´Asma' bint 'Umais narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) asked her what they used as a laxative. She said:` "Shubrum" He said: "It is hot and too strong." She said:"Then I used Senna as a laxative." So the Prophet (S.A.W) said: "If there was anything that would have a cure for death in it, then it would have been Senna."
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الطب عن رسول اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2081
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف، ابن ماجة (4537) // هذا وهم في أصل الشيخ ناصر. وإنما هو رقم مشكاة المصابيح والشيخ ناصر لم يحل على المشكاة. وأما رقم " ضعيف سنن ابن ماجة " فهو (760 - 3461) ومن منا لا يسهو - وانظر " ضعيف الجامع الصغير (4807) // | زبیر علی زئی:(2081) إسناده ضعيف, في سماع عتبة من أسماء رضي الله عنھا نظر وانظر ضعيف سنن ابن ماجه (3461)
Hadith Takhrij«سنن ابن ماجہ/الطب 12 (3461) ( تحفة الأشراف : 15759) (ضعیف) (اس کی سند میں سخت اضطراب ہے ’’ زرعة بن عبداللہ، زرعة بن عبدالرحمن ‘‘ ، ’’ عتبة بن عبداللہ، عبید اللہ ‘‘ بہر حال یہ آدمی مجہول ہے)»
1؎: It is a type of grain, hot and of a hard nature, about the size of a chickpea. 2؎: It is the name of a medicine that induces purgation.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: It is a type of grain, hot and hard in nature, about the size of a chickpea.
2: It is the name of a purgative medicine.
Note: (There is severe confusion in its chain of narration (Zar‘ah bin Abdullah, Zar‘ah bin Abdur-Rahman), (Utbah bin Abdullah, Ubaydullah); in any case, this person is unknown (majhool).)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2081
´It was narrated that Asma’ bint ‘Umais said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: ‘What do you use as a laxative?’ I said: ‘The Shubrum (spurge – Euphorb).’ He said: (It is) hot and powerful.’ Then I used senna as a laxative and he said: ‘If anything were to cure death, it would be senna. Senna is a cure for death.’”
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues: The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission. As for the benefits of Sana (Makkī), they can be seen in the previous hadith 3455, which is of Hasan (good) grade.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3461