Is Hijamah from the Sunnah? (-Shaikh Ibn Baaz)

Question: Is Al-Hijamah (cupping) from The Sunnah?

Answer by Shaikh Abdul Azeez bin Abdullah bin Baaz (Rahimahullah):

Yes (Hijamah is a Sunnah), if (done as a cure when) needed, and in the Hadith: “The best of remedies you can use is cupping and cauterization,” narrated by Sahih Muslim.

Question: In which areas did the Prophet ﷺ perform cupping?
Answer: It is well known that he (the Prophet) performed cupping on his head, peace and blessings be upon him.

(Translated by Mohammed Manna.)