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Forty Illnesses and Their Cures

Chapter 3 of 42

2. Headache

2. Headache

سَلْمَى خَادِمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَشْتَكِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَعًا فِي رَأْسِهِ إِلاَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ احْتَجِمْ

Narrated Salmah: The maidservant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: No one complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of a headache, but he told him to get himself cupped.

  • Illness: Headache / migraine
  • Cure: To perform Cupping on the Head
  • Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3858