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).
  • Consider giving sadaqa (charity) if possible.
  • Pray 2 rakat salatul haja and make dua (supplication).
  • Set your intention for shifa (healing) and follow the Sunnah.

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.