سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الطبChapters on Medicine
بَابُ : مَوْضِعِ الْحِجَامَةِChapter: The site of cupping
Hadith 3483
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي الْخَصِيبِ , حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ , عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ , عَنْ قَتَادَةَ , عَنْ أَنَسٍ , أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " احْتَجَمَ فِي الْأَخْدَعَيْنِ وَعَلَى الْكَاهِلِ " .
It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped in the two veins at theside of the neck and the base of the neck.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mentioned narration has been declared weak by our esteemed researcher. However, other scholars have deemed it authentic based on supporting narrations and corroborations. Therefore, despite being weak in its chain, the mentioned narration is actionable due to supporting narrations and corroborations. For further details, see (Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah by al-Albani, no. 908; Sunan Ibn Majah, verified by Dr. Bashar Awwad, no. 3483).
➋ By "taking from the 'ayn," what is meant are those veins that are on the right and left sides of the neck.
➌ By "kahil" is meant the place between the shoulders where the neck joins the rest of the body.
➊ The mentioned narration has been declared weak by our esteemed researcher. However, other scholars have deemed it authentic based on supporting narrations and corroborations. Therefore, despite being weak in its chain, the mentioned narration is actionable due to supporting narrations and corroborations. For further details, see (Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah by al-Albani, no. 908; Sunan Ibn Majah, verified by Dr. Bashar Awwad, no. 3483).
➋ By "taking from the 'ayn," what is meant are those veins that are on the right and left sides of the neck.
➌ By "kahil" is meant the place between the shoulders where the neck joins the rest of the body.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3483
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Cupping (hijamah) is a beneficial and practical method of treatment, but only for the person whom a skilled and expert physician advises. There is a risk of harm in having cupping done at the wrong place or by someone unqualified.
Cupping (hijamah) is a beneficial and practical method of treatment, but only for the person whom a skilled and expert physician advises. There is a risk of harm in having cupping done at the wrong place or by someone unqualified.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3860
