Sahih Muslim Hadith 5743 – For Every Disease

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[5743] 71 – ( … ) It was narrated that 'Asim bin 'Umar bin Qatãdah said: "Jâbir bin 'Abdullâh came to us in our home along with another man who was suffering from an abscess or a wound. He said: 'What ails you?' He said: 'An abscess that is causing me pain.' He said: '0 young boy, bring me a cupper.' He said to him: 'What will you do with the cupper, 0 'Abdullâh?' He said: 'I want him to treat him with cupping tools.' He said: 'By Allah, if flies land on me or if a piece of cloth touches me, it hurts me a great deal.' When he saw that he was feeling anxious about that he said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "If there is any good in your remedies it is in the incision of the cupper, or a drink of honey, or cauterization with fire." The Messenger of Allah said: "But I would not like to be cauterized." He brought a cupper and he made an incision, and the pain he had went away."