In Tibb al-A’immah...

In Tibb al-A’immah: In his narration from Abi Basir from Abi ‘Abdillah (as) who said: The Holy Prophet (S) used to perform cupping on the (veins of the) neck, so Jibra’il was sent to him by Allah (SwT) with (the instruction that he should perform the cupping on) the upper back (instead).[^19] Also: In the narration from Shu’aib who said: I mentioned (the narration about Amir al-Mu’minin (as) taking a bath after cupping) to Abi ‘Abdillah (as).

He said: When the Holy Prophet (S) performed cupping, his blood got stirred up so he took a bath with cold water, and when Amir al-Mu’minin (as) entered the public baths, his body temperature rose so he poured some cold water to cool off. ^20 [^1]: Cupping was a traditional medical practice that was used to increase blood supply to an area of the body.

(Tr.) [^2]: Qurb al-Isnad: 52,53 [^3]: al-Kafi 6:524 [^4]: Ibid., 8:382 [^5]: Ibid., 8:291 [^6]: ‘Ilal al-Shara’i: 464 [^7]: al-Mustadrak 16:452, al-Ja’fariyat: 199 [^8]: Ma’ani al-Akhbar: 247,248 [^9]: Makarim al-Akhlaq: 74 [^10]: al-Khisal: 384 [^11]: Bihar al-Anwar 76:88 [^12]: Ibid., 76:88 [^13]: Thawab al-A’mal: 37 [^14]: Tibb al-A`immah: 57 [^15]: al-Da’awat: 183 [^16]: al-Kafi 6:320 [^17]: al-Ja’fariyat: 162, al-Mustadrak 13:77 [^18]: Tibb al-A`immah: 50 [^19]: Ibid., 58 Previous…