Hijamah is Sunnah

Allah said that his Prophet Ibrahim alaihi salam u said,

{وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ}
And He feeds me and quenches my thirst and when I fall sick then He (Allah) cures me.

[Soorah Shu'araa: 80]

Some scholars of Tafseer explain that there is a relation between what we eat and drink and falling sick since most people fall ill because of their d

iet. This could be a reason why Allah mentioned that Ibrahim u recognised that Allah is the One who provides sustenance for us but that sickness is due to our own self and this is why sickness is mentioned after food and drink in this verse. The Messenger salallahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Indeed in cupping (hijama) there is a cure." [Saheeh Muslim (5706)]. Also salallahu 'alaihi wasallam said, "Whoever performs cupping (hijama) on the 17th, 19th or 21st day (of the Islamic, lunar month) then it is a cure for every disease." [Saheeh Sunan abi Dawud (3861)].