Hadith #279
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ احْتَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْأَخْدَع
َيْنِ وَبَيْنَ الْكَتِفَيْنِ حَجَمَهُ عَبْدٌ لِبَنِي بَيَاضَةَ وَكَانَ أَجْرُهُ مُدًّا وَنِصْفًا فَكَلَّمَ أَهْلَهُ حَتَّى وَضَعُوا عَنْهُ نِصْفَ مُدٍّ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَعْطَاهُ أَجْرَهُ وَلَوْ كَانَ حَرَامًا مَا أَعْطَاهُ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
معمر
الزهري
عبيد الله بن عبد الله
ابن عباس
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had cupping performed on his two jugular veins and between his shoulder blades. It was a slave belonging to Banu Bayadah who cupped him. His [daily tribute] was one mudd and a half, and [the Prophet ﷺ] spoke to his masters until they reduced it by half a mudd. Ibn 'Abbas said: '[the Prophet ﷺ] paid him his fee — had it been forbidden, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not have paid him.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 10, Hadith 279
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2917
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39307