Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 1 Narrated Usamah ibn Sharik: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions were sitting as if they had birds on their heads. I saluted and sat down. The desert Arabs then came from here and there. They asked: Messenger of Allah, should we make use of medical […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 29, Medicine (Kitāb al‑Ṭibb), discusses healing, remedies, and medical practices recommended by Prophetic tradition.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 2 Narrated Umm al-Mundhar bint Qays al-Ansariyyah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to visit me, accompanied by Ali who was convalescing. We had some ripe dates hung up. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up and began to eat from them. Ali also got up to eat, but […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 3 Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The best medical treatment you apply is cupping. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَىْءٍ مِمَّا تَدَاوَيْتُمْ بِهِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 4 Narrated Salmah: the maid-servant of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said: No one complained to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) of a headache but he told him to get himself cupped, or of a pain in his legs but he told him to dye them with henna. حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 5 Narrated Abu Kabshah al-Ansari: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to have himself cupped on the top of his head and between his shoulders, and that he used to say: If anyone pours out any of his blood, he will not suffer if he applies no medical treatment […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 6 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: 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 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 7 Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone has himself cupped on the 17th, 19th and 21st it will be a remedy for every disease. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُمَحِيُّ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 8 Narrated Kabshah daughter of AbuBakrah: (the narrator other than Musa said that Kayyisah daughter of AbuBakrah) She said that her father used to forbid his family to have themselves cupped on a Tuesday, and used to assert on the authority of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that Tuesday […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 9 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had himself cupped above the thigh for a contusion from which he suffered. حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم احْتَجَمَ عَلَى وَرِكِهِ مِنْ وَثْءٍ كَانَ بِهِ . Sunan […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 10 Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) sent a physician to Ubayy (ibn Ka’b), and he cut his vein. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى أُبَىٍّ طَبِيبًا فَقَطَعَ مِنْهُ عِرْقًا . […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 11 Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade to cauterise; we cauterised but they (cauterisation) did not benefit us, nor proved useful for us. Abu Dawud said: He used to hear the salutation of the angels: When he cauterized, it stopped. When he abandoned, it returned to him. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 12 Jabir said: The Prophet (ﷺ) cauterized Sa’d b. Mu’adh from the wound of an arrow. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَوَى سَعْدَ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ مِنْ رَمِيَّتِهِ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 29, Hadith 12 Sunan […]