Benefits of cupping…

231. Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al-Kufy, from Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Fazzaal, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Hameed, from Al-Hakam Bin Makeyn, from Hamza Bin Al-Tayyaar who said: I was in the presence of Abu Al-Hassan the First عليه الصلاة والسلام. He عليه الصلاة والسلام saw me groaning (with pain). So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘What is the matter with you?’ I said, ‘My molar (toothache)’. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘If only you had cupping done’. So I got cupping done and it settled down. I informed him عليه الصلاة والسلام of it’. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said to me: ‘There is no better cure for the people than the sucking out of the blood and a certain amount of honey’. I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you عليه الصلاة والسلام, what is a certain amount of honey?’ He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘A lick of honey’.