يَخْرُجُ مِن بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهُ فِيهِ شِفَاءٌ لِّلنَّاسِ
There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people.
Surah An-Nahl (16:68-69)
عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشِّفَاءَيْنِ: الْعَسَلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ
« Use the two remedies: honey and the Quran. »
Narrated by Ibn Masud — Sunan Ibn Majah n°3452 [Hasan]
الشِّفَاءُ فِي ثَلَاثَةٍ: فِي شَرْطَةِ مِحْجَمٍ، أَوْ شَرْبَةِ عَسَلٍ، أَوْ كَيَّةٍ بِنَارٍ
« Healing is in three things: an incision of cupping, a drink of honey, or cauterization with fire. »
Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah — Sahih al-Bukhari n°5680 [Sahih]
العَسَلُ شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ
« Honey is a cure for every disease. »
Narrated by Abu Hurairah — Sahih Al-Bukhari n°5684 [Sahih]
عَلَيْكَ بِالْعَسَلِ فَإِنَّهُ شِفَاءٌ
« Use honey, for it is a cure. »
Narrated by Abu Hurairah — Sahih Muslim n°2217 [Sahih]
In Surah An-Nahl (16:68-69), the Quran declares about honey:
"From their bellies comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for mankind."
The Quran states that honey contains "healing for mankind." Modern medicine has largely confirmed the therapeutic properties of honey: antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, use in treating burns and wounds, beneficial effects on the immune system.