Sahih Muslim Book - 39, Hadith - 5770

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَكِّلِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : إِنَّ أَخِي اسْتَطْلَقَ بَطْنُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْقِهِ عَسَلاً فَسَقَاهُ ، ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ فَقَالَ: إِنِّي سَقَيْتُهُ عَسَلاً فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُ إِلاَّ اسْتِطْلاَقًا ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ: اسْقِهِ عَسَلاً فَقَالَ : لَقَدْ سَقَيْتُهُ فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُ إِلاَّ اسْتِطْلاَقًا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: صَدَقَ اللَّهُ ، وَكَذَبَ بَطْنُ أَخِيكَ فَسَقَاهُ فَبَرَأَ.

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said: “A man came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and said: ‘My brother’s bowels are loose.’ The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: Give him honey to drink.’ He gave him honey, then he came and said: ‘I gave him honey to drink but it only made the problem worse.’ He said it to him three times. Then he came the fourth time and he ((s.a.w)) said: ‘Give him honey to drink.’ He said: ‘I did that before and it only made it worse.’ The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘Allah speaks the Truth and your brother’s bowels are lying.’ Then he gave him honey to drink and he recovered.’’