TenremedieswiththeirevidencefromtheSunnah

Read this page the right way. These are the foods and substances the Sunnah itself commends, each with its hadith and grading. They are blessings and causes — not prescriptions, and not replacements for your doctor or your medication. “A cure for every disease” is the hadith’s wording about the blessing Allah placed in a thing; it is not an instruction to swap it for treatment. Medical care first; these alongside.

1. Zamzam water

Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said of zamzam: “It is blessed; it is food that satisfies” — with the addition in some narrations: “and a cure for sickness.” — al-Tayalisi 457, Ahmad 5/175, Muslim 7/154 (the addition is not in Muslim’s wording)

And Ibn ‘Abbas relates: “The best water on the face of the earth is the water of zamzam: in it is food that satisfies and a cure for sickness…” — al-Tabarani; al-Albani, al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 1056

2. Honey

Abu Sa‘id (may Allah be pleased with him): a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “My brother’s stomach is upset.” He said: “Give him honey to drink.” The man came a second time — “Give him honey.” A third — “Give him honey.” Then he came back and said, “I have done so.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah has spoken the truth, and your brother’s stomach has lied. Give him honey.” He gave him honey, and he was cured. — Bukhari 5360 (also numbered 5684), Muslim 2217

3. Black seed

Khalid ibn Sa‘d relates: we set out with Ghalib ibn Abjar, who fell ill on the way, and reached Madinah with him still sick. Ibn Abi ‘Atiq visited him and told us: “Keep to this little black seed. Take five or seven seeds, crush them, then drip them into his nose with drops of oil, this side and this side — for ‘A’ishah told me she heard the Prophet ﷺ say: ‘This black seed is a cure for every disease except al-sam.’ I asked: what is al-sam? He said: ‘Death.’” — Bukhari 5363 (also numbered 5687)

4. Senna and sannut

Abu Ubayy ibn Umm Haram — who prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ towards both qiblahs — heard him say: “Keep to senna and sannut, for in them is a cure for every disease except al-sam.” It was asked: what is al-sam? He said: “Death.” — Ibn Majah; graded acceptable by the scholars of hadith. As for sannut: Ibn Abi ‘Ablah said it is dill; others said it is the honey stored in a skin of ghee, citing the old verse about “ghee and sannut”. (Senna is a strong natural laxative — food-grade amounts only, and not alongside conditions or medicines your doctor has flagged.)

5. ‘Ajwah dates

‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) relates that the Prophet ﷺ said: “In the ‘ajwah of al-‘Aliyah, taken first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, is a cure from every sihr or poison.” — Ahmad 6/77, 105, 152; al-Albani: “a good chain, on the standard of the two Sheikhs save for a memory-based weakness in Sharik ibn ‘Abdillah,” with supporting narrations — al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 2000

6. Indian costus (qust)

Umm Qays bint Mihsan (may Allah be pleased with her) heard the Prophet ﷺ say: “Keep to this Indian wood, for in it are seven cures: it is taken through the nose for throat swelling (‘udhrah), and given by mouth for pleurisy (dhat al-janb).” — Bukhari 5368 (also numbered 5692), Muslim 2214

7. Olive oil

‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Eat the oil and anoint yourselves with it, for it is from a blessed tree.” — al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah; also from Abu Usayd via Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi; graded sahih by al-Albani through its combined routes

8. Cow’s milk and its ghee

‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet ﷺ: “Keep to the milk of cows, for they graze from every plant, and it is a healing from every disease.” — al-Hakim 4/403; al-Albani, al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 1943

9. Camel’s milk — the ‘Uraynah narration

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that a group of people were sick and said: “O Messenger of Allah, shelter us and feed us.” When they recovered they said Madinah’s air oppressed them, so he lodged them at al-Harrah with his herd of camels and said: “Drink of their milk” — and in the other narrations of the same incident, “and their urine.” The narration continues: when they grew well, they murdered the Prophet’s ﷺ herdsman and drove off the herd; he sent men after them, and they were punished with the severity the hadith records — hands and feet cut and eyes seared, left as they had left the herdsman. Al-Hasan al-Basri, hearing that Anas had told al-Hajjaj this story, wished he had not told it to such a man. — Bukhari 5361 (also numbered 5685-5686)

Kept here because the source lists it and the narration is authentic; it is a report of a specific desert incident, not a remedy this site suggests anyone pursue. The punishment belongs to its context — these were murderers under a ruler’s judgement, and even the salaf were uneasy about the story being quoted loosely.

10. Antimony kohl (ithmid)

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Keep to ithmid at sleep, for it clears the sight and grows the lashes.” — Ibn Majah 3496; al-Albani, al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 724. (Buy only certified, lead-free kohl; traditional preparations are often contaminated with lead.)

Using this list well

• These are foods and blessings to fold into an ordinary, healthy life — honey in the morning, dates, olive oil on the table, zamzam when you can get it.
• Their benefit is by Allah’s permission, and taking them with that belief is itself worship.
• None of them argues with a prescription. The same Sunnah that names honey commands: “Seek treatment, servants of Allah.” The doctor’s clinic and this list are allies, not rivals.