´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Fever is one of the bellows of Hell, so avert it from yourselves with cold water.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
A bellows is that object through which a blacksmith supplies air to the furnace, thereby intensifying the fire. The explanation of the similarity between the heat of fever and the fire of Hell has already been mentioned earlier.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3475