Remedy
15 sayings
Treat yourselves with medicine, for verily Allah has not sent down any ailment except that he has sent down a cure for it with the exception of death and old age.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 28088; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 770 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Starving out is the best of remedies
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 903; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 771 link
Dieting from food causes no harm to the sick person.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 62, p. 140, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 771 link
[Starting to] Diet from food is of no benefit to the sick person after seven days
al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 291, no. 442; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 771 link
Diet control is the fountainhead of remedies and the stomach is the house of all ailments, so condition your body while it can be conditioned.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 180, no. 2468; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 771 link
Diet control is not to avoid eating absolutely anything, rather diet control is to eat lightly
al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 291, no. 443; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 772 link
In the soil of the grave of ?usayn (AS) is a healing for every disease, for it is the greatest remedy
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 101, p. 123, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 772 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It is possible for a medicine to be an ailment and an ailment to be a medicine.
Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 772 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The pain of one who cannot bear the bitterness of a remedy will continue.
Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 772 link
Do not prescribe any remedy for a king, for if it benefits him, he will fail to show gratitude to you, and if it harms him he will accuse you
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 382, no. 47; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 772 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A Muslim does not seek to treat himself [with medicine] until the ailment overcomes his health
al-Khisal, p. 620, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 771 link
There is no medicine except that it exacerbates another ailment, and there is nothing more beneficial to the body than self-restraint from all except that which the body needs
al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 273, no. 409; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 771 link
A prophet from among the prophets fell sick and said, 'I will not treat myself [with medicine] until the One who made me sick heals me'. Then Allah revealed to him saying, 'I will not heal you until you treat yourself [with medicine] for verily the healing is from Me
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 62, p. 66, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 770 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
For every ailment, there is a cure
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7275; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 770 link
Avoid medicine as long as your body can bear the ailment, but if it cannot bear the ailment, then resort to medicine.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 211, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 771 link
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