The Prophet ﷺ said, "Fever is from the surge of the Fire, so cool it down with water."
حدثنا هناد حدثنا أبو الأحوص عن سعيد بن مسروق عن عباية بن رفاعة
عن النبي ﷺ قال الحمى فور من النار فأبردوها بالماء
Agreed upon (Bukhari and Muslim). Muslim also recorded it in the Book of Peace, chapter "Every disease has a cure," and the recommendation of seeking treatment, no. 2212, from Hannad, and Bukhari, no. 5726, from the hadith of Abu Ahwas, with the same wording.On this topic there are also narrations from Asma bint Abu Bakr [coming up: 2074b], Ibn Umar [Bukhari, no. 3264, and Muslim, no. 2209], Ibn Abbas [Bukhari, no. 3261], the wife of Zubayr [Hakim: 4/403], and Ayesha [coming up: 2074].