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Cupping on Tuesday

alkafi-14977Vol. 8, p. 191-192

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ فِيمَ يَخْتَلِفُ النَّاسُ قُلْتُ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ الْحِجَامَةَ فِي يَوْمِ الثَّلَاثَاءِ أَصْلَحُ‌ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي وَ إِلَى مَا يَذْهَبُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ يَوْمُ الدَّمِ قَالَ فَقَالَ صَدَقُوا فَأَحْرَى أَنْ لَا يُهَيِّجُوهُ فِي يَوْمِهِ أَمَا عَلِمُوا أَنَّ فِي يَوْمِ الثَّلَاثَاءِ سَاعَةً مَنْ وَافَقَهَا لَمْ يَرْقَأْ دَمُهُ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ أَوْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّه

‘So in what do the people differ?’ I said, ‘They are alleging that the cupping (Al-Hajaamat) during the day of Tuesday is correct’. He (asws) said to me: ‘And to what (direction) are they going with regards to that?’ I said, ‘They are alleging that it is the day of the blood’. He (asws) said: ‘They are right. So it is