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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2084 (Book 28, Hadith 49) #27717
The Power of Water and Prayer for Healing

SUMMARY: This hadith explains the importance of using water to cure fever, and suggests a prayer to recite while standing in a flowing river.

Thawban narrated that the Prophet (S.A.W) said: "When one of you suffers from fever - and indeed fever is a piece of the Fire - let him extinguish it with water. Let him stand in a flowing river facing the direction of it and say: Allahummashfi 'abdaka wa saddik Rasulak ('In the name off Allah. O Allah! Cure your slave and testify to Your Messenger)' Doing so after Salat As-Subh(Fajr) and before the rising of the sun. Let him submerse himself in it three times, for three days. If he is not cured in three, then five. If he is not cured in five, then seven. If he is not cured in seven, then nine. For indeed it will not remain after nine, with the permission of Allah".
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَشْقَرُ الرِّبَاطِيُّ، قال حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، قال حَدَّثَنَا مَرْزُوقٌ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الشَّامِيُّ، قال حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَوْبَانُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْحُمَّى فَإِنَّ الْحُمَّى قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ النَّارِ فَلْيُطْفِئْهَا عَنْهُ بِالْمَاءِ فَلْيَسْتَنْقِعْ نَهْرًا جَارِيًا لِيَسْتَقْبِلَ جَرْيَةَ الْمَاءِ فَيَقُولُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ عَبْدَكَ وَصَدِّقْ رَسُولَكَ بَعْدَ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ فَلْيَغْتَمِسْ فِيهِ ثَلاَثَ غَمَسَاتٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَبْرَأْ فِي ثَلاَثٍ فَخَمْسٌ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَبْرَأْ فِي خَمْسٍ فَسَبْعٌ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَبْرَأْ فِي سَبْعٍ فَتِسْعٌ فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَكَادُ تُجَاوِزُ تِسْعًا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ

TOPICS
fever  *  water  *  prayer  *  healing

QUICK LESSONS:
Use both physical remedies such as water & spiritual remedies such as prayer when sick ; Follow instructions given by Prophet Muhammad SAW ; Have faith in God's power & mercy during difficult times like illness ; Ask sincerely for help from God .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the power of water and prayer for healing. It is narrated by Thawban that the Prophet Muhammad said that when someone has a fever they should stand in a flowing river facing it and say “Allahummashfi 'abdaka wa saddik Rasulak” which translates to “In the name off Allah. O Allah! Cure your slave and testify to Your Messenger” three times after Salat As-Subh(Fajr) before sunrise for three days. If they are not cured after three days then five days or seven days or nine days should be done until they are cured with permission from Allah. This hadith teaches us that we should use both physical remedies such as water as well as spiritual remedies such as prayer when we are sick so that we can be healed with permission from God. It also shows us how important it is to have faith in God's power even during difficult times like illness because He will always help us if we ask Him sincerely with faith in His mercy and compassion towards us all.

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