one or two prophets would pass by along with a few
followers. A prophet would pass by accompanied by nobody.
Then a big crowd of people passed in front of me and I
asked, Who are they Are they my followers?" It was said,
'No. It is Moses and his followers It was said to me,
'Look at the horizon.'' Behold! There was a multitude of
people filling the horizon. Then it was said to me, 'Look
there and there about the stretching sky! Behold! There
was a multitude filling the horizon,' It was said to me,
'This is your nation out of whom seventy thousand shall
enter Paradise without reckoning.' "Then the Prophet
entered his house without telling his companions who they
(the 70,000) were. So the people started talking about the
issue and said, "It is we who have believed in Allah and
followed His Apostle; therefore those people are either
ourselves or our children who are born m the Islamic era,
for we were born in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance.''
When the Prophet heard of that, he came out and said.
"Those people are those who do not treat themselves with
Ruqya, nor do they believe in bad or good omen (from birds
etc.) nor do they get themselves branded (Cauterized). but
they put their trust (only) in their Lord " On that 'Ukasha
bin Muhsin said. "Am I one of them, O Allah's Apostle?'
The Prophet said, "Yes." Then another person got up and
said, "Am I one of them?" The Prophet said, 'Ukasha has
anticipated you."
The husband of a lady died and her eyes became sore and
the people mentioned her story to the Prophet They asked
him whether it was permissible for her to use kohl as her
eyes were exposed to danger. He said, "Previously, when
one of you was bereaved by a husband she would stay in her
dirty clothes in a bad unhealthy house (for one year), and
when a dog passed by, she would throw a globe of dung. No,
(she should observe the prescribed period Idda) for four
months and ten days.'
Allah's Apostle said, '(There is) no 'Adwa (no
contagious disease is conveyed without Allah's
permission). nor is there any bad omen (from birds), nor
is there any Hamah, nor is there any bad omen in the month
of Safar, and one should run away from the leper as one
runs away from a lion ''
Abu Bakr kissed (the forehead of) the Prophet when he
was dead. 'Aisha added: We put medicine in one side of his
mouth but he started waving us not to insert the medicine
into his mouth. We said, "He dislikes the medicine as a
patient usually does." But when he came to his senses he
said, "Did I not forbid you to put medicine (by force) in
the side of my mouth?" We said, "We thought it was just
because a patient usually dislikes medicine." He said,
"None of those who are in the house but will be forced to
take medicine in the side of his mouth while I am
watching, except Al-'Abbas, for he had not witnessed your
deed."
I went to Allah's Apostle along with a a son of mine
whose palate and tonsils I had pressed with my finger as a
treatment for a (throat and tonsil) disease. The Prophet
said, "Why do you pain your children by pressing their
throats! Use Ud Al-Hindi (certain Indian incense) for it
cures seven diseases, one of which is pleurisy. It is used
as a snuff for treating throat and tonsil disease and it
is inserted into one side of the mouth of one suffering
from pleurisy."
When the health of Allah's Apostle deteriorated and his
condition became serious, he asked the permission of all
his wives to allow him to be treated In my house, and they
allowed him. He came out, supported by two men and his
legs were dragging on the ground between Abbas and another
man. (The sub-narrator told Ibn 'Abbas who said: Do you
know who was the other man whom 'Aisha did not mention?
The sub-narrator said: No. Ibn Abbas said: It was 'Ali.) 'Aisha
added: When the Prophet entered my house and his disease
became aggravated, he said, "Pour on me seven water skins
full of water (the tying ribbons of which had not been
untied) so that I may give some advice to the people." So
we made him sit in a tub belonging to Hafsa, the wife of
the Prophet and started pouring water on him from those
water skins till he waved us to stop. Then he went out to
the people and led them in prayer and delivered a speech
before them.
that she took to Allah's Apostle one of her sons whose
palate and tonsils she had pressed because he had throat
trouble. The Prophet said, "Why do you pain your children
by getting the palate pressed like that? Use the Ud
Al-Hindi (certain Indian incense) for it cures seven
diseases one of which is pleurisy."
