Guidance towards using Hijaamah (cupping) to cure diseases
Diseases caused by excessive substances are
either sanguineous, bilious, phlegm, or melancholic. Curing sanuineous plethora
necessitates taking out the blood. If plethora was from the other three types,
its cure is in softening the stool as recommended for each disease. (honey as
laxative and cupping is used to extort festering blood). Some doctors said that
the diseases related to the temperament are either material or non-material and
the material ones are either cold, hot, wet, or dry or a combination of these
states.
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These four conditions which hotness and
coldness bring about effects while other two, wetness and dryness, are usually
affected. When one of the two effective temperaments is stronger than the other,
it is usually accompanied by one of the affected temperaments. Similarly, every
type of temperament in the body and other effective substances is of two attributes,
effective and affected.
It would be concluded that temperamental
disorders are usually caused by whichever effective condition is stronger,
hotness or coldness. Hence, the Prophet’s statement draws our attention to the
source of diseases. i.e hotness or coldness: For this would bring about
removing the harmful substances and relieving the irritated temperament. { if
the ailment was hot, the cure necessitates extracting the blood by puncturing
the veins or cupping, both of which help extract the septic matter, cooling the
temperament.
If the sickness is cold, we should treat it
with heat, the remedy provided by taking honey. If curing such illness entails
extracting the cold material that has caused the illness, honey also helps in
this case because it leads the various substances to saturation along with its
other qualities of cleansing, softening, soothing and relieving the affected
organs. In this case, the septic material will be gently extracted while saving
the body the annoyance of using strong laxatives. Cupping the upper section of
the back helps against the aches of the shoulder and the throat. Cupping the
two jugular veins is efficient for the sickness of the head, face, teeth, ears,
eyes, nose and throat,
Condition: if these illness were caused by
excessive presence of blood, septic blood or both of the ingredients ( tibb Nabawiyy page 69)
Periods best
known for coveting cupping
Ibn Majah recorded on the authority of Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) that the messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) said: “ Let those who intend to have cupping do that on the 17th, 19th, or 21st of the month to prevent the septic blood from causing death to one of you.”
The lesson derived from the hadith maps
cupping onto relieving the body from sudden death through the removal of the
festering blood though we surely believe that the death of anyone is already
pre-destined yet following the footsteps of the prophet to enhance and desire
good destiny to continuing worshipping Allah.
In addition to Tibb Al-Nabawiy, Abu Dawud
narrated that Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) related that the
prophet (p.b.u.h) that he said:” Those who have cupping on the 17th,
19th, or 21st will be cured from every disease”. What is
meant by “every disease” mentioned in the hadith is all diseases cause by the
blood- related diseases. The ahadith match the opinion adopted by doctors that
cupping is prefereed in the later half of the month and the third quarter,
rather than the beginning or the end of the month.
Although imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal used to do
cupping during any part of the month regardless of time, be it day or night
when the septic blood became irritated. To this fact, cupping could be done at
any moment when it is necessitated. The author o f the book (AL Qunun)*Ibn
Sinai said cupping is preferred during the day, the second or the third hour
and evade having cupping agter taking a bath. Yet, when necessary in reference
, it s to the one whose blood is thick) one should take a bath then rest for an
hour or so and then use cupping.
“cupping is not preferred when the stomach is
full, for it might casue various ailments, especially after taking a heavy meal
on an empty stomach. Yet if the sickness aggravates, cupping becomes warranteed
and needed whatever the circumstances, for the prophet said: “ so that the
septic blood does not cause death to one of you”.
Reports on drugs
Cupping on Saturday or Wednesday may cause leprosy or white vitiligo (Khalil recorded)
Importance
of cupping
1.1. Helps increase the ability of memorization. The vitality of sanity
2. Effective pain Management
3. Headaches relief management
4. Reduces the risk of high blood pressure
5.Cupping improves blood circulation
6. Cupping stimulates the release of toxins from tissues
6. Cupping can help with varicose and spider veins