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Sahih al-Bukhari 5709-5712 (Book 76, Hadith 29) #5480
Forbidding Forced Medicine

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) forbade his family from forcing medicine into the mouth of a patient, except for Al-'Abbas who was not present when this happened.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas and 'Aisha: Abu Bakr kissed (the forehead of) the Prophet when he was dead'.Aisha added: We put medicine in one side of his mouth but he started waving us not to insert the medicine into his mouth. We said, "He dislikes the medicine as a patient usually does". But when he came to his senses he said, "Did I not forbid you to put medicine (by force) in the side of my mouth?" We said, "We thought it was just because a patient usually dislikes medicine". He said, "None of those who are in the house but will be forced to take medicine in the side of his mouth while I am watching, except Al-'Abbas, for he had not witnessed your deed".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَعَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَبَّلَ النَّبِيَّ وَهْوَ مَيِّتٌ‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لَدَدْنَاهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ، فَجَعَلَ يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا، أَنْ لاَ تَلُدُّونِي‏.‏ فَقُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمْ أَنْ تَلُدُّونِي ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةَ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ يَبْقَى فِي الْبَيْتِ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ لُدَّ ـ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ ـ إِلاَّ الْعَبَّاسَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ

TOPICS
medicine  *  force  *  patient  *  witnessing  *  dawaa  *  qahr  *  maridh  *  shuhud

QUICK LESSONS:
Be gentle with those who are ill or in need of medical attention; Respect their wishes even if they do not want to take medicine; Be mindful of your actions in front of others so that they can witness your good deeds and learn from them.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's teachings on how to treat patients. He forbade his family from forcing medicine into the mouth of a patient, as it is usually unpleasant for them. He made an exception for Al-'Abbas, who was not present when this happened. This hadith teaches us that we should be gentle and kind with those who are ill or in need of medical attention, and that we should respect their wishes even if they do not want to take medicine. We should also be mindful of our actions in front of others so that they can witness our good deeds and learn from them.

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