Darussalam · Volume 4
BOOK 27. THE BOOKOF MEDICINESunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3855 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 3
Source no. 3855 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح ابن ماجة (٣٤٣٦)
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3855. It was narrated that Usāmah bin Sharik said: "I came to the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions (were sitting) as if there were birds on their heads.[1] I greeted him with Salām then I sat down. The Bedouin came from here and there, and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, should we seek medical treatment?' He said: 'Seek medical treatment, for Allāh has not created any disease but He has also created a remedy for it, except for one disease: Old age.'" (Sahih)
3855 - حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ النَّمَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابَهُ كَأَنَّمَا عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمُ الطَّيْرُ، فَسَلَّمْتُ ثُمَّ قَعَدْتُ، فَجَاءَ الْأَعْرَابُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا وَهَا هُنَا، فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَنَتَدَاوَى؟ فَقَالَ: «تَدَاوَوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمْ يَضَعْ دَاءً إِلَّا وَضَعَ لَهُ دَوَاءً، غَيْرَ دَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ الْهَرَمُ»
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The Prophet ﷺ himself used remedies and encouraged their use. Using a remedy does not contradict reliance upon Allāh. Ageing is a process of life that is decreed by Allāh, it cannot be reversed by the creatures.