Cupping: those who said it is the best treatment

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best thing you adopt as a remedy is cupping, and for your children, Indian costus."

It is narrated from Yusayr bin Amr, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In cupping there is cure."

It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla that the Companions said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) fell ill, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent someone to a man, and he cupped him (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Ibrahim, who said: Sayyiduna Uyaynah bin Hisn (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was having cupping done. Sayyiduna Uyaynah asked: What is this? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Of the methods by which the Arabs treat themselves, this is the best."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If there is any good in any of the methods by which you treat yourselves, it is in cupping."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for a cupper and ordered him to cup him (peace and blessings be upon him). So he took out cupping vessels made of horn and fastened them onto him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he began making incisions on him (peace and blessings be upon him) with the edge of a blade. His (peace and blessings be upon him) blood flowed, and I was with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Meanwhile a man of Banu Fazarah came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is this? For what reason have you (peace and blessings be upon him) given this man power over your skin so that he is cutting it? Sayyiduna Samurah said: Then I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "This is cupping." The man asked: What is cupping? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Of the things with which people treat themselves, this is the best."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the night of the Mi'raj, every company of angels I passed said this very thing to me: 'O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Be sure to have cupping done.'"

It is narrated from an Ansari man of Banu Salamah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If there is cure in any of the things by which you treat yourselves, it is in the incision of the cupping horn, or in drinking honey, or in cauterising with fire that suits the ailment. And I do not like to have myself cauterised."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "If there is good in any of your medicines, it is in the incision of the cupping horn, or in drinking honey, or in cauterising with fire that suits the illness. But I do not like to have myself cauterised."