Hadith 5706

To treat ophthalmia (inflammation or soreness of the eyes) with antimony or kohl.

English source

Darussalam · Volume 7

76 - THE BOOK OF MEDICINE

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 5706 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 126

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English translation

5706. Narrated Umm Salama رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: The husband of a lady died and her eyes became sore and the people mentioned her story to the Prophet ﷺ. They asked him whether it was permissible for her to use kohl as her eyes were exposed to danger. He said, "Previously, when one of you was bereaved of her husband she would stay in her dirty clothes in a bad unhealthy house (for one year), and when a dog passed by, she would throw a globe of dung. No, (she should observe the prescribed period 'Iddah' for four months and ten days.” (See H. 5336)

Arabic text

5706 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: أَنَّ امْرَأَةً تُوُفِّيَ زَوْجُهَا، فَاشْتَكَتْ عَيْنَهَا، فَذَكَرُوهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَذَكَرُوا لَهُ الكُحْلَ، وَأَنَّهُ يُخَافُ عَلَى عَيْنِهَا، فَقَالَ: " لَقَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ تَمْكُثُ فِي بَيْتِهَا، فِي شَرِّ أَحْلاَسِهَا - أَوْ: فِي أَحْلاَسِهَا فِي شَرِّ بَيْتِهَا - فَإِذَا مَرَّ كَلْبٌ رَمَتْ بَعْرَةً، فَهَلَّا، أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا "

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