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Musnad Ahmad

Musnad Ahmad 25833

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 25833

Narrator:Asmā bint Umays

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مَوْلًى لِمَعْمَرٍ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ قَالَتْ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَاذَا كُنْتِ تَسْتَشْفِينَ قَالَتْ بِالشُّبْرُمِ قَالَ حَارٌّ جَارٌّ ثُمَّ اسْتَشْفَيْتُ بِالسَّنَا قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ يَشْفِي مِنْ الْمَوْتِ كَانَ السَّنَا أَوْ السَّنَا شِفَاءٌ مِنْ الْمَوْتِ

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Reported by Ahmad (No. 25833) and Ibn Majah (No. 3461).

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Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 3461

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: ‘What do you use as a laxative?’ I said: ‘The Shubrum (spurge – Euphorb).’ He said: (It is) hot and powerful.’ Then I used senna as a laxative and he said: ‘If anything were to cure death, it would be senna. Senna is a cure for death.’”

"‏ لَوْ كَانَ شَىْءٌ يَشْفِي مِنَ الْمَوْتِ كَانَ السَّنَى وَالسَّنَى شِفَاءٌ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ ‏"

Narrated by Asmā bint Umays

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  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (19912)بِمَاذَا كُنْتِ تَسْتَمْشِينَ ؟ قُلْتُ : بِالشُّبْرُمِ ، قَالَ : ذَاكَ حَارٌّ حَارٌّ قُلْتُ : ثُمَّ اسْتَمْشَيْتُ بِالسَّنَى ، قَالَ : لَوْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ يَشْفِي مِنَ الْمَوْتِ كَانَ السَّنَى
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (22829)لَوْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ يَشْفِي مِنَ الْمَوْتِ كَانَ السَّنَا , أَوِ السَّنَا شِفَاءٌ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4537

“If anything contained a remedy for death it would be senna.” Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharlb tradition.

وَعَن أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَهَا: «بمَ تستَمشِينَ؟» قَالَت: بالشُّبْرمِ قَالَ: «حارٌّ حارٌّ» . قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ اسْتَمْشَيْتُ بِالسَّنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ…

Narrated by Asmā bint Umays + 1 other version

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3457

“I heard Abu Ubayy bin Umm Haram, who had prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) facing both the Qiblah, saying: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “You should use senna and the Sannut, for in them there is healing for every disease, except the Sam.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, what…

"‏ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّنَى وَالسَّنُّوتِ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمَا شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلاَّ السَّامَ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا السَّامُ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْمَوْتُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Ubayy ibn Umm Harām

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