صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب السلامThe Book of Greetings
باب لِكُلِّ دَاءٍ دَوَاءٌ وَاسْتِحْبَابُ التَّدَاوِي:Chapter: For Every Disease There Is A Remedy, And It Is Recommended To Treat Disease
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ اسْتَأْذَنَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْحِجَامَةِ ، فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبَا طَيْبَةَ أَنْ يَحْجُمَهَا ، قَالَ : " حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ أَخَاهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ أَوْ غُلَامًا لَمْ يَحْتَلِمْ " .
Jabir reported that Umm Salamah sought permission from Allah's messenger (may Allah's peace upon him) for getting herself cupped. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) asked Abu Taiba to cup her. He (Jabir) said: I think he (Abu Taiba) was her foster brother or a young boy before entering upon the adolescent period.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: From this hadith, it is understood that a woman should seek her husband's permission for medical treatment, and it is better that she receives treatment from a mahram (close male relative whom she cannot marry). This is because the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sent Abu Taybah, who was her foster brother.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5744
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The same ruling applies to minor children who are not yet aware of women's private matters and to purchased slaves; therefore, when necessary, it is permissible for a woman to reveal her adornment in their presence.
➋ In an Islamic society, it is necessary to arrange for female physicians (lady doctors) for the medical treatment of women, so that they do not have to appear before non-mahram male doctors.
➌ A woman's hair is part of her inner adornment, which she cannot reveal before a non-mahram.
➊ The same ruling applies to minor children who are not yet aware of women's private matters and to purchased slaves; therefore, when necessary, it is permissible for a woman to reveal her adornment in their presence.
➋ In an Islamic society, it is necessary to arrange for female physicians (lady doctors) for the medical treatment of women, so that they do not have to appear before non-mahram male doctors.
➌ A woman's hair is part of her inner adornment, which she cannot reveal before a non-mahram.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4105
