It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Make it your practice to use ithmid (antimony kohl), for it makes the hair grow and sharpens the eyesight." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Amr bin Yahya bin Umarah bin Abi Hasan informed; he said: Maryam bint Iyas bin al-Bukayr (who was the daughter of a Companion of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) narrated to me; she narrates from one of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I think she was Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her and asked: "Do you have any dharirah (a fragrant powder)?" She said: Yes. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) called for it and placed it on a pimple that had appeared between two of the toes of his foot, then he made this supplication: 'Allahumma mutfi'a al-kabir, wa mukabbira al-saghir, atfi'ha 'anni' (O Allah, the One who extinguishes the big and makes the small grow big, extinguish it from me). And so the pimple disappeared. 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 Qatadah bin al-Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty loves a servant, He protects him from the world (and its pollutions), just as one of you protects his sick person from water (so that it does not harm him)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; and the practical explanation of this hadith lies in the incident which Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Aslam (the slave of Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I fell seriously ill during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), so he called a physician for me. That physician placed me on such a strict diet that, because of the severity of the diet, I used to suck on date stones.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty protects His believing servant from the world (and its pollutions), while He loves him, just as you protect your sick person from food and drink (so that it does not harm him), fearing for him." The narrator narrated it from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), while in the hadith of Umarah bin Ghaziyyah it is narrated from Sayyiduna Qatadah bin al-Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him); and in my view both chains are sahih (authentic). And Allah knows best.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he visited al-Muqanna' (a man by that name) when he was ill, then said: I will not leave here until he has cupping done, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, there is healing in it." 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 Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin of Banu Fazarah (of Banu Umm Qirfah) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while a cupper was cupping him (peace and blessings be upon him) with cupping vessels (made of horns) and making incisions with a blade. He asked: O Messenger of Allah, what is this? Why do you allow him to cut your skin? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is hijamah (cupping), and it is the best of all the things with which you treat yourselves." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj and Zuhayr bin Mu'awiyah also narrated it from Abd al-Malik bin Umayr.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best remedy with which you treat yourselves is hijamah (cupping)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the same (regarding the virtue of cupping).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: A Bedouin of Banu Fazarah (of Banu Umm Qirfah) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while a cupper was cupping him (peace and blessings be upon him) with cupping vessels (made of horns) and making an incision with a blade. He asked: O Messenger of Allah, what is this? Why do you allow him to cut your skin? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is hijamah (cupping)." He asked: What is hijamah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is the best of the things with which people treat themselves."