THE PROPHETIC MEDICINE

Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him)
narrates that The Prophet (peace be upon him)
said:
"There is no disease that Allah has created, except
that He also has created its remedy." (Bukhari 7#
582)
• BLACK SEED (NIGELA SEEDS)
The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him)
said in his divine wisdom about the Black seed
"Use this Black seed, it has a cure for every disease
except death". (Bukhari)
• SIWAK
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,
"Use the siwaak for indeed it purifies the mouth
and is pleasing to The Lord." (Ibn Maajah #288)
• COSTUS: (INDIAN ALOE WOOD)
Narrated Umm Qais, (Allah be pleased with her):
I went to Allah's Apostle along with a a son of
mine whose palate and tonsils I had pressed with
my finger as a treatment for a (throat and tonsil)
disease. The Prophet said, "Why do you pain your
children by pressing their throats! Use Oud Al-Hindi
(Indian aloe wood) for it cures seven diseases, one
of which is pleurisy. It is used as a snuff for
treating throat and tonsil disease and it is inserted
into one side of the mouth of one suffering from
pleurisy."
(Bukhari, Book of Medicine #5343)
• SENNA
It was narrated from Asma' bint 'Umays that the
Messenger of Allah asked her: "What do you use as
a laxative?" She said: "Spurge." He said: "Hot,
hot." She said: Then I used senna as a laxative
and the Prophet said: "If there were anything in
which there is a cure for death, it would be senna."
[Al-Tirmidhi; 6/254]
• DATES
Narrated Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with
him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said,
"The ajwah dates come from Paradise and contain
a cure for poison; truffles are a kind of manna and
their juice is a medicine for the eye." (Tirmidhi #
1127)
Narrated Sad (May Allah be pleased with him) I
heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) saying,
"Whoever takes seven 'Ajwa dates in the morning
will not be effected by magic or poison on that
day." (Bukhari, Vol7, Bk 71, #671)
• TALBEENAH
Talbeenah is a broth that is made from two
spoonfuls of barley flour with bran, then a cup of
water is added to that and it is cooked over a low
fire for five minutes.
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased
with her) that she would order that talbeenah be
made for the sick and the one who was mourning a
death, and she used to say: I heard the Messenger
of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) say: “Talbeenah soothes the heart of the sick
and takes away some of the grief.”
(Bukhari #5365; Muslim #2216)
• HENNA/ MEHNDI
Hazrat Umme Salma (May Allah be pleased with
her) narrates: “In the life of Prophet Muhammed
(peace be upon him), no injury or thorn piercing
was treated on which Henna was not
applied.” (Tirmidi, Ahmad)
“Whenever somebody came to Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him) with complaints of headache,
he directed him to undergo cupping and whosoever
complained of pain in legs, was advised to apply
Henna.” (Bukhari, Abu Dawood)
• TRUFFLES/ MUSHROOMS
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
“The truffle is among the Mann (Allah’s favours)
and its water cures the eye” (Bukhari). It was said
that among the Manna sent down by Allah to the
Children of Israel were several plants that grow in
the wild without effort. Some scholars consider
truffles to be a kind of Manna, although the word
Manna in the Quran refers to the sweet dew that
descended from the trees.
• HONEY
Honey is deeply respected in Islamic medicine as a
powerful cure. Aside from tasting wonderful, honey
is nourishing, rich in vitamins, minerals, and amino
acids, eases allergies and can be used topically to
disinfect wounds and cure skin problems. The
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) himself
took honey medicinally, saying “Make use of the
two cures: honey and the Qur’an” (Ibn Majah). In
another hadith narrated by Abu Said Al-Khudri
(May Allah be pleased with him) A man came to
the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and
said, “My brother has some abdominal trouble.”
The Prophet said to him “Let him drink honey.”
The man came for the second time and the
Prophet said to him, “Let him drink honey.” He
came for the third time and the Prophet said, “Let
him drink honey.” He returned again and said, “I
have done that ‘ The Prophet then said, “Allah has
said the truth, but your brother’s abdomen has
told a lie. Let him drink honey.” So he made him
drink honey and he was cured.” [Bukhari]
• ZAMZAM WATER
The prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The water
of Zam- Zam has a cure for all ailments." (Dailami)
It is reported from Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah
be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be
upon him) said, The water of Zamzam is for
whatever it is drunk for. (Ibn Majah)
• KOHL ITHMID (SULFIDE OF ANTIMONY)
Ibn Abas (May Allah bd pleased with him) said:
Whenever the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon
him) used to apply Kohl, he would use it thrice in
the right eye; beginning with it and finishing with it
and twice in the left eye.” (Tirmidhi)
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was
reported to have said: "Use Ithmid (Antimony),
because it clears the eye and grows the
eyelashes". (Ibn Majah)
• RUQYAH (DAMM)
Ruqyah means reciting Qur’an and saying
supplications reported from the Prophet (peace be
upon him) over the sick seeking to be cured; in
addition to other good and lawful supplications.
This is one of the great Ruqyahs. The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said to the man who
complained to him of pain in his body: Put your
hand on the area of pain in your body and say,
‘Bismillah [In the Name of Allah]” three times, then
say seven times, ‘`Audhu bi `izzat-illaah wa
qudratihi min sharri ma ajid wa uhaadhir [I seek
refuge in the Glory and Power of Allah from the evil
of what I feel and worry about].’ This is a means
for healing. Also, one may ask Allah for healing
using good words, such as, “O Allah, cure me of
this disease, cure me of any sickness.”
• HIJAMA (CUPPING)
Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him)
reported that the Messenger (Peace be upon him)
said, "Indeed the best of remedies you have is
cupping (hijama)…" [Bukhari #5371]
In the narration reported by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
(may Allah be pleased with him) the angels said,
"Oh Muhammad, order your Ummah (nation) with
cupping (hijama)." [Tirmidhi #3479]
• OLIVE & OLIVE OIL
Olives have been mentioned seven times in the
Qur'an and their health benefits have been
propounded in Prophetic medicine.
Hazrat Sayyed Al-Ansari narrates that the Prophet
(Pbuh) said “Eat the olive oil and massage it over
your bodies since it is a holy (mubarak)
tree.” (Tirmidhi, Ibn Maja)
Abu Hurairah narrates that the Prophet (peace be
upon him) stated: “Consume the olive oil and apply
it (locally), since there is cure for 70 diseases in it,
one of them is leprosy.” (Abu Naim)
Praise be to Allah, Knower of all ailments and their
hidden cures. May peace and salutations be upon
His final prophet Muhammad... Aameen!
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