This kind of unscientific thinking endangers all those who take it seriously and everyone around them. Also, this literalism regarding Muhammad’s words suggests that the Sultan of Sokoto, a mainstream Muslim leader in Nigeria, has no problem with Muhammad’s exhortations to jihad violence against Infidels.
“Sultan recommends black seed, honey for COVID-19 treatment,” by Sulaimon Salau, Guardian (Nigeria), April 10, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
In the current global fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the President General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on the World Health Organisation (WHO), medical researchers and all those who are struggling to find a cure for the virulent virus to consider the Prophet’s statements on the black seed and honey for research purposes because they both have a lot of potential for the cure of COVID-19.
Sultan, in a statement signed by Alhaji Yusuf Nwoha, said one of the outstanding medicines used by the Prophet (SAW) is the black seed as well as honey.
On the efficacy of the black seed, the Prophet (SAW) said, as reported by Abu Hurayrah: “Utilise the black seed for without doubt, it is a cure for all sicknesses except death.” He was also reported to have said in Sahih Bukhari, “Honey is a remedy for every illness and the Qur’an is a remedy for all illnesses of the mind. Therefore, I recommend to you both remedies, the Qur’an and honey.”…