It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm al-Mundhir al-Ansariyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), who was one of the maternal aunts of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and with him was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who had just recovered from an illness (and was still weak). A bunch of dates was hanging in the house. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and began to eat from it, and Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also began to eat, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stop, this does not suit you, for you are still weak." Then I got up and prepared (a dish of) barley and chard, and presented it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ali, eat from this, it is more beneficial for you."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Mubashshir al-Ansariyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), who was one of the maternal aunts of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and with him was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who had just recovered from an illness. Then the narrator mentioned the hadith in the same way. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when anyone of the household of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) suffered from fever or illness, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would order that a broth (al-hasa) be prepared, then he would order them to sip from it, and he would say: "Indeed, it strengthens the heart of the grieving and removes sorrow from the heart of the sick, just as one of you women removes dirt from her face with water."