ألبان الإبل

Camel Milk & Desert Convalescence

Food Digestive & StomachGeneral Tonic & Immunity

A historical account of a group advised to recuperate at a camel herd, drinking the milk (and, in this specific narration, the urine) as treatment for an intestinal ailment.

sahih graded

انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى إِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَاشْرَبُوا مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا وَأَبْوَالِهَا

“Go to the herd [of charity camels] and drink from their milk and their urine.” (meaning, not a literal translation)

Sahih al-Bukhari 233; Sahih Muslim 1671 Sahih

The fuller narration describes the group as visitors unwell with the climate of Madinah, who recovered at the herd but then killed the shepherd and stole the camels — for which they were punished.

Ibn al-Qayyim's Commentary

Scholars discuss this narration primarily as a specific historical medical directive tied to that group's condition and era, rather than a general standing recommendation; contemporary fatwa councils differ on whether it establishes a general permissibility for camel urine as treatment today, and it is included here for completeness of the source text rather than as practical guidance.

Caution

Not recommended as a modern home remedy; camel urine carries documented pathogen and MERS-CoV transmission risk. Camel milk itself is a widely consumed, generally safe dairy product.