24 Hours Before Your Appointment:
- Avoid consuming animal products, including dairy and red meats, if possible.
- Increase water consumption.
- Increase fruits and vegetable consumption
Before Your Appointment:
- Refrain from eating at least 3 hours before your appointment.
- Take a warm bath or hot shower.
For Muslims:
- Perform wudu (ablution).
- Pray 2 rakat salatul haja and make dua (supplication)
- Consider giving sadaqa (charity) if possible.
- Make intention (niyyah) for following the sunnah and shifa (healing)
After Your Appointment
- Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.
- Avoid consuming animal products for the next 24-72 hours if possible.
- Continue consuming fruits and vegetables.
Refrain from heavy work or exercise for the next 24 hours; take it easy. - Avoid sleeping for at least 3 hours after your appointment.
- Do not apply soap directly to hijama spots for the next 24-72 hours.
- Expect hijama marks to fade in 3-7 days, in sha Allah (God willing).
- Abstain from intimacy for the next 24 hours.