Part 17

they reach the nerves, they will cause real epilepsy. When the cerebral nerves receive these gases they will suffer from facial paralysis. If these gases were caused by inflamed yellow bile that heats the brain, they will cause cerebral tumors, and when the chest receives a part of these gases, they will cause pleurisy.

In short, the condition of the head and body will be irritated because of conjunctivitis, and having sex in this state will only aggravate the condition even more. Sex entails a movement that is shared by the entire body, the heart and the soul. As for the body, it heats up due to the intense movements during sex, while the heart will seek to acquire its lust and pleasures. The soul will follow the lead of the body and the heart, as the first part that is connected to the soul is the heart, which in turn affects the rest of the body. As for the body, it sends the semen that is needed to bring the sexual intercourse to conclusion. Thus, sexual activity involves a movement by the entire body, the heart and the soul, and every move excites the various conditions and causes them to move to the weaker parts of the body, such as the eye when suffering from conjunctivitis.

We should state that the body benefits from conjunctivitis in that it helps the body extract harmful substances and cleanses the body and the head from septic elements. In addition, conjunctivitis compels the affected

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person to observe a diet and avoid sadness, grief, strong movements and hard work. Further, one of our righteous predecessors said, "Do not hate conjunctivitis, because it prevents blindness."

In addition, conjunctivitis requires rest and avoiding touching the eye to prevent more harmful substances from accumulating in it. Some of the Salaf once said, "The example of the Companions of Muhammad y& is the example of the eye: its cure is in avoiding touching it."

A Hadith that we are not sure about its authenticity states that sprinkling cold water on the eye helps cure conjunctivitis. The remedy mentioned in the Hadith is beneficial for hot conjunctivitis, since water is cold and thus cools down the heat that accompanies conjunctivitis. This is why when the wife of "Abdullah bin Mas'ud complained about her eyes, he said to her, "If you had done what the Prophet b used to do, it would have been better for you and would have brought fast healing to your eyes. Splash water on your eyes and then say, ‘Cure the ailment, O Lord of the people! Bring about the cure, for You Alone bring the cure and there is no cure except that which you bring about. Bring a type of healing that eradicates every ailment,"

We mentioned before that these types of remedies are suitable for certain areas and for some ailments that

attack the eye. Do not understand the Prophet's statements that are specific to be general nor vise versa. Otherwise, mistakes will certainly occur.

The Prophet's guidance on treating narcolepsy

Abu Ubaid said in his book on the unusual words used in some Ahadeeth that some people passed by a tree that they ate from and they were soon immobilized, just as if a wind had swept through by them and froze them. The Prophet b said:

"Cool some water in water skins and then pour the water on them between the two Azanayn (the Fajr call to the prayer and the Iqamah)."

The Prophet a] mentioned the water skins because they cool the water more than clay containers. He In addition called the Iqamah an adhan in this Hadith.

Some doctors stated that the remedy that the Prophet $& prescribed in the Hadith is the one of the most effective against narcolepsy if it occurs in the area of Hijaz, which is a hot dry land. The inhabitants of that area have a weak instinctive heat. Pouring cold water on the people afflicted by narcolepsy during the above mentioned time, which is the coolest time of the night, will cause the instinctive heat that is scattered throughout the body to be energized and accumulate in the inner parts

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of the body where the ailment resides. The powers of the body will then concentrate on expelling and resisting the ailment by Allah's will.

If it were Galinus or Hippocrates who had prescribed this remedy, the doctors would have been amazed by its perfect effectiveness!

The Prophet's guidance__on food and__drink contaminated by flies

In the Sahihain [actually, only AI-Bokhary

narrated it in his Sohih] it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah b said:

"If a housefly falls in the drink of anyone of you, he should dip it (in the drink), for one of its wings has a disease and the other has the cure for the disease.”

In addition, Ibn Majah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"One of the fly's wings carries poison while the other carries a cure. When it falls in the food, dip it, for the sake of Allah, for verily He (Allah) makes the poison (take affect) first and He makes the cure come last."

This Hadith contains two areas of interest, Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) and medicinal. As for the Figh part, the Hadith states that when a fly falls in water or

fluids, it does not make it impure, according to the majority of the scholars. None among the early generations contradicted this ruling.

