What is the ruling on the hadith: (The cure for my Ummah is in three things), and what is its meaning?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: The home of His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: May I speak with him?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: His Eminence, I wanted to ask you about a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to make sure whether the hadith is authentic or weak, and it mentioned three types of medicine, but I forgot.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: So I want to know what this hadith is.
The Shaykh: In my opinion, it is an authentic hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And what is mentioned in it is cupping and honey, and I do not remember the third one right now.
The student: Cauterization?
The questioner: Cauterization with fire.
The Shaykh: Cauterization, yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: These three.
The questioner: Yes, excuse me, His Eminence, does the hadith imply exclusivity?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner: What do I take from its meaning?
The Shaykh: That these three contain the cure, and that is all.
The questioner: Meaning, the phrasing "The cure for my Ummah is in three things" does not mean exclusivity.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner: Excuse me, His Eminence, did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ever prescribe a treatment other than these three treatments?
The Shaykh: Did you not hear him (peace be upon him) say:Sahih al-Bukhari 5688?
The questioner: The black seed.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes, and this is also an authentic hadith.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Is it possible that my brother wants to ask you a question?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: There is a brother of mine who wants to ask you a question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: The home of His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: May I speak with him?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: His Eminence, I wanted to ask you about a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to make sure whether the hadith is authentic or weak
The cure for my Ummah is in three things
شفاء أمَّتي في ثلاثThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: So I want to know what this hadith is.
The Shaykh: In my opinion, it is an authentic hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And what is mentioned in it is cupping and honey, and I do not remember the third one right now.
The student: Cauterization?
The questioner: Cauterization with fire.
The Shaykh: Cauterization, yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: These three.
The questioner: Yes, excuse me, His Eminence, does the hadith imply exclusivity?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner: What do I take from its meaning?
The Shaykh: That these three contain the cure, and that is all.
The questioner: Meaning, the phrasing "The cure for my Ummah is in three things" does not mean exclusivity.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner: Excuse me, His Eminence, did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ever prescribe a treatment other than these three treatments?
The Shaykh: Did you not hear him (peace be upon him) say:
There is healing in black cumin for all diseases
الحبَّة السَّوداء شفاءٌ من كلِّ داءٍThe questioner: The black seed.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes, and this is also an authentic hadith.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Is it possible that my brother wants to ask you a question?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: There is a brother of mine who wants to ask you a question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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