Chapter. The treatment of a wound with the ashes of a mat (made of date-palm leaves), and the washing of blood bay a lady off her father’s face, and conveying water in a shield (for this purpose).
Narrated Abu Hazim: The people asked Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa' idi "With what thing (medicine) was the wound of Allah's Apostle treated?" He replied, "There is none left (living) amongst the people who knows it better than. `Ali used to bring water in his shield and Fatima (i.e. the Prophet's daughter) used to wash the blood off his face. Then a mat (of palm leaves) was burnt and its ash was inserted in the wound of Allah's Apostle."
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب الجهاد والسير / 3037
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