حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو جَمْرَةَ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَدْفَعُ النَّاسَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَاحْتَبَسْتُ أَيَّامًا فَقَالَ مَا حَبَسَكَ قُلْتُ الْحُمَّى قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْحُمَّى مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ فَأَبْرِدُوهَا بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2649
Abu Jamrah told us: I was pushing people back from Ibn 'Abbas (RA), then I stayed away for a few days and he said: What kept you away? I said: Fever. He said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH)said: "Fever is from the exhalation of Hell, so cool it down with Zamzam water."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020