Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Medicine
15- بَابُ الْحَجْمِ مِنَ الشَّقِيقَةِ وَالصُّدَاعِ:
(15) Chapter. To perform the operation of cupping to treating unilateral or bilateral headache.
3 hadith · references 5700–5702
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Bukhari · 5700حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، احْتَجَم النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَهُوَ مُحْرِThe Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped on his head for an ailment he was suffering from while he was in a state of Ihram. at a water place called Lahl Jamal. Ibn 'Abbas further said Allah s Apostle was cupped on his head for unilate5 narratorsBukhari · 5701أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ احْتَجَمَ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فِي رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شَقِيقَةٍ كَانَتْ بِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped on his head for an ailment he was suffering from while he was in a state of Ihram. at a water place called Lahl Jamal. Ibn 'Abbas further said Allah s Apostle was cupped on his head for unilate4 narratorsBukhari · 5702إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَدْوِيَتِكُمْ خَيْرٌ فَفِي : شَرْبَةِ عَسَلٍ ، أَوْ شَرْطَةِ مِحْجَمٍ ، أَوْ لَذْعَةٍ مِنْ نَارٍ ، وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَكْتَوِيَI heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "If there is any good in your medicines, then it is in a gulp of honey, a cupping operation, or branding (cauterization), but I do not like to be (cauterized) branded.4 narrators