What is Hijama Hijama a Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It’s Sunnah as well as treatment. Chinese national treatment called Acupuncture points is derived from Hijama. Hijama is commonly operated in many countries and taught in medical universities as the subject. Unfortunately, in our country due to unawareness of this Sunnah treatment,…
The dry and massage hijamah (cupping) sets are to be kept and re-used but not shared by patients. The cups and acupressure magnets are not to be shared as these have direct contact with the skin. However, the suction pump and extension tube may be shared as they do not have direct contact with the…
The Messenger s.a.w said, “For every disease there is a cure so if the medicine comes upon the disease it cures it by the will of Allah, the Most High.” [Saheeh Muslim (2204)]. Abu Hurairah r.a reported that the Messenger s.a.w said, “If there was something excellent to be used as a remedy then it is hijamah (cupping).” [Saheeh Sunan abi…
Anas ibn Maalik r.a reported that the Messenger s.a.w said,“Indeed the best of remedies you have is hijamah (cupping)” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (5371)]. Abu Hurairah r.a reported that the Messenger s.a.w said,“If there was something excellent to be used as a remedy then it is hijamah (cupping).” [Saheeh Sunan abi Dawud (3857), Saheeh Sunan ibn Maajah (3476)].
The word cupping was derived from the arabic verbs hajama and haj’jamah which they mean to minimize or to restore to basic size, or to diminish in volume or to pull out. In arabic they say, a certain person diminished the problem, they meant that he returned the problem to its original size. Thus he…
