It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best things with which you treat yourselves are these: putting medicine into the nose (al-sa'ut), giving medicine into one side of the mouth (al-ladud), cupping (al-hijamah) and taking a laxative (al-mashi)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the night of the Ascension (Mi'raj), whichever company of angels I passed by, they said: 'O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), hold fast to hijamah (cupping).'" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) sought permission from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to have cupping done, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Abu Taybah to cup her. The narrator said: I think he also said that he (Abu Taybah) was her foster brother, or a boy who had not yet reached puberty. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.