Question:

Just how authentic is the Hadeeth,

"Indeed, in one wing of the fly is the disease, and in the other is the antidote." (Abu Dawud no. 3844 and Al-Bukhari no. 3320, 5782)

Answer:

This Hadeeth, which is related by Al-Bukhari on the authority of Abu Hurairah, may Allaah be pleased with him, is authentic, and Abu Dawud recorded it with the addition:

"Indeed what is in its wings contains the antidote." (Abu Dawud no. 3844 and Al-Bukhari no. 3320, 5782)

And modern medicine attests to its meaning.
Some people may not feel up to drinking the contents after dipping the fly into the glass, and if they do not feel like drinking, they should not be forced, because a person is not ordered to eat or drink that which disgusts him. In an authentic hadeeth, the Prophet (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) permitted others to eat a lizard, but he didn't eat it himself: he said,

"Indeed it is not from the land of my people, so I have a dislike for it." (Al-Bukhari no. 5537 and Muslim no. 1946)

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 7, Page 161, DARUSSALAM

I think ages ago br Akulion (or was it sum1 else?) got some Uni to do some research on it and it proved true. SubhanAllah.

Oooh I know it's true subhanallah but I just feel a tad too queasy to drink something after I've just finished dunking a fly in it

I'd just give it to someone who didn't know what just took place in the cup

I just feel a tad too queasy to drink something after I've just finished dunking a fly in it

me too... but after readin tht hadith... it shud b fine drinkin it. ; )

I'd just give it to someone who didn't know what just took place in the cup

laa yu'minu a7adukum 7atta yu7ibbu liAkheehi maa yu7ibbu li Nafsih

oh yeh a research was done about that yeears ago... my parents told me when i was like 6yrs old about that

laa yu'minu a7adukum 7atta yu7ibbu liAkeehi maa yu7ibbu li Nafsih

Originally Posted by Mawaddah

I'd just give it to someone who didn't know what just took place in the cup

im glad you live on the other side of the world sis, that way i dont have to worry about you offering me a drink

um but i agree i couldnt drink it, as if i care about the disease and stuff, i would drink it cos its just yukk

As salaamu aalykum,

SubhanAllah it's amazing how one wing carries the Disease and the other its antidote!!..

I'd just give it to someone who didn't know what just took place in the cup

that is soo typical of you, last time I ever eat/drink sumthing you've given me , you sure ain't done anything to me already!!?

laa yu'minu a7adukum 7atta yu7ibbu liAkheehi maa yu7ibbu li Nafsih

Nice one, I could'nt have said it any better!!

nyc...wil rememba dat n wil use it ta cure sum o ma patients insha'allah wen i bcum a doc

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Originally Posted by zÂk

laa yu'minu a7adukum 7atta yu7ibbu liAkheehi maa yu7ibbu li Nafsih

Nice advice lol......but it's not like i'm giving him something bad is it?

I just feel a tad too queasy to drink something after I've just finished dunking a fly in it

n the one whom u gv it... will like it if he/she comes to know wat was given ?

Originally Posted by zÂk

n the one whom u gv it... will like it if he/she comes to know wat was given ?

depends who.. im sure you'd enjoy fly flavored water compared to standard water or lolwater

Originally Posted by lolwatever

depends who.. im sure you'd enjoy fly flavored water compared to standard water or lolwater

lol

i probably wouldn't drink it... depends how big the fly is

Now I'm remembering something that they used to say when I was living in Louisiana. I don't know if any of you are familiar with raisin pie, but in some parts of Louisiana it is almost as popular as pecan pie. Very sweet and sticky, made with lots of sugar and raisins. Attract a lot of flies in the summer time.

The people say "When you are eating raisin pie don't worry about flies, just think of them as raisins with wings."

raisins with wings? what about the crunching bits? ew..