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Sahih Muslim 1577a

Chapter: The permissibility of a cupper's earnings

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1577a

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ، فَقَالَ

احْتَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَجَمَهُ أَبُو طَيْبَةَ فَأَمَرَ لَهُ بِصَاعَيْنِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَكَلَّمَ أَهْلَهُ فَوَضَعُوا عَنْهُ مِنْ خَرَاجِهِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ مَا تَدَاوَيْتُمْ بِهِ الْحِجَامَةُ أَوْ هُوَ مِنْ أَمْثَلِ دَوَائِكُمْ ‏"

It is narrated on the authority of Humaid that Anas b. Malik was asked about the earnings of the cupper. He said:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got himself cupped. His cupper was Abu Taiba and he (the Holy Prophet) commanded to give him two sa's of corn. He (the Holy Prophet) talked with the members of his family and they lightened the burden of Kharaj (tax) from him (i. e. they made remis- sion in the charges of their own accord). He (Allah's Apostle) said: The best (treat- ment) which you take is cupping, or it is the best of your treatments.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1577a), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1278) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2508).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( حَجَمَهُ أَبُو طَيْبَة ) هُوَ بِطَاءٍ مُهْمَلَة مَفْتُوحَة ثُمَّ يَاء مُثَنَّاة تَحْت ثُمَّ بَاء مُوَحَّدَة. وَهُوَ عَبْد لِبَنِي بَيَاضَة اِسْمه نَافِع , وَقِيلَ غَيْر ذَلِكَ. قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( فَلَا تُعَذِّبُوا صِبْيَانكُمْ بِالْغَمْزِ ) هُوَ بِغَيْنٍ مُعْجَمَة مَفْتُوحَة ثُمَّ مِيم سَاكِنَة ثُمَّ زَاي مَعْنَاهُ لَا تَغْمِزُوا حَلْق الصَّبِيّ بِسَبَبِ الْعُذْرَة , وَهُوَ وَجَع الْحَلْق , بَلْ دَاوُوهُ بِالْقُسْطِ الْبَحْرِيّ وَهُوَ الْعُود الْهِنْدِيّ.…

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1278

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was cupped. Abu Talhah did the cupping. So he ordered that he be given two Sa' of food, and he spoke to his masters to reduce his taxes. He said: 'The most virtuous of what you treat with is cupping.' Or, he said: 'The best of your treatments is cupping.'" [He said:]…

احْتَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَحَجَمَهُ أَبُو طَيْبَةَ فَأَمَرَ لَهُ بِصَاعَيْنِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَكَلَّمَ أَهْلَهُ فَوَضَعُوا عَنْهُ مِنْ خَرَاجِهِ

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Authentic chain Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 359

"Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) sought to have blood drawn from him by the operation of cupping. Abu Taiba cupped him, so he ordered two measures of food for him, and he spoke to his people, so they relieved him of some of his tax. He also said: 'Cupping is the most…

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنْ كَسْبِ الْحَجَّامِ، فَقَالَ‏:‏ احْتَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، حَجَمَهُ…

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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.

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