Treatment of ascites
ومن يتوکل علي الله فهو حسبه ان الله بالغ امره قد جعل الله لکل شئ قدرا [Al-Talaq [65:3
And whoever relies upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set
for everything a extent

Zachariah Ibn Mohammad Al-Ghazvini narrated from Omar Ibn Yahya Alavi that:
“We were in a caravan heading toward Mecca and one of the passengers fell ill with Ascites, so we let him be carried by one of the camels. Along the way, the caravan was attacked by a group of bandits and some of the camels, which one of them was carrying the sick, were stolen. We had no choice but to continue our journey. After the pilgrimage, we went back to Kufa and all of a sudden, we met the then sick but now healthy person. We asked him the secret behind his recovery. He mentioned:
"Bandits headed toward their residence and when they found out that I am sick, they dumped me in a garbage area, where I was praying for my death in every moment".
He continued, “Suddenly I saw one of their men take out an asp out of a sack, cut the head and the tail, roast it, then they start eating it. I was thinking that this might be harmless for them because they are used to it, but for me eating that meat might be lethal and could help relieve me from the pain I had, so I decide to ask them for a bit of that meat. After I ate the meat, I fell into a deep sleep and when I woke up, I started to perspire severely, vomited, and excreted for several times--thinking that this is going to be the end of my life. This condition continued until the morning while I was praying and asking the God for forgiveness. Eventually, I felt my stomach is empty and the pain vanished. I asked for food and felt that I am getting better. I continued staying with them till I ascertained that my health condition is stable, and then I asked them the way to Kufa -- they finally brought me there."

Author: Saeed Mazraeh