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tabarani:478 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Salm al-Rāzī > Wāṣil b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Muḥammad b. Fuḍayl > al-Ajlaḥ > Ziyād b. ʿIlāqah > Usāmah b. Sharīk

[Machine] The Bedouins came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, who among the people is the best?" He replied, "The one who has the best character." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, do you yourself seek medical treatment?" He said, "Yes, seek medical treatment, for indeed Allah has not created any disease except that He has also created its cure."  

الطبراني:٤٧٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلْمٍ الرَّازِيُّ ثنا وَاصِلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنِ الْأَجْلَحِ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ قَالَ

جَاءَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَتَدَاوَى؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ تَدَاوَوْا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ دَاءً إِلَّا أَنْزَلَ لَهُ الشِّفَاءَ»  

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ahmad:18456 – Muṣʿab b. Sallām > al-Ajlaḥ > Ziyād b. ʿIlāqah > Usāmah b. Sharīk a man from Qawmih

[Machine] An Arab man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, who is the best among people?" He replied, "The one with the best character." Then he asked, "O Messenger of Allah, do you seek treatment?" He replied, "Seek treatment, for indeed Allah has not sent down a disease except that He has also sent down its cure. It is known to those who know it and unknown to those who do not know it."  

أحمد:١٨٤٥٦ – حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَجْلَحُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَتَدَاوَى؟ قَالَ تَدَاوَوْا فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ دَاءً إِلَّا أَنْزَلَ لَهُ شِفَاءً عَلِمَهُ مَنْعَلِمَهُ وَجَهِلَهُ مَنْ جَهِلَهُ  

tabarani:474 – [Chain 1] Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad al-Firyābī > Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥajjāj al-Sāmī > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Muslim [Chain 2] al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Tustarī > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > Ziyād b. ʿIlāqah > Usāmah b. Sharīk

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when some people came to him and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, do you seek medical treatment?" He replied, "Yes, indeed, Allah ﷻ has not sent down a disease except that He has also sent down its cure."  

الطبراني:٤٧٤ – حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ السَّامِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا جَرِيرٌ جَمِيعًا عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَتَدَاوَى؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ دَاءً إِلَّا أَنْزَلَ لَهُ شِفَاءً»  

tabarani:479 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī And Muḥammad b. al-ʿAbbās al-Aṣbahānī al-Akhram > Muḥammad b. Ḥarb al-Nashāʾī > ʿUmar b. Shabīb al-Muslī > ʿAmr b. Qays al-Mulāʾī > ʿAlqamah b. Marthad > Ziyād b. ʿIlāqah > Usāmah b. Sharīk

[Machine] The Bedouins came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we have difficulty in this matter, and we have difficulty in that matter." He said, "There is no difficulty. Allah has removed all difficulties except for one who has borrowed (money) and is unable to repay it. That is the only difficulty." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, do you seek treatment?" He said, "Seek treatment, for Allah has not sent down a disease except that He has also sent down its cure, except for old age." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the best thing that a person can be given?" He said, "Good character."  

الطبراني:٤٧٩ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ الْأَخْرَمُ قَالَا ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ النَّشَائِيُّ ثنا عُمَرُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ الْمُسْلِيُّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْمُلَائِيِّ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ فَقَالَ

أَتَى الْأَعْرَابُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا حَرَجٌ فِي كَذَا؟ عَلَيْنَا حَرَجٌ فِي كَذَا؟ قَالَ لَا حَرَجَ وَضَعَ اللهُ الْحَرَجَ إِلَّا امْرِءاٌ اقْتَرَضَ مِنْ عِرْضِ أَخِيهِ فَذَلِكَ الْحَرَجُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَتَدَاوَى؟ قَالَ تَدَاوَوْا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ دَاءً أَلَا وَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ لَهُ شِفَاءً إِلَّا الْهَرَمَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا خَيْرُ مَا أُعْطِيَ الْإِنْسَانُ؟ قَالَ «الْخُلُقُ الْحَسَنُ»