IMAAM IBN E QAYYIM AL JAUWZIYA Ra ON
MEDICINE OF THE PROPHET
Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim says about Medicine of the Prophet ﷺ:
His medicine ﷺ is not like the medicine of the physicians, for the medicine of the Prophet ﷺ is certain, definitive, emanating from (divine) revelation, the lantern of prophethood, and perfection of reason. As for the medicine of others, most of it is conjecture, presumptions and experimentation.
As for the absence of benefit to many of the ill from the Prophetic medicine, that is not to be shown rejection because only those benefit with it who wholeheartedly accept it, believe firmly in its ability to cure, and perfectly accept it through faith and submission. This Qur'an which is the cure for what is in the hearts, if it is not accepted with such acceptance, the healing of the hearts will not be attained by its treatments. Rather, it only increases the hypocrites in evil on top of their evil, and disease on top of their disease. And so where does the bodily medicine state nd with respect to it.
The Prophetic medicine is not suited except for wholesome bodies, just as the cure of the Qur'an is not suited except for good souls and lively hearts. The people turning away from the Prophetic medicine [in bodily matters] therefore is like them turning away from seeking cure from the Qur'an which is indeed the beneficial cure. And this is not because of any deficiency in the treatment, but due to the vileness of the bodily disposition and corruption of the diseased location and non-acceptance of (the healing capacity)... and Allaah is the one who grants success.