Medicine of the Prophet

Anas t narrates that the Messenger r addressed his followers:
‘By All\h! If you were to know what I know, you would laugh less and
cry more.’
al-Bukh\r|, Muslim
The companions asked, “What did you see, O Messenger of All\h?”
The Prophet replied, ‘Heaven and Hell.’
Muslim
Laughing relates to any amusing thing that a person may come across.
One may note that even in the severity of the above *ad|th, the
Prophet did not prohibit a person from being happy, but rather
explained that one must always try to have the hereafter in mind. The
method of achieving success in the hereafter is crying to the Lord in
repentance and in supplication.
Emission and Retention
There are two types of elimination/emission according to ^ibb
philosophy: natural and induced.
Natural elimination is the natural function of the body to rid itself of
waste by different means such as the exchange of gases through the
lungs, passing of stool and urine, sweating and menstruation.
The Prophet r is reported to have said,
‘When one of you needs to go to the toilet and prayer has begun, let
him begin with the toilet (instead of standing in prayer whilst holding it
in, and upon relieving himself, join the prayer).’
a l - * \ k i m
Emission through lawful sexual intercourse (i.e. through Nik\#) is also
part of human nature. The Prophet r himself married and encouraged
his followers to marry.
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