Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ الْأَزْرَقُ ثنا زَكَرِيَّا عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرُ الدَّوَاءِ السَّعُوطُ وَاللَّدُودُ وَالْحِجَامَةُ وَالْمَشِيُّ وَالْعَلَقُ هَذَا مُرْسَلٌ أَوْرَدَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ فِي الْمَرَاسِيلِ وَرَوَاهُ عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرُ مَا تَدَاوَيْتُمْ بِهِ السَّعُوطُ وَاللَّدُودُ وَالْحِجَامَةُ وَالْمَشِيُّ وَرُوِّينَا فِيمَا مَضَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْإِثْمِدِ فَإِنَّهُ يَجْلُو الْبَصَرَ وَيُنْبِتُ الشَّعْرَ
English Translation
Abu al-Husayn ibn Bishran informed us, Abu Ja'far al-Razzaz informed us, Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah ibn Yazid narrated to us, Ishaq al-Azraq narrated to us, Zakariyya narrated to us from al-Sha'bi who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The best medicine is nasal drops, oral administration, cupping, purging, and leeches." This is mursal (disconnected). Abu Dawud included it in al-Marasil. Abbad ibn Mansur also narrated it from Ikrimah from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The best things you can treat with are nasal drops, oral administration, cupping, and purging." And we have previously narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "You should use antimony (ithmid), for it clears the sight and makes the hair grow."