Medicine - Volume 7, Book 71, Number 583 :
We used to go for Military expeditions along with Allah's Apostle and provide the people with water, serve them and bring the dead and the wounded back to Medina.
AI Summary
According to my knowledge, the article discusses the topic of cauterization and its permissibility in Islam. It presents various hadiths that appear to contradict each other regarding the Prophet's stance on cauterization.
The hadiths are categorized into four groups:
1. Those that indicate cauterization is permissible, such as the hadith of Jaabir where the Prophet (peace be upon him) cauterized Ubayy's wound. 2. Those that indicate the Prophet did not like cauterization, such as the hadith of Jaabir where the Prophet said, "If there is anything good in your medicine it is in the instrument of the cupper or drinking honey or cauterizing with fire that suits the ailment, but I would not like to be cauterized." 3. Those that praise those who do not use cauterization, such as the hadith of 'Imraan ibn Husayn where the angels would greet him because he did not use cauterization. 4. Those that indicate cauterization is makrooh (disliked), such as the hadith of Ibn 'Abbaas where the Prophet said, "Healing is to be found in three things: the instrument of the cupper, drinking honey and cauterization with fire, but I forbid my ummah to use cauterization."
The article explains that these hadiths can be reconciled by understanding that forbidding cauterization means it is makrooh, while the hadiths that mention the Prophet using it indicate that it is permissible when there is a need for it. The reason for it being makrooh is because it causes suffering and pain.
Additionally, the article mentions other hadiths that highlight the Prophet's recommendation of honey as a remedy and his dislike for cauterization. It also includes a hadith where a man's abdominal trouble was cured by drinking honey after initially being told to do so multiple times.
In summary, the article discusses the permissibility of cauterization in Islam, presenting various hadiths and their interpretations to reconcile apparent contradictions. It emphasizes that while cauterization is permissible when necessary, it is generally disliked due to the pain it causes.