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Black seed cures every disease except death

bukhari:5687 – ʿAbdullāh b. Abī Shaybah > ʿUbaydullāh > Isrāʾīl > Manṣūr > Khālid b. Saʿd

We set out, and Ghalib b. Abjar was with us. He fell ill on the road, and we arrived in Madinah while he was sick. Ibn Abu Atiq visited him and said to us, "Use this black seed. Take five or seven of them, crush them, then drip it into his nose with drops of oil on this side and on this side, for Aishah told me that she heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Indeed, this black seed is a cure for every disease except sam."" I said, "What is al-sam?" He said, "Death."

البخاري:٥٦٨٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ

خَرَجْنَا وَمَعَنَا غَالِبُ بْنُ أَبْجَرَ، فَمَرِضَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، فَقَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَهْوَ مَرِيضٌ، فَعَادَهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عَتِيقٍ، فَقَالَ لَنَا: عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الْحُبَيْبَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ، فَخُذُوا مِنْهَا خَمْسًا أَوْ سَبْعًا، فَاسْحَقُوهَا، ثُمَّ اقْطُرُوهَا فِي أَنْفِهِ بِقَطَرَاتِ زَيْتٍ فِي هَذَا الْجَانِبِ وَفِي هَذَا الْجَانِبِ، فَإِنَّ عَائِشَةَ حَدَّثَتْنِي أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْحَبَّةَ السَّوْدَاءَ شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلاَّ مِنَ السَّامِ» قُلْتُ: وَمَا السَّامُ؟ قَالَ: الْمَوْتُ.

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Black seed as a remedy

ibnmajah:3449 – Abū Bakr b. Abī Shaybah > ʿUbaydullāh > Isrāʾīl > Manṣūr > Khālid b. Saʿd

We went out, and with us was Ghalib b. Abjar. He fell ill on the way, and we came to Madinah while he was ill. Ibn Abu Atiq visited him and said to us, "Use this black seed. Take five or seven of them, grind them, then drip it into his nose with drops of oil, on this side and on this side; for Aishah told them that she heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Indeed, this black seed is a cure for every disease, unless it is sam."" I said, "What is al-sam?" He said, "Death."

ابن ماجة:٣٤٤٩ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ

خَرَجْنَا وَمَعَنَا غَالِبُ بْنُ أَبْجَرَ، فَمَرِضَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، فَقَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ، فَعَادَهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عَتِيقٍ، وَقَالَ لَنَا: عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الْحَبَّةِ السَّوْدَاءِ، فَخُذُوا مِنْهَا خَمْسًا أَوْ سَبْعًا، فَاسْحَقُوهَا، ثُمَّ اقْطُرُوهَا فِي أَنْفِهِ بِقَطَرَاتِ زَيْتٍ، فِي هَذَا الْجَانِبِ وَفِي هَذَا الْجَانِبِ؛ فَإِنَّ عَائِشَةَ حَدَّثَتْهُمْ أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْحَبَّةَ السَّوْدَاءَ شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ السَّامُ». قُلْتُ: وَمَا السَّامُ؟ قَالَ: الْمَوْتُ.