Zoefria4life
11-10-2004, 23:35
lees t, tis echt t lezen waard :love: HIJAMA (CUPPING) - PROPHETIC TREATMENT Hijama, translated as cupping, literally means to suck. It is practiced by using vacuum cups or other means to suck the skin and the blood out of a part of the human body. The Prophet, salla ALLAHu alaihi wa sallam, used to have hijama done on him and we are told it is a cure for some aches and ailments. In a Sahih Hadith from Al-Bukhari, Ibn 'Abbas, radiya ALLAHu anhuma, narrated that the Prophet, salla ALLAHu alaihi wa sallam, said: ىHealing is in three things: a drink of honey, a slash with a knife used for cupping and cauterizing by fire, but I forbid my followers from cauterizing by fire." Ibn 'Abbas, radiya ALLAHu anhuma, also narrated that the Prophet, salla ALLAHu alaihi wa sallam, was cupped while he was in the state of Ihram, and also while he was fasting. The Chinese, Babylonians and other earlier peoples practiced cupping before the time of Islam. They used metal cups, bamboo shoots and animal horns. A vacuum would be drawn by sucking out the air, thus drawing in the body part to which the apparatus was applied. Later on, glass cups were used. Cupping is useful when septic blood lies in the skin and causes pain. It can be beneficial against pain in shoulder, throat, head, face, ears, nose, eyes, or other areas. It is preferred to bathe an hour or two before cupping and to be cupped during the day rather than at night, though the latter is allowed. One should avoid cupping directly after meals or on a full stomach. Cupping can be practiced in two ways: dry or wet. Dry cupping is administered by cleaning the area to be cupped with an antiseptic agent and placing the vacuum cup directly on the area to be cupped. The vacuum is drawn and the skin is sucked into the cup. This is maintained for the prescribed period of time and then the cup is gently removed. Wet cupping is administered by making a number of small cuts in the skin in the area to be cupped and then the vacuum cup is placed on the skin and a vacuum is drawn. The skin will be drawn into the cup and blood is sucked out of the area. When done properly, on an area that has septic blood, the blood drawn will be dark. The process is repeated until the blood turns red. Then the cupping should be stopped. The wound should be cleaned and bandaged. The Prophet, salla ALLAHu alaihi wa sallam, was cupped on the upper back, the two jugular veins, the head and the hip. Cupping may be applied to other areas including the face, legs and feet. Some days and times are better for cupping than others. The middle of the lunar month, the 17th, 19th and 21st have been mentioned in a Hadith. Also, Thursdays are preferred for cupping and Mondays and Tuesdays are also acceptable while Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays should be avoided. If one is in pain, they may be cupped during these days or any day of the month. Cupping is a serious remedy that requires knowledge of the areas to apply cupping to and the means of administering the process. It should not be practiced at home unless one has the knowledge and experience to do so. There are professionals that can administer cupping in the proper manner. het wordt hier in NL niet gedaan... alleen in de arabische landen