Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2041

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Black Seed

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2041

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الْحَبَّةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

"Use this black seed. For indeed it contains a cure for every disease except As-Sam" And As-Sam is death.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2041, 2070), Al-Bukhari (No. 5688), Muslim (No. 2215a, 2215b), Ibn Majah (No. 3447) and Ahmad (No. 6986, 7242, 7317, 8161, 9107, 9177, 9665, 9666).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الْحَبَّةِ السَّوْدَاءِ ) أَيْ اِلْزَمُوا اِسْتِعْمَالَهَا بِأَكْلٍ وَغَيْرِهِ ( فَإِنَّ فِيهَا شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ ) يَحْدُثُ مِنْ الرُّطُوبَةِ. لَكِنْ لَا تَسْتَعْمِلُ فِي دَاءٍ صِرْفًا , بَلْ تَارَةً تُسْتَعْمَلُ مُفْرَدَةً وَتَارَةً مُرَكَّبَةً بِحَسَبِ مَا يَقْتَضِيهِ الْمَرَضُ , قَالَهُ الْمَنَاوِيُّ ( إِلَّا السَّامُ ) بِمُهْمَلَةٍ غَيْرِ مَهْمُوزَةٍ ( وَالسَّامُ الْمَوْتُ ) وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الْبُخَارِيِّ قَالَ اِبْنُ شِهَابٍ : السام الْمَوْتُ وَالْحَبَّةُ السَّوْدَاءُ الشُّونِيزُ. ( قَوْلُهُ : وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَعَائِشَةَ ) أَمَّا حَدِيثُ بُرَيْدَةَ فَأَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ فِي الطِّبِّ , وَأَخْرَجَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرِيَ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2041
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon	The hadith	No. 2041
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2041
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 2041

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5688

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "There is healing in black cumin for all diseases except death."

فِي الْحَبَّةِ السَّوْدَاءِ شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلاَّ السَّامَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2215a

Nigella seed is a remedy for every disease except death.

إِنَّ فِي الْحَبَّةِ السَّوْدَاءِ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلاَّ السَّامَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَالسَّامُ الْمَوْتُ ‏.‏ وَالْحَبَّةُ السَّوْدَاءُ الشُّونِيزُ ‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2215b

This hadith has been narrated through other chains of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.

وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ، شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ح…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2070

"It was narrated to me that Abu Hurairah said:'Ash-Shuniz is a cure for every disease except As-Sam.' Qatadah said: "One takes twenty-one seeds daily, and puts them in a cloth, then infuses (water) and sniffs two drops in his right nostril, and one drop in the left. The second (day) two drops are…

الشُّونِيزُ دَوَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلاَّ السَّامَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 3447

“In black seed there is healing for every disease, except the Sam.” "Sam means death. And black seed is Shuwniz."

"‏ إِنَّ فِي الْحَبَّةِ السَّوْدَاءِ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلاَّ السَّامَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَالسَّامُ الْمَوْتُ ‏.‏ وَالْحَبَّةُ السَّوْدَاءُ الشُّونِيزُ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 6986