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Mishkat al-Masabih 1582

Chapter: Visiting the Sick, and the Reward for Sickness - Section 3

Weak graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 1582

Narrator:Thawbān

وَعَنْ ثَوْبَانَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:

" إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْحُمَّى فَإِنَّ الْحمى قِطْعَة من النَّار فليطفها عَنْهُ بِالْمَاءِ فَلْيَسْتَنْقِعْ فِي نَهْرٍ جَارٍ وَلْيَسْتَقْبِلْ جِرْيَتَهُ فَيَقُولُ: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ عَبْدَكَ وَصدق رَسُولك بعد صَلَاة الصُّبْح وَقبل طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَلْيَنْغَمِسْ فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ غَمْسَاتٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَبْرَأْ فِي ثَلَاثٍ فَخَمْسٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَبْرَأْ فِي خَمْسٍ فَسَبْعٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَبْرَأْ فِي سَبْعٍ فَتِسْعٍ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَكَادَ تُجَاوِزُ تِسْعًا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ "

Thauban reported God’s messenger as saying, "When one of you has an attack of fever the fever is a portion of hell, so he should quench it with water, bathing in a flowing stream facing the direction of the current and saying, ‘In the name of God. O God, heal Thy servant and varify Thy messenger’ after the morning prayer before sunrise. He should dip himself in it three times a day for three days, and if he is not cured in three days, then for five days, and if he is not cured in five days, then for seven, and if he is not cured in seven days, then for nine, for it will hardly last more than nine days by the permission of God who is great and glorious.” Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2084) and Ahmad (No. 21389). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 1582).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Weakضَعِيف The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح
Grades of other versions (6)
  • WeakAl-Albani ضعيف — ضعيف الجامع (375)
  • WeakAl-Albani ضعيف — ضعيف الترمذي (2084)
  • WeakAl-Albani ضعيف — هداية الرواة (1526)
  • At-Tirmidhi غريب — سنن الترمذي (2084)
  • ابن العراقي فيه] سعيد بن زرعة الشامي الحمصي الجزار قال أبو حاتم مجهول وذكره ابن حبان في الثقات — طرح التثريب (8/188)
  • القسطلاني فيه] سعيد بن زرعة، مختلف فيه — المواهب اللدنية (3/85)

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Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2084

"When one of you suffers from fever - and indeed fever is a piece of the Fire - let him extinguish it with water. Let him stand in a flowing river facing the direction of it and say: Allahummashfi 'abdaka wa saddik Rasulak ('In the name off Allah. O Allah! Cure your slave and testify to Your…

"‏ إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْحُمَّى فَإِنَّ الْحُمَّى قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ فَلْيُطْفِئْهَا عَنْهُ بِالْمَاءِ فَلْيَسْتَنْقِعْ نَهْرًا جَارِيًا لِيَسْتَقْبِلَ جَرْيَةَ الْمَاءِ فَيَقُولُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ…

Narrated by Thawbān

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  • المرض والكفارات لابن أبي الدنيا (119)إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْحُمَّى ، فَإِنَّ الْحُمَّى قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ ، فَلْيُطْفِئْهَا عَنْهُ بِالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ ، فَلْيَسْتَقْبِلْ نَهْرًا جَارِيًا يَسْتَقْبِلُ جَرْيَةَ الْمَاءِ ، فَيَقُولُ : بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ، اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ عَبْدَكَ ، وَصَدِّقْ رَسُولُكَ ، بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَ
  • عمل اليوم والليلة لابن السني (563)إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْحُمَّى ، فَإِنَّمَا قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ النَّـارِ ، فَلْيُطْفِئْهَا عَنْهُ بِالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ ، وَيَسْتَقْبِلْ نَهْرًا جَارِيًا ، وَيَسْتَقْبِلُ جَرْيَةَ الْمَاءِ ، وَيَقُولُ : بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ، اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ عَبْدَكَ ، وَصَدِّقْ رَسُولَكَ ، بَعْدَ صَلاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَبْلَ

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