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Ibn Majah: Hadith 3496

31. Chapters on Medicine

سنن ابن ماجه

3496
Ibn Majah
Hasan (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ بْنِ بَرَكَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا أَخَذَ أَهْلَهُ الْوَعْكُ أَمَرَ بِالْحَسَاءِ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ ‏‏ إِنَّهُ لَيَرْتُو فُؤَادَ الْحَزِينِ وَيَسْرُو عَنْ فُؤَادِ السَّقِيمِ كَمَا تَسْرُو إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْوَسَخَ عَنْ وَجْهِهَا بِالْمَاءِ ‏"‏ ‏‏
It was narrated that "Aishah said:
"If any of his family members became ill, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would order that some broth be made. And he would say: "It consoles the grieving heart and cleanses the ailing heart, as anyone of you cleanses her face of dirt with water.'"
Reference: English : Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3445
Arabic : Book 31, Hadith 3571