Bleeding __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text BLEEDING. Arabic حجامة hija-mah The two great cures recommended by Muhammad were blood-letting and drinking honey; and he taught that it was unlucky to be bled on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, the most lucky day being Tuesday, and the most lucky date the seventeenth of the month. (Mishkat, xxi. c. 1.) Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail