Part 55

In the Sahihain it is narrated that the Prophet said:

"The Kamah is among the Manna and its water (extract or juice) cures the eye."

The Kamah grows wild underground, and it is called Kamah because it grows hidden beneath the earth. The Kamah does not have leaves or stems.

The essence of the Kamah is partly earthly and partly steamy and remains concealed underground during winter and then starts to grow above the ground with spring rainfall. This is why it is called the smallpox of the land, for it is similar to smallpox, which is caused by moistures clogged with blood that get aggravated during the early childhood years when the body starts to gain strength.

Kamah {truffles) grow in the spring and are eaten raw or cooked. The Arabs used to call truffles ‘the plant of the thunder, because they grow in the aftermath of thunderstorms. The nomads in the desert use mushrooms in their regular diet. Further, the best type of cruffles grow on sandy dry land. There are several types of Kamah, among which is a poisonous plant which is reddish in color and which causes asphyxiation.

The Kamah is cold and wet in the third degree, and it is not favorable for the stomach and not easily digested. Eating Aamah on a regular basis causes constipation, gastric pain, facial paralysis, stomachache

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and dysuna (painful urination). Humid kinds of mushrooms are less harmful than dry ones. Therefore, those who wish to eat Kamah should bury them in a muddy area and then boil them in water, add salt and mint, and then eat them with oil and spices. This is because the Kamah has a heavy, earthly essence, although it contains a fair amount of water in its essence that makes it a little light. In addition, using the Kamah as kohl helps in cases of bad eyesight and ophthalmia (conjunctivitis).

Some of the best doctors have agreed that truffle water or juice helps strengthen the eyesight.

There are two opinions regarding the meaaing of what the Prophet b said:

Cress seed are used in remedies and are called Ath'ufwhich Prophet b mentioned.

The messenger of Allah b said:

What a cure do the two bitter remedies carry: the Ath'uf'a and aloe.

Cress is hot and dry in the third degree and it heats and relaxes the stomach.

The prophet b was reported to have visited Sa'ad bin Aby Waq'ass once when he was ill while in Mecca and he asked that a doctor be brought to examine him. They brought Al Harith bin Kaladah who examined him and said: There is no harm with him, just cook some fenugreek with dates and let him eat them, Saad was reported to have done that and then healed.

Helb'ah In addition relieves urine retention and works as a laxative. When it is placed on the erratic nail, it will heal it.

Letter Kh'aa 1Kh'obz (brea)

in the sound book it is narrated that Prophet b said:

On the Day Resurrection, the earth will look like one piece of beard which the Most Mighty would prepare with His Hand as a residence for the people of Paradise.

Muslim narrated that the messenger of Allah b asked his wife for food and she said that she had vinegar. He b said: What an excellent food is vinegar (he b ate it

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with bread.) Khilal (toothpick)

Toothpicks are helpful for the gingival and teeth and preserve their health.

fat closes the pores of the body and prevents the skin from decomposing. When it is used after one take a bath with hot water. It will humidify the body and polish it.

1Thareerah (Hemarthria - Arum)

in the two sound books it is narrated that the messenger of Allah b in the farewell Haj A'esha perfumed him with Thareerah.

we mentioned the Hadith by Hurayrah about the prophet's command to dip the housefly in the food or drink when it falls in it to get the antidote that its wing carries.

Gold is the joy of the life of this world and the precious material. When gold is buried in the ground, sand does not effect on it. It cures weak hearts when it is used in certain remedies. Gold is such a beloved object to the hearts that when they acquire it, it will be sufficient for the people to forget the other beloved objects of this earthy life.

Allah said to Mary:

And shake the trunk of date palm towards you.

Abu Hanifah Ad-Daynoory said, "Cress seeds are used in remedies and are In addition called Ath-Thuffaa, which the Prophet s&, mentioned. Its plant is called AIHurf while Rashad seeds is its popular name." In addition, Abu Ubayd said that Ath-Thuffaa is the Hurf.

The Hadith that Abu Hanifah referred to is what Abu Ubay and other scholars have related from Ibn Abbas that the Prophet b was reported to have said:

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"What a cure do the two bitter remedies carry: the Thuffaa and aloe."

Cress is hot and dry in the third degree, and it heats and relaxes the stomach, removes different types of worms, decomposes the spleen tumors, excites the sexual drive and heals the ulcers of mange and herpes.

When the cress is used as a bandage along with honey, it will decompose spleen tumors. When it is cooked with henna, it will extract harmful accumulations in the chest, while taking it as a drink helps against venomous bites and stings.

