Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I was present when a man from the tribe of Khath'am, whose name was Suwaid bin Tariq, asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about alcohol. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him from it. He said: Can we use it as medicine? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: It is itself a disease.

Sayyiduna Abdullah Rahman bin Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a physician mentioned a medicine to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said that a frog is also included in it. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing the frog.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fever is from the heat of Hell, so cool it with water.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you feel fever, eliminate its effect with cold water.

Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fever is the boiling of Hell, so remove its effect with water.

Sayyiduna Abu Basheer Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) something similar to this.

Abu Hamzah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I used to keep people away from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). Once, I could not go for a few days. Later, when I went, he said: What kept you from coming to me? I said: I was afflicted with fever. He said: Indeed, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fever is from the steam of Hellfire, so cool it with the water of Zamzam.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The severity of fever is from the steam of Hell, so cool it with water."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that fever sought permission from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He asked: Who is this? Fever replied: I am Umm-e-Mildam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered it to go to the people of Quba. Then only Allah knows what hardship befell them because of it. They complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: What do you want? If you wish, I will supplicate to Allah Almighty for you, and He will remove it from you. And if you wish, let it be a means of purification from your sins (then do so). They said: O Messenger of Allah! Does it really cleanse sins? He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Yes. They said: Then let it remain here.

It is narrated from Sayyida Asma’ (may Allah be pleased with her) that when a woman was brought to her so that she might supplicate for relief from fever, she would pour water into the woman’s garment and would say that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to cool fever with water, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, it is from the steam of Hell.