ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
Summa laqata'naa minhul wateen
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
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69:46Ayah 152
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then We would have assuredly severed his life-artery the aorta of the heart a vein that connects with it and which if severed results in that person’s death
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The Prophet (ﷺ) sent a physician to Ubayy (ibn Ka'b), and he cut his vein.
We would not allow a man who was fasting to get himself cupped due to abomination of hardship.
"Anas used to tell us to cut off the extra bits."
A'mash reported this with the same chain of transmitters and he made no mention of the fact that he cut one of his veins.
Jabir reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent a phystian to Ubayy b. Ka'b. He cut the vein and then cauterised it.
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