A man came to the prophet and said, 'My brother has got
loose motions. The Prophet said, Let him drink honey." The
man again (came) and said, 'I made him drink (honey) but
that made him worse.' The Prophet said, 'Allah has said
the Truth, and the abdomen of your brother has told a
lie." (See Hadith No. 88)
Allah's Apostle said, 'There is no 'Adha (no disease is
conveyed from the sick to the healthy without Allah's
permission), nor Safar, nor Hama." A bedouin stood up and
said, "Then what about my camels? They are like deer on
the sand, but when a mangy camel comes and mixes with
them, they all get infected with mangy." The Prophet said,
"Then who conveyed the (mange) disease to the first one?"
that she took to Allah's Apostle one of her sons whose
palate and tonsils she had pressed to treat a throat
trouble. The Prophet said, "Be afraid of Allah! Why do you
pain your children by having their tonsils pressed like
that? Use the Ud Al-Hindi (a certain Indian incense) for
it cures seven diseases, one of which is pleurisy."
Allah's Apostle allowed one of the Ansar families to
treat persons who have taken poison and also who are
suffering from ear ailment with Ruqya. Anas added: I got
myself branded cauterized) for pleurisy, when Allah's
Apostle was still alive. Abu Talha, Anas bin An-Nadr and
Zaid bin Thabit witnessed that, and it was Abu Talha who
branded (cauterized) me.
When the helmet broke on the head of the Prophet and
his face became covered with blood and his incisor tooth
broke (i.e. during the battle of Uhud), 'Ali used to bring
water in his shield while Fatima was washing the blood off
his face. When Fatima saw that the bleeding increased
because of the water, she took a mat (of palm leaves),
burnt it, and stuck it (the burnt ashes) on the wound of
Allah's Apostle, whereupon the bleeding stopped.
Abdullah bin 'Umar said, "The Prophet said, 'Fever is
from the heat of Hell, so put it out (cool it) with
water.' " Nafi' added: 'Abdullah used to say, "O Allah!
Relieve us from the punishment," (when he suffered from
fever).
Whenever a lady suffering from fever was brought to
Asma' bint Abu Bakr, she used to invoke Allah for her and
then sprinkle some water on her body, at the chest and
say, "Allah's Apostle used to order us to abate fever with
water."
Some people from the tribes of 'Ukl and 'Uraina came to
Allah's Apostle and embraced Islam and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! We are owners of livestock and have never been
farmers," and they found the climate of Medina unsuitable
for them. So Allah's Apostle ordered that they be given
some camels and a shepherd, and ordered them to go out
with those camels and drink their milk and urine. So they
set out, but when they reached a place called Al-Harra,
they reverted to disbelief after their conversion to
Islam, killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. When
this news reached the Prophet he sent in their pursuit
(and they were caught and brought). The Prophet ordered
that their eyes be branded with heated iron bars and their
hands be cut off, and they were left at Al-Harra till they
died in that state.
The Prophet said, "If you hear of an outbreak of plague
in a land, do not enter it; but if the plague breaks out
in a place while you are in it, do not leave that place."
'Umar bin Al-Khattab departed for Sham and when he
reached Sargh, the commanders of the (Muslim) army, Abu 'Ubaida
bin Al-Jarrah and his companions met him and told him that
an epidemic had broken out in Sham. 'Umar said, "Call for
me the early emigrants." So 'Umar called them, consulted
them and informed them that an epidemic had broken out in
Sham. Those people differed in their opinions. Some of
them said, "We have come out for a purpose and we do not
think that it is proper to give it up," while others said
(to 'Umar), "You have along with you. other people and the
companions of Allah's Apostle so do not advise that we
take them to this epidemic." 'Umar said to them, "Leave me
now." Then he said, "Call the Ansar for me." I called them
and he consulted them and they followed the way of the
emigrants and differed as they did. He then said to them,
Leave me now," and added, "Call for me the old people of
Quraish who emigrated in the year of the Conquest of
Mecca." I called them and they gave a unanimous opinion
saying, "We advise that you should return with the people
and do not take them to that (place) of epidemic." So 'Umar
made an announcement, "I will ride back to Medina in the
morning, so you should do the same." Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah
said (to 'Umar), "Are you running away from what Allah had
ordained?" 'Umar said, "Would that someone else had said
such a thing, O Abu 'Ubaida! Yes, we are running from what
Allah had ordained to what Allah has ordained. Don't you
agree that if you had camels that went down a valley
having two places, one green and the other dry, you would
graze them on the green one only if Allah had ordained
that, and you would graze them on the dry one only if
Allah had ordained that?" At that time 'Abdur-Rahman bin
'Auf, who had been absent because of some job, came and
said, "I have some knowledge about this. I have heard
Allah's Apostle saying, 'If you hear about it (an outbreak
of plague) in a land, do not go to it; but if plague
breaks out in a country where you are staying, do not run
away from it.' " 'Umar thanked Allah and returned to
Medina.
