Sunan Ibn Majah 4303 — honey as a remedy

سنن ابن ماجه 4303 — التداوي بالعسل

A report in Sunan Ibn Majah, no. 4303 (Zuhd), that mentions honey as a remedy. The Medicine Browser lists it with the texts on prophetic medicine, medicine, anatomy, surgery, drugs and treatment.

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«… ـ قَالَ " إِنَّ حَوْضِي مَا بَيْنَ عَدَنَ إِلَى أَيْلَةَ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ أَوَانِيهِ كَعَدَدِ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ شَرْبَةً لَمْ يَظْمَأْ بَعْدَهَا أَبَدًا وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ يَرِدُهُ عَلَىَّ فُقَرَاءُ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الدُّنْسُ ثِيَابًا وَالشُّعْثُ رُءُوسًا الَّذِينَ لاَ يَنْكِحُونَ الْمُنَعَّمَاتِ وَلاَ يُفْتَحُ لَهُمُ السُّدَدُ ". قَالَ فَبَكَى عُمَرُ حَتَّى اخْضَلَّتْ لِحْيَتُهُ ثُمَّ …»

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  • Sunan Ibn Majah (Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi edition)
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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