Volume 7, Book 71, Number 608:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, ‘(There is) no ‘Adwa (no contagious disease is conveyed without Allah’s per –
mission). nor is there any bad omen (from birds), nor is there any Hamah, nor is there any bad omen
in the month of Safar, and one should run away from the leper as one runs away from a lion ”
Volume 7, Book 71, Number 624:
Narrated Saud:
The Prophet said, “If you hear of an outbreak of plague in a land, do not enter it; but if the plague
breaks out in a place while you are in it, do not leave that place.”
Volume 7, Book 71, Number 609:
Narrated Said bin Zaid:
I heard the Prophet saying, “Truffles are like Manna (i.e. they grow naturally without man’s care)
and their water heals eye diseases.”
Volume 7, Book 71, Number 625:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:
‘Umar bin Al-Khattab departed for Sham and when he reached Sargh, the commanders of the
(Muslim) army, Abu ‘Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah and his companions met him and told him that an epi –
demic had broken out in Sham. ‘Umar said, “Call for me the early emigrants.” So ‘Umar called them,
consulted them and informed them that an epidemic had broken out in Sham. Those people differed
in their opinions. Some of them said, “We have come out for a purpose and we do not think that it is
proper to give it up,” while others said (to ‘Umar), “You have along with you. other people and the
companions of Allah’s Apostle so do not advise that we take them to this epidemic.” ‘Umar said to
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them, “Leave me now.” Then he said, “Call the Ansar for me.” I called them and he consulted them and
they followed the way of the emigrants and differed as they did. He then said to them, Leave me
now,” and added, “Call for me the old people of Quraish who emigrated in the year of the Conquest
of Mecca.” I called them and they gave a unanimous opinion saying, “We advise that you should re –
turn with the people and do not take them to that (place) of epidemic.” So ‘Umar made an announce –
ment, “I will ride back to Medina in the morning, so you should do the same.” Abu ‘Ubaida bin Al-
Jarrah said (to ‘Umar), “Are you running away from what Allah had ordained?” ‘Umar said, “Would
that someone else had said such a thing, O Abu ‘Ubaida! Yes, we are running from what Allah had
ordained to what Allah has ordained. Don’t you agree that if you had camels that went down a valley
having two places, one green and the other dry, you would graze them on the green one only if Allah
had ordained that, and you would graze them on the dry one only if Allah had ordained that?” At
that time ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Auf, who had been absent because of some job, came and said, “I have
some knowledge about this. I have heard Allah’s Apostle saying, ‘If you hear about it (an outbreak of
plague) in a land, do not go to it; but if plague breaks out in a country where you are staying, do not
run away from it.’ ” ‘Umar thanked Allah and returned to Medina.
Volume 7, Book 71, Number 610:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas and ‘Aisha:
Abu Bakr kissed (the forehead of) the Prophet when he was dead. ‘Aisha added: We put medicine
in one side of his mouth but he started waving us not to insert the medicine into his mouth. We said,
“He dislikes the medicine as a patient usually does.” But when he came to his senses he said, “Did I not
forbid you to put medicine (by force) in the side of my mouth?” We said, “We thought it was just be –
cause a patient usually dislikes medicine.” He said, “None of those who are in the house but will be
forced to take medicine in the side of his mouth while I am watching, except Al-‘Abbas, for he had
not witnessed your deed.”
Volume 7, Book 71, Number 611:
Narrated Um Qais:
I went to Allah’s Apostle along with a a son of mine whose palate and tonsils I had pressed with
my finger as a treatment for a (throat and tonsil) disease. The Prophet said, “Why do you pain your
children by pressing their throats! Use Ud Al-Hindi (certain Indian incense) for it cures seven dis –
eases, one of which is pleurisy. It is used as a snuff for treating throat and tonsil disease and it is in –
serted into one side of the mouth of one suffering from pleurisy.”
Volume 7, Book 71, Number 612:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
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(the wife of the Prophet)
When the health of Allah’s Apostle deteriorated and his condition became serious, he asked the
permission of all his wives to allow him to be treated In my house, and they allowed him. He came
out, supported by two men and his legs were dragging on the ground between Abbas and another
man. (The sub-narrator told Ibn ‘Abbas who said: Do you know who was the other man whom ‘Aisha
did not mention? The sub-narrator said: No. Ibn Abbas said: It was ‘Ali.) ‘Aisha added: When the
Prophet entered my house and his disease became aggravated, he said, “Pour on me seven water skins
full of water (the tying ribbons of which had not been untied) so that I may give some advice to the
people.” So we made him sit in a tub belonging to Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet and started pouring
water on him from those water skins till he waved us to stop. Then he went out to the people and led
them in prayer and delivered a speech before them.
Volume 7, Book 71, Number 613:
Narrated Um Qais :
that she took to Allah’s Apostle one of her sons whose palate and tonsils she had pressed because
he had throat trouble. The Prophet said, “Why do you pain your children by getting the palate
pressed like that? Use the Ud Al-Hindi (certain Indian incense) for it cures seven diseases one of
which is pleurisy.”