'Umar went to Sham and when h ached Sargh, he got the
news that an epidemic (of plague) had broken out in Sham.
'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf told him that Allah's Apostle said,
"If you hear that it (plague) has broken out in a land, do
not go to it; but if it breaks out in a land where you are
present, do not go out escaping from it."
(the wife of the Prophet) that she asked Allah's
Apostle about plague, and Allah's Apostle informed her
saying, "Plague was a punishment which Allah used to send
on whom He wished, but Allah made it a blessing for the
believers. None (among the believers) remains patient in a
land in which plague has broken out and considers that
nothing will befall him except what Allah has ordained for
him, but that Allah will grant him a reward similar to
that of a martyr."
During the Prophet's fatal illness, he used to recite
the Mu'auwidhat (Surat An-Nas and Surat Al-Falaq) and then
blow his breath over his body. When his illness was
aggravated, I used to recite those two Suras and blow my
breath over him and make him rub his body with his own
hand for its blessings." (Ma'mar asked Az-Zuhri: How did
the Prophet use to blow? Az-Zuhri said: He used to blow on
his hands and then passed them over his face.)
Some of the companions of the Prophet came across a
tribe amongst the tribes of the Arabs, and that tribe did
not entertain them. While they were in that state, the
chief of that tribe was bitten by a snake (or stung by a
scorpion). They said, (to the companions of the Prophet ),
"Have you got any medicine with you or anybody who can
treat with Ruqya?" The Prophet's companions said, "You
refuse to entertain us, so we will not treat (your chief)
unless you pay us for it." So they agreed to pay them a
flock of sheep. One of them (the Prophet's companions)
started reciting Surat-al-Fatiha and gathering his saliva
and spitting it (at the snake-bite). The patient got cured
and his people presented the sheep to them, but they said,
"We will not take it unless we ask the Prophet (whether it
is lawful)." When they asked him, he smiled and said, "How
do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya? Take it
(flock of sheep) and assign a share for me."
Some of the companions of the Prophet passed by some
people staying at a place where there was water, and one
of those people had been stung by a scorpion. A man from
those staying near the water, came and said to the
companions of the Prophet, "Is there anyone among you who
can do Ruqya as near the water there is a person who has
been stung by a scorpion." So one of the Prophet's
companions went to him and recited Surat-al-Fatiha for a
sheep as his fees. The patient got cured and the man
brought the sheep to his companions who disliked that and
said, "You have taken wages for reciting Allah's Book."
When they arrived at Medina, they said, ' O Allah's
Apostle! (This person) has taken wages for reciting
Allah's Book" On that Allah's Apostle said, "You are most
entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's
Book."
I asked 'Aisha about treating poisonous stings (a
snake-bite or a scorpion sting) with a Ruqya. She said,
"The Prophet allowed the treatment of poisonous sting with
Ruqya."
Thabit and I went to Anas bin Malik. Thabit said, "O
Abu Hamza! I am sick." On that Anas said, "Shall I treat
you with the Ruqya of Allah's Apostle?" Thabit said,
"Yes," Anas recited, "O Allah! The Lord of the people, the
Remover of trouble! (Please) cure (Heal) (this patient),
for You are the Healer. None brings about healing but You;
a healing that will leave behind no ailment."
The Prophet used to treat some of his wives by passing
his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say,
"O Allah, the Lord of the people! Remove the trouble and
heal the patient, for You are the Healer. No healing is of
any avail but Yours; healing that will leave behind no
ailment."
Allah's Apostle used to treat with a Ruqya saying, "O
the Lord of the people! Remove the trouble The cure is in
Your Hands, and there is none except You who can remove it
(the disease) . "
Allah's Apostle used to read in his Ruqya, "In the Name
of Allah" The earth of our land and the saliva of some of
us cure our patient with the permission of our Lord." with
a slight shower of saliva) while treating with a Ruqya.
I heard the Prophet saying, "A good dream is from
Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So if anyone of you
sees (in a dream) something he dislikes, when he gets up
he should blow thrice (on his left side) and seek refuge
with Allah from its evil for then it will not harm him."
Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to recite
Surat-al-Ikhlas, Surat-al-Falaq and Surat-an-Nas and then
blow on his palms and pass them over his face and those
parts of his body that his hands could reach. And when he
fell ill, he used to order me to do like that for him.
