Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2051

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Cupping

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2051

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْقُدُّوسِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، وَجَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

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

Anas narrated:

"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."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2051).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَحْتَجِمُ فِي الْأَخْدَعِينَ وَالْكَاهِلِ ) قَالَ الشَّوْكَانِيُّ فِي النَّيْلِ : قَالَ أَهْلُ اللُّغَةِ : الْأَخْدَعَانِ عِرْقَانِ فِي جَانِبَيْ الْعُنُقِ يُحْجَمُ مِنْهُ , وَالْكَاهِلُ مَا بَيْنَ الْكَتِفَيْنِ وَهُوَ مُقَدَّمُ الظَّهْرِ. قَالَ اِبْنُ الْقَيِّمِ فِي الْهَدْيِ : الْحِجَامَةُ عَلَى الْأَخْدَعِينَ تَنْفَعُ مِنْ أَمْرَاضِ الرَّأْسِ وَأَجْزَائِهِ كَالْوَجْهِ وَالْأَسْنَانِ وَالْأُذُنَيْنِ وَالْعَيْنَيْنِ وَالْأَنْفِ إِذَا كَانَ حُدُوثُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الدَّمِ أَوْ فَسَادِهِ أَوْ مِنْهُمَا جَمِيعًا , قَالَ : وَالْحِجَامَةُ لِأَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ وَالْبِلَادِ الْحَارَّةِ لِأَنَّ دِمَاءَهُمْ رَقِيقَةٌ وَهِيَ أَمْيَل…

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	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2051
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 2051
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2051

Other versions

Weak chain Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya 363

"Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to have cupping performed between the two veins of the neck and in the upper back, and he used to undergo cupping on the seventeenth, nineteenth and twenty-first days of the month.”

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْقُدُّوسِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَطَّارُ الْبَصْرِيُّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، وَجَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ…

Also reported by… (4)

الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (1111)، يَحْتَجِمُ فِي الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَالْكَاهِلِ ، وَكَانَ يَحْتَجِمُ لِسَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَتِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَإِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ
الشمائل المحمدية للترمذي (354)يَحْتَجِمُ فِي الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَالْكَاهِلِ ، وَكَانَ يَحْتَجِمُ لِسَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ , وَتِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ , وَإِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ
المستدرك على الصحيحين (7541)يَحْتَجِمُ عَلَى الأَخْدَعَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ يَحْتَجِمُ لِسَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ ، وَتِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ ، وَإِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ
شرح السنة (3135)يَحْتَجِمُفِي الأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَالْكَاهِلِ ، وَكَانَ يَحْتَجِمُ لِسَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ ، وَتِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ ، وَإِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ

On the same subject

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 3482

“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.”

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

Narrated by Ali

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

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2051

Classical commentary

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"Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to have cupping performed between the two veins of the neck and in the upper back, and he used to undergo cupping on the seventeenth, nineteenth and twenty-first days of the month.”

On the same subject

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.

“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.”

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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"Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to have cupping performed between the two veins of the neck and in the upper back, and he used to undergo cupping on the seventeenth, nineteenth and twenty-first days of the month.”

On the same subject

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.

“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.”

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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