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Hadith 3452
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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ , حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ , عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ , عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشِّفَاءَيْنِ : الْعَسَلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ " .
´It was narrated from ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “You should take the two that bring healing: Honey and the Qur’an.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, from other evidences it becomes clear
that honey is a means of cure for physical illnesses,
and the Qur’an removes spiritual and heart-related diseases.
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Physical illnesses are also removed by the Qur’an.
For example, a patient bitten by a snake was cured by reciting Surah Al-Fatihah over him. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Medicine, Chapter: Incantation with Al-Fatihah, Hadith: 5736 and Sahih Muslim, Book of Peace, Chapter: The Permissibility of Taking a Wage for Incantation with the Qur’an and Remembrances, Hadith: 2201)
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The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, from other evidences it becomes clear
that honey is a means of cure for physical illnesses,
and the Qur’an removes spiritual and heart-related diseases.
➋
Physical illnesses are also removed by the Qur’an.
For example, a patient bitten by a snake was cured by reciting Surah Al-Fatihah over him. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Medicine, Chapter: Incantation with Al-Fatihah, Hadith: 5736 and Sahih Muslim, Book of Peace, Chapter: The Permissibility of Taking a Wage for Incantation with the Qur’an and Remembrances, Hadith: 2201)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3452
