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."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold fast to the disliked yet beneficial thing, that is, 'talbinah' (a broth). By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), it washes your stomach just as water washes dirt from the face." And when anyone of the household of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell ill, the cooking pot would remain on the fire until the matter was decided: either he (the sick person) died or he recovered. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), for Muslim used Muhammad bin al-Sa'ib as evidence and Bukhari used Ayman bin Nabil al-Makki as evidence; nevertheless, the two of them did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that with the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), there was a child whose nostrils were dripping blood. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came in and asked: "What is the matter with this child?" She said: He has al-'udhrah (a throat ailment). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to you, O company of women! Do not kill your children. Any woman whose child has a throat ailment or a headache should take 'Indian costus'." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) (to treat him), and she did so, and the child recovered. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; and Imam Bukhari has also recorded a hadith similar to this, in abridged form, through the narration of al-Zuhri from Umm Qays bint Mihsan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman brought her child to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Shall I treat his al-'udhrah (throat ailment) by pressing his palate? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not burn the throats of your children; rather, take 'Indian costus' and 'wars' and put it into his nose (as su'ut, nasal medicine)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Salma (may Allah be pleased with her); she said: I never heard anyone complain to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) of a pain in his head except that he (peace and blessings be upon him) told him: "Get cupping done (hijamah)," nor did anyone complain of pain in his feet except that he told him: "Dye them with henna (apply henna to them)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; however, Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) used Abd al-Rahman bin Abi al-Mawal as evidence.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The cure for 'irq al-nasa (sciatica) lies in the fat tail of an Arab sheep, which is melted, then divided into three parts, and one part is drunk daily for three days." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed, for the treatment of 'irq al-nasa (sciatica), the fat tail of an Arab sheep, neither very small nor very large; it is melted, its fat divided into three parts, and then one part is drunk each day on an empty stomach. Anas (bin Sirin, the narrator) said: I have described this remedy to three hundred people, and Allah Almighty granted healing to all of them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned 'irq al-nasa (sciatica) and said: "The fat tail of an Arab ram is to be taken, neither very small nor very large; it is melted and (divided into three parts and) drunk for three days." Anas bin Sirin said: I have described this remedy to more than three hundred people, and all of them recovered. All these chains are sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim). Hammad bin Salamah made its chain mu'dal (with consecutive narrators missing), but in our view the narration of al-Mu'tamir bin Sulayman and al-Walid bin Muslim is the correct and preserved one.