Abu al-Hakam al-Bajali relates: I came to Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was having cupping done. He said: O Abu Hakim! Will you have cupping done? I replied: I have never had cupping done. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) stated: "Sayyiduna Jibril informed him that cupping is the most beneficial of all the (various) treatments people use." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say:
Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah recorded this report, but they did not mention Sayyiduna Jibril in it.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Muhammad bin Qays al-Nakha'i; Ibn Abi Hatim mentioned him but neither criticised him nor declared him trustworthy. The remaining narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الطب / 8319
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه سنن أبي داود برقم: 499، وأخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 209»