THE PROPHETIC MEDICINE

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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