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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2073

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Cooling Fever with Water

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2073

Narrator:Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، قال حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ الْحُمَّى فَوْرٌ مِنَ النَّارِ فَأَبْرِدُوهَا بِالْمَاءِ ‏"

"Rafi' bin Khadij narrated that the Prophet (S.A.W) said:

"Fever is from the agitation of the Fire, so cool it with water."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2073).

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Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ ) اِسْمُهُ سَلَامُ بْنُ سَلِيمٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ مَوْلَاهُمْ الْكُوفِيُّ , ( عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ ) هُوَ وَالِدُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ ( هُوَ عَبَايَةُ ) بِفَتْحِ أَوَّلِهِ وَالْمُوَحَّدَةِ الْخَفِيفَةِ وَبَعْدَ الْأَلِفِ تَحْتَانِيَّةٌ خَفِيفَةٌ ( بْنُ رِفَاعَةَ ) بِكَسْرِ رَاءٍ وَخِفَّةِ فَاءٍ وَإِهْمَالِ عَيْنٍ , اِبْنُ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ الزُّرَقِيُّ كُنْيَتُهُ أَبُو رِفَاعَةَ , الْمَدَنِيُّ ثِقَةٌ مِنْ الثَّالِثَةِ ( عَنْ جَدِّهِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ ) بِفَتْحِ مُعْجَمَةٍ وَكَسْرِ دَالٍ مُهْمَلَةٍ وَبِجِيمٍ اِبْنُ رَافِعِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ الْأَوْسِيُّ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ صَحَابِيٌّ جَلِيلٌ , أَوَّلُ مَشَاهِدِهِ أُحُدٌ ثُمَّ الْخَن…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2073
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 2073
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2073

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