Is cupping permissible for someone who is not ill?

The Shaykh: Is it clear?

The questioner : Is that clear?

The Shaykh: Others

The questioner : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) underwent cupping, so is it possible for a person, even if he is not ill, to do it as an application of the Sunnah? Should he undergo cupping?

The Shaykh : No, this is a Sunnah, meaning, as the jurists say, it has a rational purpose. It is not a purely devotional act performed solely for the sake of worship, but rather for treatment. A person who has a headache, back pain, or foot pain undergoes cupping at that time for treatment. That is why we find that the Messenger (peace be upon him) did not always undergo cupping in a specific place, but rather according to what? The need. Sometimes between his shoulders, sometimes on his leg, sometimes on his head, and so on. So, cupping is for treatment. Whoever needs it undergoes cupping, and whoever does not, does not. Is that clear?

The questioner : Clear, if Allah wills...