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Is the saying, "Whoever gets a wet cupping (hijama) on a Saturday or a Wednesday and is afflicted with leukoderma or leprosy, let him blame no one but himself," narrated from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?

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The hadith in question is weak. Al-Bayhaqi reported it in his Sunan from Abu Hurairah with the wording: "Whoever performs cupping on Wednesday or Saturday and develops leprosy, let him blame no one but himself."

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