A group of the companions of Allah's Apostle proceeded
on a journey till they dismounted near one of the Arab
tribes and requested them to entertain them as their
guests, but they (the tribe people) refused to entertain
them. Then the chief of that tribe was bitten by a snake
(or stung by a scorpion) and he was given all sorts of
treatment, but all in vain. Some of them said, "Will you
go to the group (those travelers) who have dismounted near
you and see if one of them has something useful?" They
came to them and said, "O the group! Our leader has been
bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have
treated him with everything but nothing benefited him Has
anyone of you anything useful?" One of them replied, "Yes,
by Allah, I know how to treat with a Ruqya. But. by Allah,
we wanted you to receive us as your guests but you
refused. I will not treat your patient with a Ruqya till
you fix for us something as wages." Consequently they
agreed to give those travellers a flock of sheep. The man
went with them (the people of the tribe) and started
spitting (on the bite) and reciting Surat-al-Fatiha till
the patient was healed and started walking as if he had
not been sick. When the tribe people paid them their wages
they had agreed upon, some of them (the Prophet's
companions) said, "Distribute (the sheep)." But the one
who treated with the Ruqya said, "Do not do that till we
go to Allah's Apostle and mention to him what has
happened, and see what he will order us." So they came to
Allah's Apostle and mentioned the story to him and he
said, "How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya?
You have done the right thing. Divide (what you have got)
and assign for me a share with you."
The Prophet used to treat some of his wives by passing
his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say,
"O Lord of the people! Remove the difficulty and bring
about healing as You are the Healer. There is no healing
but Your Healing, a healing that will leave no ailment."
The Prophet, during his fatal ailment used to blow (on
his hands and pass them) over his body while reciting the
Mu'auwidhat (Surat-an-Nas and Surat-al-Falaq). When his
disease got aggravated, I used to recite them for him and
blow (on his hands) and let him pass his hands over his
body because of its blessing. (Ma'mar asked Ibn Shihab:
How did he use to do Nafth? He said: He used to blow on
his hands and then pass them over his face.)
The Prophet once came out to us and said, "Some nations
were displayed before me. A prophet would pass in front of
me with one man, and another with two men, and another
with a group of people. and another with nobody with him.
Then I saw a great crowd covering the horizon and I wished
that they were my followers, but it was said to me, 'This
is Moses and his followers.' Then it was said to me,
'Look'' I looked and saw a big gathering with a large
number of people covering the horizon. It was said, "Look
this way and that way.' So I saw a big crowd covering the
horizon. Then it was said to me, "These are your
followers, and among them there are 70,000 who will enter
Paradise without (being asked about their) accounts. "
Then the people dispersed and the Prophet did not tell who
those 70,000 were. So the companions of the Prophet
started talking about that and some of them said, "As
regards us, we were born in the era of heathenism, but
then we believed in Allah and His Apostle . We think
however, that these (70,000) are our offspring." That talk
reached the Prophet who said, "These (70,000) are the
people who do not draw an evil omen from (birds) and do
not get treated by branding themselves and do not treat
with Ruqya, but put their trust (only) in their Lord."
then 'Ukasha bin Muhsin got up and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Am I one of those (70,000)?" The Prophet said,
"Yes." Then another person got up and said, "Am I one of
them?" The Prophet said, " 'Ukasha has anticipated you."
Allah's Apostle said, "There is neither 'Adha (no
contagious disease is conveyed to others without Allah's
permission) nor Tiyara, but an evil omen may be in three a
woman, a house or an animal."
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There is no Tiyara,
and the best omen is the Fal." They asked, "What is the
Fal?" He said, "A good word that one of you hears (and
takes as a good omen)."
The Prophet said, "There is no Tiyara and the best omen
is the Fal," Somebody said, "What is the Fal, O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "A good word that one of you hears (and
takes as a good omen)."
The Prophet said, "No 'Adha (no contagious disease is
conveyed to others without Allah's permission), nor
Tiyara, but I like the good Fal, i.e., the good word."
Allah's Apostle gave his verdict about two ladies of
the Hudhail tribe who had fought each other and one of
them had hit the other with a stone. The stone hit her
abdomen and as she was pregnant, the blow killed the child
in her womb. They both filed their case with the Prophet
and he judged that the blood money for what was in her
womb. was a slave or a female slave. The guardian of the
lady who was fined said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I be
fined for a creature that has neither drunk nor eaten,
neither spoke nor cried? A case like that should be
nullified." On that the Prophet said, "This is one of the
brothers of soothsayers.
