Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 273
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 273 take care of the patient's suffering and used to prescribe treatment. Hadrat Ka‘b bin ‘Ujrah ra had accompanied the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa for H ajj. His hair was long and lice infested his head. While in the state of E h r a m he could not shave his head. H u du r sa passed nearby and asked if he was suffering from lice in his hair. Hadrat Ka‘b ra replied, "Yes H u du r sa ". The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa immediately called the barber and had Hadrat Ka‘b's head shaved and them told him, "Now you can offer atonement for shaving while in the state of E h r a m. " 39 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa liked honey and used to prescribe it as remedy. Once, a person told him about his brother's gastric ailment. H u du r sa advised him to give his brother honey to drink. He did this and reported back that his brother's condition had worsened. Again H u du r sa advised that more honey should be given to him. This increased his ailment even more. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa yet again advised honey as treatment and said, "Your brother's stomach is lying and words of God (that there is healing power in honey) are true. " In the end the honey proved to be the cure. 40 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa treated some ailments with camel's milk. He said about 'Kal u nj i ' (onion seeds) "It is cure for every ailment except death. " 41