Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the occasion of the Battle of Ahzab, Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) was struck by an arrow which severed one of his veins, causing blood to flow and his arm to swell. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had him cauterized with fire, but his blood continued to flow. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had him cauterized with fire a second time.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narration transmitted from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding the prohibition of cauterization is to be understood as pertaining to the early period, and that too in cases where there is no such reason that necessitates it, as the Arabs used to do, and by this is meant wasm (i.e., branding/cauterization). Whereas in the narration transmitted from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), there is mention of the permissibility of adopting this method due to a reason that later became apparent, and that is that a person’s recovery should not rely solely on it. This is contrary to the view of the one who claims that there is contradiction in the narrations transmitted from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).