Two ladies (had a fight) and one of them hit the other
with a stone on the abdomen and caused her to abort. The
Prophet judged that the victim be given either a slave or
a female slave (as blood-money). Narrated Ibn Shihab: Said
bin Al-Musayyab said, "Allah's Apostle judged that in case
of child killed in the womb of its mother, the offender
should give the mother a slave or a female slave in
recompense The offender said, How can I be fined for
killing one who neither ate nor drank, neither spoke nor
cried: a case like that should be denied ' On that Allah's
Apostle said 'He is one of the brothers of the foretellers
Some people asked Allah's Apostle about the
fore-tellers He said. ' They are nothing" They said, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Sometimes they tell us of a thing which
turns out to be true." Allah's Apostle said, "A Jinn
snatches that true word and pours it Into the ear of his
friend (the fore-teller) (as one puts something into a
bottle) The foreteller then mixes with that word one
hundred lies."
A man called Labid bin al-A'sam from the tribe of Bani
Zaraiq worked magic on Allah's Apostle till Allah's
Apostle started imagining that he had done a thing that he
had not really done. One day or one night he was with us,
he invoked Allah and invoked for a long period, and then
said, "O 'Aisha! Do you know that Allah has instructed me
concerning the matter I have asked him about? Two men came
to me and one of them sat near my head and the other near
my feet. One of them said to his companion, "What is the
disease of this man?" The other replied, "He is under the
effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked the
magic on him?' The other replied, "Labid bin Al-A'sam.'
The first one asked, 'What material did he use?' The other
replied, 'A comb and the hairs stuck to it and the skin of
pollen of a male date palm.' The first one asked, 'Where
is that?' The other replied, '(That is) in the well of
Dharwan;' " So Allah's Apostle along with some of his
companions went there and came back saying, "O 'Aisha, the
color of its water is like the infusion of Henna leaves.
The tops of the date-palm trees near it are like the heads
of the devils." I asked. "O Allah's Apostle? Why did you
not show it (to the people)?" He said, "Since Allah cured
me, I disliked to let evil spread among the people." Then
he ordered that the well be filled up with earth.
Magic was worked on Allah's Apostle so that he used to
think that he had sexual relations with his wives while he
actually had not (Sufyan said: That is the hardest kind of
magic as it has such an effect). Then one day he said, "O
'Aisha do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning
the matter I asked Him about? Two men came to me and one
of them sat near my head and the other sat near my feet.
The one near my head asked the other. What is wrong with
this man?' The latter replied the is under the effect of
magic The first one asked, Who has worked magic on him?'
The other replied Labid bin Al-A'sam, a man from Bani
Zuraiq who was an ally of the Jews and was a hypocrite.'
The first one asked, What material did he use)?' The other
replied, 'A comb and the hair stuck to it.' The first one
asked, 'Where (is that)?' The other replied. 'In a skin of
pollen of a male date palm tree kept under a stone in the
well of Dharwan' '' So the Prophet went to that well and
took out those things and said "That was the well which
was shown to me (in a dream) Its water looked like the
infusion of Henna leaves and its date-palm trees looked
like the heads of devils." The Prophet added, "Then that
thing was taken out' I said (to the Prophet ) "Why do you
not treat yourself with Nashra?" He said, "Allah has cured
me; I dislike to let evil spread among my people."
Magic was worked on Allah's Apostle so that he began to
imagine that he had done something although he had not.
One day while he was with me, he invoked Allah and invoked
for a long period and then said, "O 'Aisha! Do you know
that Allah has instructed me regarding the matter I asked
Him about?" I asked, "What is that, O Allah's Apostle?" He
said, "Two men came to me; one of them sat near my head
and the other sat near my feet. One of them asked his
companion, 'What is the disease of this man?' The other
replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.' The first one
asked, 'Who has worked magic on him?" The other replied,
'Labid bin A'sam, a Jew from the tribe of Bani Zuraiq.'
The (first one asked), 'With what has it been done?' The
other replied, 'With a a comb and the hair stuck to it and
a skin of the pollen of a male datepalm tree.' The first
one asked, 'Where is it?' The other replied, 'In the well
of Dharwan.' Then the Prophet went along with some of his
companions to that well and looked at that and there were
date palms near to it. Then he returned to me and said,
'By Allah the water of that well was (red) like the
infusion of Henna leaves and its date-palms were like the
heads of devils" I said, O Allah's Apostle! Did you take
those materials out of the pollen skin?" He said, 'No! As
for me Allah has healed me and cured me and I was afraid
that (by Showing that to the people) I would spread evil
among them when he ordered that the well be filled up with
earth, and it was filled up with earth "
Two men came from the East and addressed the people who
wondered at their eloquent speeches On that Allah's
Apostle said. Some eloquent speech is as effective as
magic.'
