Written Fatwa
Is hijama (cupping) sunnah?
It is said that hijama (cupping) is the sunnah of our prophet, and those who do not have it do not comply with the sunnah, is this correct?
Hijama (cupping) is not a sunnah that is done for the purpose of worship and encouraged to be done. It is mubah. Our Master the Prophet (pbuh) also had hijama treatment. Hijama is something he does when he feels the need. It is not a form of worship that he constantly performs as if he were performing the sunnah of the morning prayer.