Hadith #206
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مَكَّةَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ قَالَ كَانَ عُرْوَةُ يَقُولُ لِعَائِشَةَ يَا أُمَّتَاهُ لَا أَعْجَبُ مِنْ فَهْمِكِ أَقُولُ زَوْجَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَبِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَلَا أَعْجَبُ مِنْ عِلْ
مِكِ بِالشِّعْرِ وَأَيَّامِ النَّاسِ أَقُولُ ابْنَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَكَانَ أَعْلَمَ النَّاسِ أَوْ وَمِنْ أَعْلَمِ النَّاسِ وَلَكِنْ أَعْجَبُ مِنْ عِلْمِكِ بِالطِّبِّ كَيْفَ هُوَ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ هُوَ قَالَ فَضَرَبَتْ عَلَى مَنْكِبِهِ وَقَالَتْ أَيْ عُرَيَّةُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَسْقَمُ عِنْدَ آخِرِ عُمْرِهِ أَوْ فِي آخِرِ عُمْرِهِ فَكَانَتْ تَقْدَمُ عَلَيْهِ وُفُودُ الْعَرَبِ مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ فَتَنْعَتُ لَهُ الْأَنْعَاتَ وَكُنْتُ أُعَالِجُهَا لَهُ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ
Isnad Chain
هشام بن عروة
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Urwa said to her: 'O mother's sister, I am not surprised by your knowledge of poetry and history, but I am amazed by your knowledge of medicine — how did you acquire it?' She struck his shoulder and said: 'O Urwa, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fall ill toward the end of his life. Delegations of Arabs would come from all directions and prescribe treatments for him. I would prepare them for him, and that is how I learned.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 44, Hadith 206
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 23244
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-59634