Is it true that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, burned frankincense and commanded that it be burned?
No authentic Hadith states that burning frankincense is beneficial during epidemics or that it sterilizes the air, or that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did so to protect Medina from plague.
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