It is narrated in the books of Imaams Al-Bukhari and Muslim that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "A man came to the Prophet and said: 'My brother is complaining about his stomach, or he is complaining about diarrhea.’ The Prophet said: 'Give him some honey.’ The man went and came back later, saying, ‘I have given him some honey, but it did not help,' or he said, ‘it made his diarrhea worse.' He repeated this twice or three times, all the while the Prophet continued saying to him: 'Give him some honey.' In the third or fourth time, the Prophet said: 'Allah has said the truth while your brother's stomach has lied. Go back and let him drink honey.’ This time the ill man recovered.”

Honey has tremendous medicinal value, because it washes away the harmful substances that might be collected in the intestines and the veins. In treating diarrhea, honey promotes the rehydration of the body and more quickly clears up the diarrhea and any vomiting and stomach upsets. The anti-bacterial properties of honey, both the peroxide and non-peroxide, are effective against MRSA strains of bacteria which are notoriously resistant to antibiotics and are sometimes responsible for the closing of hospital wards.

The Prophet used to drink some honey mixed with water on an empty stomach. There is a wonderful secret behind this practice regarding preserving the health. He said: "Make use of the two cures: honey and the Quran." [Ibn Maajah and others]

Back to the story of the man inflicted with diarrhea mentioned above, the Prophet repeated his command to the man to give some honey to his sick brother for a good reason. The prescribed medicine should be in sufficient doses; otherwise the ailment will not be fully cured. When the prescribed medicine is in a larger than necessary dose, it will weaken the body and cause side effects.

Prophetic medicine is not similar to that offered by doctors and physicians. Prophetic medicine is indeed the effective treatment and cure provided by the revelation and the guidance of the Prophet that is coupled with a sound and perfect mind. In comparison, the majority of remedies prescribed by other than the Prophet are based on hypothesis, observation and experimentation.

Prophetic medicine is only suitable for good and pure bodies, just as the Quran is only suitable for righteous souls and feeling hearts. Therefore, when the people ignore Prophetic medicine, it is like ignoring the help and guidance of the Quran, which is the most effective medicine. Again, when the medicine (the Quran and the Prophetic medicine) do not work, it is due to the negativity in the body and soul that are not suitable for accepting the medicine, not because the medicine does not work.