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Hadith

Keep hope while seeking treatment

Source

Sahih al-Bukhari 5678

Book 76, Hadith 1

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What It Means: Reading in Context

Abu Huraira reports this complete saying, which opens the Book of Medicine on the linked source. It does not identify a particular remedy or promise a particular person’s recovery. The quotation should not be used as evidence for an untested treatment or as a reason to blame someone whose illness persists. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 5678. The quoted wording is the English translation of the reported saying. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.

REFLECTION · EDITORIAL

Hold on to hope while seeking appropriate professional care. Offer practical support and kindness to someone living with illness.

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