سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الطبChapters on Medicine
بَابٌ في أَيِّ الأَيَّامِ يَحْتَجِمُChapter: On which days should cupping be done
Hadith 3488
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عِصْمَةَ , عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ , عَنْ نَافِعٍ , قَالَ : قَالَ بْنُ عُمَرَ : يَا نَافِعُ , تَبَيَّغَ بِيَ الدَّمُ فَأْتِنِي بِحَجَّامٍ وَاجْعَلْهُ شَابًّا , وَلَا تَجْعَلْهُ شَيْخًا وَلَا صَبِيًّا , قَالَ : وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ : " الْحِجَامَةُ عَلَى الرِّيقِ أَمْثَلُ , وَهِيَ تَزِيدُ فِي الْعَقْلِ , وَتَزِيدُ فِي الْحِفْظِ , وَتَزِيدُ الْحَافِظَ حِفْظًا , فَمَنْ كَانَ مُحْتَجِمًا فَيَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ عَلَى اسْمِ اللَّهِ , وَاجْتَنِبُوا الْحِجَامَةَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ , وَيَوْمَ السَّبْتِ , وَيَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ , وَاحْتَجِمُوا يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالثُّلَاثَاءِ , وَاجْتَنِبُوا الْحِجَامَةَ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ , فَإِنَّهُ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي أُصِيبَ فِيهِ أَيُّوبُ بِالْبَلَاءِ , وَمَا يَبْدُو جُذَامٌ وَلَا بَرَصٌ , إِلَّا فِي يَوْمِ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ أَوْ لَيْلَةِ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ " .
´It was narrated that Nafi’ said:` “Ibn ‘Umar said: ‘O Nafi’! The blood is boiling in me. Bring me a cupper and let him be a young man, not an old man or a boy.’ Ibn ‘Umar said: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Cupping on an empty stomach is better, and it increases one’s intellect and memory. And it increases the memory of one who has a good memory so whoever wants to be cupped, (let him do it) on a Thursday, in the Name of Allah. Avoid cupping on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Have yourselves cupped on Mondays and Tuesdays, and avoid cupping on Wednesdays, for that is the day on which the calamity befell Ayyub, and leprosy and leucoderma only appear on Wednesday or the night of Wednesday.”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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Our esteemed researcher has declared both of the aforementioned narrations to be weak in terms of their chain of transmission.
However, other scholars have graded them as hasan (good) on the basis of corroborating reports and supporting evidences.
According to our understanding, both of these narrations reach the level of hasan due to corroborating reports and supporting evidences.
Just as Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah and Shaykh Mahmood Muhammad Mahmood Hasan Nassar rahimahullah have also graded them as hasan on the basis of corroborating reports and supporting evidences.
And Allah knows best.
For further details, see: (Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah by al-Albani, no. 766, and Sunan Ibn Majah with the verification of Mahmood Muhammad Mahmood Hasan Nassar, nos. 3487, 3488)
It is appropriate to seek the service of a skilled person for cupping (hijamah).
Similarly, for the treatment of other illnesses, one should consult a skilled and knowledgeable physician.
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One should have faith in the effect of the days of the week as mentioned in the hadith.
It is possible that its wisdom will become apparent in the future.
➌
A young person is strong.
He can pull well and with ease.
Whereas a child, due to lack of strength and skill, and an old person, due to lack of strength, cannot perform this task as well or as thoroughly.
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Getting cupping (hijamah) done on an empty stomach is more beneficial.
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Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday are suitable days for cupping (hijamah).
It is permissible to get cupping done on Sunday.
However, one should not deliberately choose Sunday for cupping.
If, due to the severity of illness, cupping is done on that day upon the advice of a physician, then there is no harm.
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Among Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, whichever day coincides with the 17th, 19th, or 21st of the lunar month, it is better to get cupping (hijamah) done on that day.
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It is necessary to avoid getting cupping (hijamah) done on Wednesday.
➊
Our esteemed researcher has declared both of the aforementioned narrations to be weak in terms of their chain of transmission.
However, other scholars have graded them as hasan (good) on the basis of corroborating reports and supporting evidences.
According to our understanding, both of these narrations reach the level of hasan due to corroborating reports and supporting evidences.
Just as Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah and Shaykh Mahmood Muhammad Mahmood Hasan Nassar rahimahullah have also graded them as hasan on the basis of corroborating reports and supporting evidences.
And Allah knows best.
For further details, see: (Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah by al-Albani, no. 766, and Sunan Ibn Majah with the verification of Mahmood Muhammad Mahmood Hasan Nassar, nos. 3487, 3488)
It is appropriate to seek the service of a skilled person for cupping (hijamah).
Similarly, for the treatment of other illnesses, one should consult a skilled and knowledgeable physician.
➋
One should have faith in the effect of the days of the week as mentioned in the hadith.
It is possible that its wisdom will become apparent in the future.
➌
A young person is strong.
He can pull well and with ease.
Whereas a child, due to lack of strength and skill, and an old person, due to lack of strength, cannot perform this task as well or as thoroughly.
➍
Getting cupping (hijamah) done on an empty stomach is more beneficial.
➎
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday are suitable days for cupping (hijamah).
It is permissible to get cupping done on Sunday.
However, one should not deliberately choose Sunday for cupping.
If, due to the severity of illness, cupping is done on that day upon the advice of a physician, then there is no harm.
➏
Among Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, whichever day coincides with the 17th, 19th, or 21st of the lunar month, it is better to get cupping (hijamah) done on that day.
➐
It is necessary to avoid getting cupping (hijamah) done on Wednesday.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3488
