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Sunan Ibn Majah 3476

Chapter: Cupping

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3476

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَىْءٍ مِمَّا تَدَاوَوْنَ بِهِ خَيْرٌ فَالْحِجَامَةُ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“If there is any good in any of the remedies you use, it is in cupping.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3476), Abu Dawud (No. 2102, 3857) and Ahmad (No. 8157, 9106).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud 2102

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَيْء إِلَخْ ) التَّعْلِيق بِهَذَا الشَّرْط لَيْسَ لِلشَّكِّ بَلْ لِلتَّحْقِيقِ وَالتَّحْقِيق أَنَّ وُجُود الْخَيْر فِي شَيْء مِنْ الْأَدْوِيَة فَمِنْ الْمُحَقَّق الَّذِي لَا يُمْكِن فِيهِ الشَّكّ فَالتَّعْلِيق بِهِ يُوجِب تَحَقُّق الْمُعَلَّق بِهِ بِلَا رَيْب كَأَنْ يُقَال فِي أَحَدٍ مِنْ الْعَالَمِ خَيْرُك إِنْ كَانَ فَفِيك وَنَحْو ذَلِكَ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3476
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 3476
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3476
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3476

Other versions

Good (hasan) Sunan Abu Dawud 2102

O Banu Bayādah, marry off (your daughters) to Abu Hind, and ask him to marry off (his daughters) to you

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Abu Hind performed cupping for the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in the middle of his head. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) then said: "O Banu Bayādah, marry off (your daughters) to Abu Hind…

أَنْكِحُوا أَبَا هِنْدٍ وَانْكِحُوا إِلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي شَىْءٍ مِمَّا تَدَاوَوْنَ بِهِ خَيْرٌ فَالْحِجَامَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained

Also reported by… (4)
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (8324)حَجَمَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآَلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِوَجٍّ مِنْ وَجَعٍ كَانَ بِهِ ، وَقَالَ : إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِمَّا تَدَاوَوْنَ بِهِ مِنْ خَيْرٍ ، فَالْحِجَامَةُ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (6212)إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِمَّا تَدَاوَوْنَ بِهِ خَيْرٌ فَالْحِجَامَةُ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (5864)إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِمَّا تَدَاوَوْنَ خَيْرٌ فَالْحِجَامَةُ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (23072)إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِمَّا تُدَاوَوْا بِهِ خَيْرٌ فَفِي الْحِجَامَةِ

On the same subject

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5697

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 Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "There is healing in cupping."

لاَ أَبْرَحُ حَتَّى تَحْتَجِمَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ إِنَّ فِيهِ شِفَاءً ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 2 other versions

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