rinsed his mouth with water and washed his hands, then gave the water to the woman, telling her to give it to the child to drink. After the child had drunk it, nothing remained of his illness and affliction, and he became so intelligent, he surpassed even the brightest of the rest.(198)

The Second: According to an authentic narration, Ibn ‘Abbas said: “An insane child was brought to the Noble Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace). He placed his blessed hand on the child’s chest and the child suddenly vomited a small black object like a cucumber. The child was healed and went home.”(199)

The Third: Imam Bayhaqi and Nasa’i relate throu-gh an authentic chain of transmission that a child called Muhammad b. al-Hatib had been scalded by a pan of boiling water and his whole arm burnt. God’s Noble Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace) touched the arm, spreading his spittle over it; the same instant it was healed.(200)

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(198) Ibn Maja, Tibb 40 no: 3532; Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa: i, 324; Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa: i, 657.
(199) Darimi, Muqaddima 4; Musnad iv, 172; Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa: i, 324; ‘Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa: i, 657; al-Haythami, Majma’ al-Zawa’id ix, 2; Tabrizi, Mishkat al-Masabih iii, 188.
(200) Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa: i, 324; ‘Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa: i, 657; al-Khafaji, Sharh al-Shifa: iii, 121; al-Haythami, Majma’ al-Zawa’id ix, 415; Ibn Kathir, al-Bidaya wa’l-Nihaya i, 295; al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak iv, 62-3.