To what extent are the Hadiths regarding cupping (hijama) authentic, including those that state it should be performed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, that performing it on Wednesdays causes leprosy, and that it is a cure for every ailment if it coincides with the seventeenth Tuesday of the month?
All the narrations that command or prohibit cupping on specific days are weak. Therefore, cupping should not be restricted to a particular day; rather, it is permissible at any time.
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