Sahih al-Bukhari 4439 — the Prophet's illness; pain

صحيح البخاري 4439 — مرض النبي، الوجع

A report in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 4439 (Military Expeditions led by the Prophet ﷺ (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)), that mentions the Prophet's illness, pain, a complaint of an ailment. The Medicine Browser lists it with the texts on prophetic medicine, medicine, anatomy, surgery, drugs and treatment.

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«حَدَّثَنِي حِبَّانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَا ـ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ إِذَا اشْتَكَى نَفَثَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِالْمُعَوِّذَاتِ وَمَسَحَ عَنْهُ بِيَدِهِ فَلَمَّا اشْتَكَى وَجَعَهُ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ طَفِقْتُ أَنْفِثُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِالْمُعَوِّذَاتِ، الَّتِي كَانَ يَنْفِثُ، وَأَمْسَحُ بِيَدِ النَّبِيِّ عَنْهُ.»

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  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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Simple and compound drugs (al-adwiya al-mufrada wal-murakkaba)

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