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2082. Abū Sa'eed said: "A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'My brother is suffering from loose bowels.' He said: 'Let him drink honey.' So he drank it. Then he came and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! He has drunk honey, but it has only made him more worse.' So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Let him drink honey.'" He said: "So he drank it. Then he came and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! I gave him some more to drink, but it has only made him more worse.'" He said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Allāh has told the truth, and your brother's stomach has lied. Give him honey to drink'. So he gave him some more honey to drink, and he was cured." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
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The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ advised the man to give honey to his brother. But the man gave an insufficient quantity of honey to the patient, which failed to cure the disease. So, time and again, the man came to the Messenger of Allāh
☩ with a negative report, but each time the Messenger of Allāh ☩ advised him to give his brother more of the same. Ultimately, all the filth collected in his stomach was cleared and he was cured by the honey.