When it is burned, its smoke repulses venomous beasts and prevents the hair form falling. In addition, when it is mixed with barley flour and vinegar and used as a bandage it helps against decomposes hot tumors.

Further, when it is used as a bandage with water, it brings the pustules to maturity and helps against flabbiness in various organs, strengthens the sexual drive and works as an appetite stimulant. It In addition helps against asthma, hard breathing, relieves the thickness in the spleen, purifies the chest and increases the menstrual flow. It In addition helps against sciatic nerve and the cavity of the hip, due to the extraction power of the cress when one drinks it or is injected with it. It In addition purifies the chest and the lungs from phlegm.

When cress is crushed and taken in a drink with warm water, it will work as a laxative, decomposes flatulence and helps against the pain caused by constipation. Further, cress In addition helps against leprosy when it is crushed and used in a drink.

In addition, when the cress is blended with vinegar and used as an ointment on leprous skin and on white pigmentation disorder, it helps relieve these conditions. It a so relieves headaches that are caused by colds and by phlegm accumulation. When it is fried and drunk (with water), it constipates, especially when it is not crushed, as its consistency will be softened when it is fried.

Galinus said that the strength of the cress, "Is similar to the effectiveness of mustard grains. Hence it could be used to heat the pain in the hip, which is known as Noso and headaches, as each of these symptoms requires heat, similar to mustard seed. Sometimes, cress is mixed with other remedies and used to treat asthma, as it is known that it dissolves thick mixtures, again just as mustard seed does. It is similar to mustard seed in every respect."

The Prophet s was reported to have visited Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas b .mi once when he was ill while in Makkah and he asked that a doctor be brought to examine

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him. They brought AJ-Harith bin Kaladah who examined him and said, "There is no harm with him, just cook some fenugreek with dates and let him eat them." Sa’d was reported to have done that and was then healed.

Hulbah is hot in the second degree and dry in the first degree.

When the fenugreek is cooked in water, it will soften the throat, chest and the stomach. It In addition relieves coughing, dryness, asthma, hard breathing and increases the sexual drive. It In addition relieves flatulence, phiegm, piles and the various accumulations in the intestines. It In addition dissolves the phlegm from the chest and helps against gastric ulcer and lung diseases. 'Hulbah is used to heal the intestines, mixed with some ghee and fanith.

When five measures of fenugreek is taken in a drink, it will increase the flow of menstruation, and when it is cooked and the hair is washed with it, it will make it curly and will combat dandruff.

When the flour of the fenugreek is blended with some vinegar and natron and used as a bandage on the tumor of the spleen, it will dissolve it. In addition, the woman who suffers from pain in the vagina due to a tumor will benefit if she sits in the water in which the fenugreek was cooked.

When it is used as a bandage and placed on hard, cold tumors. it will help dissolve these tumors. In addition. when its water is drunk, it will help against the pain in the stomach that results from accumulating gaseous materials and will cleanse the intestines.

When one eats the Hu/bah cooked in honey, dates or figs on an empty stomach, it will dissolve the phiegm that accumulates in the chest and stomach, and will help against coughing that accompanies such ailments.

Hulbah \n addition relieves urine retention and works as a laxative. When it is placed on the erratic nail, it will heal it, while its oil helps against cracked skin due to extreme cold, when it is mixed with wax. There are many other benefits for the Hulbah (fenugreek).

Some doctors stated, "If the people had knowledge of its benefits, they would buy it with its weight worth of gold."

the Letter haf, 1. Khubz (Bread)

In the Sahih it is narrated that the Prophet “s said:

"On the Day of Resurrection, the earth will look like one piece of bread which the Most Mighty would prepare with His Hand as a residence for the people of

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A fake Hadith disallows cutting bread with a knife. In addition another fake Hadith disallows cutting meat with a knife. Muhanna said that he asked Imam Ahmad about the Hadith related from A'esha that narrates inat the Prophet as disallowed using a knife to cut meat, because it is an act of non-Arabs. Imam Ahmad said that it is not correct and that it contradicts the Hadith narrated by ‘Amr bin Umayyah and AI-Mughirah. The Hadith that he referred to is what 'Amr bin Umayyah related that the Prophet sag used to cut some pieces of ewe meat with a blade. In addition, Al-Mughirah narrated that when he asked the Prophet “ to be his guest, he ordered that a piece of meat be broiled and he then started cutting the meat with a blade.