Reports on honey

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! My brother has diarrhoea. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give him honey to drink." So the man gave his brother honey to drink. Then he came (again) to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I gave him honey to drink, but the honey has only increased his diarrhoea. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give him honey to drink." So the man (again) gave his brother honey to drink. Then he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I gave him honey to drink, but the honey has only increased his diarrhoea further. He (peace and blessings be upon him) (again) said: "Give him honey to drink." Then it was the third time or the fourth (I think) that the man reported that the patient had recovered. At this the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The word of Allah Almighty is true, and your brother's stomach has lied."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: When any of you has some ailment, let him ask his wife for three dirhams from her dowry (mahr), buy honey with them, then mix it with rainwater and drink it. Then Allah Almighty will bring together for him what is wholesome and pleasant, blessed water, and cure.

It is narrated from al-Rabi' bin Khuthaym, who said: I have no treatment for women in postpartum bleeding other than dates, and none for an ordinary patient other than honey.

It is narrated from al-Aswad, who said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Hold fast to the two cures: the Qur'an and honey.

It is narrated from Ibn Jurayj, who said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and complained that his brother's stomach was upset. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You must use honey." The man came back to him (peace and blessings be upon him) with the complaint and said: He is just the same. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your brother's stomach has lied, and the Qur'an is true. Be sure to use honey."

It is narrated from Ibrahim, who said: People of earlier times used to consider fresh dates good for women in postpartum bleeding.

It is narrated from Amr bin Maymun, who said: For women in postpartum bleeding, fresh dates alone are (the best), because Allah Almighty made them the provision of Maryam (peace be upon her).