Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) visited al-Muqanna' in his illness and then said: I will not leave until he gets cupped, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "There is cure in it."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19523
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of your remedies is cupping and the use of sea costus, and do not torment children by pressing (their palate)."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19524
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Abu Hind cupped the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the crown of his head because of a pain he had, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If there is cure in anything with which you treat yourselves, it is cupping."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19525
Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) called for the cupper, who had cupping horns made of horn, and he cut a little of his flesh. A Bedouin came and said: "O Messenger of Allah! He has cut your skin." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is cupping." He asked: What is cupping? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is one of the best remedies with which people treat themselves."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19526
Ubaydullah bin Ali bin Abi Rafi' narrates from his grandmother (may Allah be pleased with her) that whenever anyone complained to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) of a headache, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would instruct him to "get cupped", and if anyone complained of pain in his feet, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would instruct him to "apply henna".
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19527
Ayyub bin Hasan narrates from his grandmother Salma (may Allah be pleased with her) that if anyone complained of a headache, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would instruct him to "get cupped", and if anyone complained of pain in his feet, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would instruct him to "apply henna".
Ayyub bin Hasan is a descendant of Ali bin Abi Rafi', and the narrators have differed over this (chain) on the authority of Ibn Abi al-Mawali.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19528