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Sunan Abu Dawud 3863

Chapter: When is cupping recommended?

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3863

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

احْتَجَمَ عَلَى وَرِكِهِ مِنْ وَثْءٍ كَانَ بِهِ ‏.‏

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had himself cupped above the thigh for a contusion from which he suffered.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3863).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَلَى وَرِكه ) : بِفَتْحِ الْوَاو وَكَسْر الرَّاء وَفِي الْقَامُوس الْوَرِك بِالْفَتْحِ وَالْكَسْر كَكَتِفٍ مَا فَوْق الْفَخِذ ( مِنْ وَثْء ) : قَالَ فِي الْمِرْقَاة هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْوَاو وَسُكُون الْمُثَلَّثَة فَهَمْز أَيْ مِنْ أَجْل وَجَع يُصِيب الْعُضْو مِنْ غَيْر كَسْر , وَقِيلَ هُوَ مَا يَعْرِض لِلْعُضْوِ مِنْ جُدَر , وَقِيلَ هُوَ أَنَّ يُصِيب الْعَظْم وَهْن , وَمَنْ الرُّوَاة مَنْ يَكْتُبهَا بِالْيَاءِ وَيَتْرُك الْهَمْزَة وَلَيْسَ بِسَدِيدٍ , وَحَاصِله أَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَجْمَع بَيْن كِتَابَة الْيَاء وَالْهَمْز وَلَا يَقْرَأ إِلَّا بِالْهَمْزِ أَوْ يَكْتَفِي بِالْهَمْزِ مِنْ غَيْر كِتَابَة الْيَاء وَهُوَ أَبْعَد مِنْ الِاشْتِبَاه ( كَانَ ) : أَيْ الْوَثْء ( بِهِ ) : صِفَة لِلْو…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 3863
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 3863
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3863
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3863

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 665

Ibn 'Abbas (RAA) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had himself cupped while he was in a state of Ihram, and had himself cupped while he was fasting.’’ Related by Al-Bukhari.

وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا; { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-اِحْتَجَمَ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ, وَاحْتَجَمَ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ } رَوَاهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري ( 1938 )‏…

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 909

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had himself cupped and gave the one who cupped him his pay; and if it were prohibited he would not have given him (his pay). [Reported by al-Bukhari].

وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ‏-رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا‏-; أَنَّهُ قَالَ: { اِحْتَجَمَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-وَأَعْطَى اَلَّذِي حَجَمَهُ أَجْرَهُ } وَلَوْ كَانَ حَرَاماً لَمْ يُعْطِهِ.‏ رَوَاهُ…

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2694

Anas said that God’s messenger had himself cupped on the surface of his foot because of a pain in it while he was in the sacred state. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: احْتَجَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْقَدَمِ مِنْ وَجَعٍ كَانَ بِهِ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ

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