The Prophet b ordered the fly that falls on the food be dipped ir :t, thus killing the fly, especially if the food is hot. If the fly's death inside the food would make the food impure, the Prophet “s would have ordered us to discard the food. On the contrary, the Prophet sought to salvage the food.

Bees, hornets, spiders and all similar insects are treated in the same manner as houseflies, because the ruling that we derived from the Prophet's commandment in this Hadith is general. Since the reason why dead animals are impure is that their blood remains trapped in their bodies, therefore the insects, which do not have blood are pure. The first person to use the words "What does not have a soul (meaning blood)" was Ibrahim AnNukha'i and then the scholars used these terms after him,

As for the medicinal value contained in the Hadith, Abu 'Ubaidah said that the purpose behind dipping the fly [in the drink] is to extract the cure from {its other wing] just as the poison was extracted from [the wing that fell on the food].

Houseflies carry poisonous materials as evidenced by the effect of their bite, such as rash and infection, and

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this poison is the fly's weapon of defense. When the fly falls into what harms it, it tries to defend itself with the available weapons. The Prophet b ordered that we neutralize the poisonous substances produced by the fly with the cure that Allah has kept on its other wing. The fly should then be submerged in the water or the food so that the cure could neutralize the effect of the poison. This is a remedy that the best medical minds would never be able to discover on their own, because it is coming from Prophetic knowledge. The doctors who have good knowledge and comprehension submit to this Prophetic remedy and admit that he who was sent with it, is indeed the perfect human being who is supported by divine revelation that is beyond human power.

Several doctors have stated that when one anoints the inflammation caused by scorpion and hornet bites with the housefly, it would calm down the pain due to the cure that the fly carries in its wing. When the head of the housefly is amputated and the body is used to scrub the tumor that appears in the eyelid, it will cure it, Allah willing.

The Prophet's guidance on treating pimples

Ibn As-Sunni said in his book that one of the Prophet's wives said, "Once, the Messenger of Allah b came by when I had a pimple on my finger. He said:

"Do you have a Tharirah (arum)?' | said, 'Yes.' He said. Place it on the pimple. He then said, ‘Say, O Allah who transforms the big to small and the small to big, make what I am suffering from small." [Al-Hakem In addition narrated the Hadith],

The Tharirah (Arum) is an Indian remedy made of arum cane. Arum is hot and dry and helps against stomach and liver tumors and dropsy and In addition strengthens the heart.

In the Sahihain it is narrated that 'A'esha said, "I perfumed the Messenger of Allah sB with my hand using Tharirah (Arum) during the Farewell Hajj during the state of Ihram and otherwise."

The pimple is a growth that results from hot harmful, septic substances that push towards the skin so as to find a way out of the body. The pimple needs to mature and to then be opened and extracted, such as by using the Tharirah, which helps extract the septic matter from the pimple, along with giving a good aroma. In addition, the Tharirah soothes the hotness of the pimple. This is why the author of ‘the AJ-Qonoon said, "There is no better remedy for fire burns than the | Tharirah, when it is blended with rose essence and vinegar.

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The_ Prophet's guidance _in treating tumors and abscesses with surgery

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet b ordered a doctor to incise an abscess on the abdomen of a man. He was asked, 'Does medicine help, O Messenger of Allah b He said:

"He Who has sent down the disease has In addition sent down whatever He wills of the cure."

The tumor, which accompanies most ailments, is a growth in the organ due to the accumulation of unnatural, septic materials engineered by the four conditions hotness, coldness, dryness and wetness, plus water and wind. When the tumor swells with septic material, it is called an abscess. Every hot tumor ends up decomposing, or becoming pus, or hardening. If the body is strong enough, it dissolves the tumor, and this is the best end of tumors. If the body is not strong, it turns the tumor into a white substance, pus, and opens an exit for the pus to go out of the body. If the body is weak, the tumor will be full of immature pus and the body will not be able to open an exit to discard the pus. In this case, it is possible the tumor will spoil the affected organ. The doctor's help is then sought to incise the tip of the tumor to extract the septic substance.