Hijama / Cupping in Detail.

In the Jummah khutbah in the haram, the mufti was quoted to say, Drawing blood by cupping (Al-Hijamah), nullifies the fast, but bleeding from an injury or nose bleeding do not affect the fast because it was not done intentionally. As to donating blood to save the life of another Muslim, this is considered as Al-Hijamah. In this case, a Muslim must compensate by fasting another day. He said if blood is withdrawn to conduct analyses or a person suffering from heart disease uses a sublingualtablet (under the tongue), there is no harm. As to menses during fasting even if a short while before sunset or blood coming out a few minutes after sunset does not affect or nullifya woman’sfast, hesaid.[/quote]


The above was a salafi point of view, but look how the scholars of Hadith are of a different opinion, SubhanAllah.

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Hijamah (taking blood from the body) does not render the fasting invalid without dislikeness. This is according to Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Malik and Imam Shafi'and the Jumhur (majority)(Rahmatullahi Alaihim). In another narration of Imam Shafi' and Imam Malik it is Makruh. (Bidayatul Mujtahid Vol.1 Pg.212)

Evidence:

Ibn `Abbas (RadhiyAllahu Anhu) says that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) was cupped while he was in the state of Ihram and while he was fasting. (Al-Bukhari)

Anas (RadhiyAllahu Anhu) was asked once, did you dislike cupping for the fasting person? He (Anas) said: No, (we did not) unless it made the person weak. (Al-Bukhari)

Also, the permissibility of performing cupping was reported from Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, Ibn Mas`ud, Ibn `Abbas, Ibn `Umar, Anas Bin Malik, Husayn ibn `Ali, Zayd ibn Arqam, `A'ishah, and Umm Salamah (RadhiyAllahu Anhum). ('Umdatul Qari Vol.11 Pg.39)

Imam Ahmad and Imam Ishaq and other scholars (Rahmatullahi Alaihim) says that Hijamah makes the fasting invalid. (Ma'alimus Sunan Lil Khattabi Vol.3 Pg.242)

Evidence:

Rafi' Ibn Khadij (RadhiyAllahu Anhu) narrates that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said,"The cupper and the cupped have broken the fast." (Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud)

Imam Tahawi (Ramatullahi Alaih) says the meaning to this Hadith; "The cupper and the cupped have broken the fast" refers to the loss of reward due to Ghibah (Backbiting) and not cupping. Imam Tahawi mentions a Hadith which is narrated by Abu Al Ash'ath As San'ani (RadhiyAllahu Anhu) that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said,"The cupper and the cupped have broken the fast, because they have backbited." (Tahawi Vol.1 Pg.295, 296)

Imam Shafi' and others say that this Hadith has been abrogated by the Hadith of Ibn Abbas (RadhiyAllahu Anhu), which confirmed that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) was cupped while fasting. (Kitabul Umm Vol.2 Pg.108)

Therefore, taking a blood test or applying injection does not affect the validity of fasting.

(See: Darse Tirmidhi Vol.2 Pg.608-612 and 622)

And Only Allah Ta'ala Knows Best.

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Moulana Qamruz

I did have a question for you, and that is, "What size should the cups be, as they come in a variety of sizes. If you could give me the dimensions, that would be helpful."?

although in this video, the cups are made of glass and fire is used, there is now a method using plastic cups and a suction pully, no fire is used.

www.muftisays.com/qa/question/2504/shafiee-madhab.html

Jazakallahu Khair, some very interesting points.

I hope you understand that I am not a practitioner, I am a simply person and engineer by field.

The inofo I have provided is so others can benefit from it. My wife had done the course and performed Hijama on me, not the other way round.

With regards to the chart, then I believe it is for dry cupping as used by the chinese.


Respected brother, you say that Hijama should only be performed after a certain age for women, and it kind of makes sense, but the way the courses are being taught here, to and for the sisters, it does not seem to be like that, in fact, they perform cupping very often as they see and feel the benefits of it.


I did have a question for you, and that is, "What size should the cups be, as they come in a variety of sizes. If you could give me the dimensions, that would be helpful."?