Question

Is this authentic?

Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said that if anyone falls ill then he must request his wife for some money from her mahr and he should use it to buy honey. Then he must put some rain water into it and drink the mixture. Insha Allah, he will be cured.

Answer

This narration is recorded in Tafsir Ibn Abi Hatim, In Surah Nisa, Verse 4, under the Verse which discusses giving women their dowries.

Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “When any of you experiences an ailment, he should ask his wife for approximately three dirhams, then purchase honey with it. Thereafter, he should take rainwater and mix the two, for together they will be wholesome, nourishing, and a blessed cure.”

(Tafsir Ibn Abi Hatim, Surah An Nisa, Verse: 4, vol. 3, pg. 862)

Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has declared the chain sound (hasan). He has also referenced the Hadith to Tafsir Ibn Abi Hatim. In this version, the words ‘from her dowry’ have been included.

(Fathul Bari, vol. 10, pg. 170, under Hadith: 5716)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

تفسير ابن أبي حاتم: (٣/ ٨٦٢)، (سورة النساء، الآية: ٤)
(٤٧٧٩) – حدثنا أحمد بن سنان، ثنا عبد الرحمن بن مهدي، عن سفيان، عن السدي، عن يعفور بن المغيرة بن شعبة، عن علي، قال: إذا اشتكى أحدكم شيئا، فليسأل امرأته ثلاثة دراهم أو نحو ذلك فليبتع عسلا، ثم يأخذ ماء السماء، فيجتمع هنيئا مريئا شفاء مباركا.

فتح الباري لابن حجر: (١٠/ ١٧٠)
وأثر علي: إذا اشتكى أحدكم فليستوهب من امرأته من صداقها فليشتر به عسلا ثم يأخذ ماء السماء فيجمع هنيئا مريئا شفاء مباركا. أخرجه بن أبي حاتم في التفسير بسند حسن.