Sunan Ibn Majah 3482

Chapter: The site of cupping

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3482

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ الإِسْكَافِ، عَنِ الأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ

نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِحِجَامَةِ الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَالْكَاهِلِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that ‘Ali said:

“Jibra’il came down to the Prophet (ﷺ) with (the recommendation of) cupping in the two veins at the side of the neck and the base of the neck.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3482).

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( بِحِجَامَةِ الْأَخْدَعَيْنِ ) هُمَا عِرْقَانِ فِي جَانِب الْعُنُق وَالْكَاهِل مُقَدَّم الظَّهْر وَهُوَ مَا بَيْن الْكَتِفَيْنِ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده أَصْبَغُ بْنُ نُبَاتَةَ التَّيْمِيُّ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ وَهُوَ ضَعِيف.…

Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Very weakVery Daif	The hadith	No. 3482
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 3482
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	Very weakVery Daif	The hadith	No. 3482

On the same subject

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2051

"The Prophet (S.A.W) would get cupped in his jugular veins and his upper back. And he would get cupped on the seventeenth (of the month), (or) the nineteenth, and (or) the twenty first."

يَحْتَجِمُ فِي الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَالْكَاهِلِ وَكَانَ يَحْتَجِمُ لِسَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَتِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَإِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3860

The Prophet (ﷺ) had himself cupped three times in the veins at the sides of the neck and on the shoulder. Ma'mar said: I got myself cupped, and I lost my memory so much so that I was instructed Surat al-Fatihah by others in my prayer. He had himself cupped at the top of his head.

احْتَجَمَ ثَلاَثًا فِي الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَالْكَاهِلِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3483

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped in the two veins at theside of the neck and the base of the neck.

ـ احْتَجَمَ فِي الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَعَلَى الْكَاهِلِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 2754

حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ احْتَجَمَ ثَلَاثًا فِي الْأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَبَيْنَ الْكَتِفَيْنِ وَأَعْطَى…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 6 other versions Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 1987

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ احْتَجَمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَبَيْنَ الْكَتِفَيْنِ

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 1 other version Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 11746

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ احْتَجَمَ عَلَى الْأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَعَلَى الْكَاهِلِ

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Arabic only

Sunan Ibn Majah 3482

Classical commentary

Scholars’ grades

On the same subject

"The Prophet (S.A.W) would get cupped in his jugular veins and his upper back. And he would get cupped on the seventeenth (of the month), (or) the nineteenth, and (or) the twenty first."

The Prophet (ﷺ) had himself cupped three times in the veins at the sides of the neck and on the shoulder. Ma'mar said: I got myself cupped, and I lost my memory so much so that I was instructed Surat al-Fatihah by others in my prayer. He had himself cupped at the top of his head.

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped in the two veins at theside of the neck and the base of the neck.

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"The Prophet (S.A.W) would get cupped in his jugular veins and his upper back. And he would get cupped on the seventeenth (of the month), (or) the nineteenth, and (or) the twenty first."

The Prophet (ﷺ) had himself cupped three times in the veins at the sides of the neck and on the shoulder. Ma'mar said: I got myself cupped, and I lost my memory so much so that I was instructed Surat al-Fatihah by others in my prayer. He had himself cupped at the top of his head.

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped in the two veins at theside of the neck and the base of the neck.

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