The Prophet said, "If somebody takes some 'Ajwa dates
every morning, he will not be effected by poison or magic
on that day till night." (Another narrator said seven
dates).
The Prophet said, 'No 'Adha (i.e. no contagious disease
is conveyed to others without Allah's permission); nor
(any evil omen m the month of) Safar; nor Hama" A bedouin
said, "O Allah's Apostle! What about the camels which,
when on the sand (desert) look like deers, but when a
mangy camel mixes with them they all get infected with
mange?" On that Allah s Apostle said, "Then who conveyed
the (mange) disease to the first (mangy)
Allah's Apostle said: The cattle (sheep, cows, camels,
etc.) suffering from a disease should not be mixed up with
healthy cattle, (or said: "Do not put a patient with a
healthy person ). " (as a precaution).
Allah's Apostle said, "there is neither 'Adha nor
Tiyara, and an evil omen is only in three: a horse, a
woman and a house." (See the foot-note of Hadith No. 649)
Allah's Apostle said, "No 'Adha." Abu Huraira also
said: The Prophet said, "The cattle suffering from a
disease should not be mixed up with healthy cattle (or
said "Do not put a patient with a healthy person as a
precaution.") Abu Huraira also said: Allah's Apostle said,
"No 'Adha." A bedouin got up and said, "Don't you see how
camels on the sand look like deer but when a mangy camel
mixes with them, they all get infected with mange?" On
that the Prophet said, "Then who conveyed the (mange)
disease to the first camel?"
When Khaibar was conquered, Allah's Apostle was
presented with a poisoned (roasted) sheep. Allah's Apostle
said, "Collect for me all the Jews present in this area."
(When they were gathered) Allah's Apostle said to them, "I
am going to ask you about something; will you tell me the
truth?" They replied, "Yes, O Abal-Qasim!" Allah's Apostle
said to them, "Who is your father?" They said, "Our father
is so-and-so." Allah's Apostle said, "You have told a lie.
for your father is so-and-so," They said, "No doubt, you
have said the truth and done the correct thing." He again
said to them, "If I ask you about something; will you tell
me the truth?" They replied, "Yes, O Abal-Qasim! And if we
should tell a lie you will know it as you have known it
regarding our father," Allah's Apostle then asked, "Who
are the people of the (Hell) Fire?" They replied, "We will
remain in the (Hell) Fire for a while and then you
(Muslims) will replace us in it" Allah's Apostle said to
them. ''You will abide in it with ignominy. By Allah, we
shall never replace you in it at all." Then he asked them
again, "If I ask you something, will you tell me the
truth?" They replied, "Yes." He asked. "Have you put the
poison in this roasted sheep?" They replied, "Yes," He
asked, "What made you do that?" They replied, "We intended
to learn if you were a liar in which case we would be
relieved from you, and if you were a prophet then it would
not harm you."
The Prophet said, "Whoever purposely throws himself
from a mountain and kills himself, will be in the (Hell)
Fire falling down into it and abiding therein perpetually
forever; and whoever drinks poison and kills himself with
it, he will be carrying his poison in his hand and
drinking it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide
eternally forever; and whoever kills himself with an iron
weapon, will be carrying that weapon in his hand and
stabbing his abdomen with it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he
will abide eternally forever."
The Prophet forbade the eating of wild animals having
fangs. (Az-Zuhri said: I did not hear this narration
except when I went to Sham.) Al-Laith said: Narrated
Yunus: I asked Ibn Shihab, "May we perform the ablution
with the milk of she-asses or drink it, or drink the bile
of wild animals or urine of camels?" He replied, "The
Muslims used to treat themselves with that and did not see
any harm in it. As for the milk of she-asses, we have
learnt that Allah's Apostle forbade the eating of their
meat, but we have not received any information whether
drinking of their milk is allowed or forbidden." As for
the bile of wild animals, Ibn Shihab said, "Abu Idris
Al-Khaulani told me that Allah's Apostle forbade the
eating of the flesh of every wild beast having fangs . "
Allah's Apostle said, "If a fly falls in the vessel of
any of you, let him dip all of it (into the vessel) and
then throw it away, for in one of its wings there is a
disease and in the other there is healing (antidote for
it) i e. the treatment for that disease."