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tabarani:12847ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > al-Qaʿnabī > Abū Hilāl > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi narrated that Abu Hilal narrated from Muhammad bin Sireen from Ibn Abbas, who said: "The Prophet of Allah ﷺ performed cupping and paid the cupper, and even if it was impure, he would not pay him."  

الطبراني:١٢٨٤٧حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ثنا أَبُو هِلَالٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ «احْتَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَآجَرَهُ وَلَوْ كَانَ خَبِيثًا لَمْ يَأْجُرْهُ»