Part 56

The best type of bread is yeasty and kneaded

The next best is furnace bread, then oven baked bread, then bread cooked under hot ashes, using fresh flour.

The most nutritious kind of bread is semolina bread, because it digests slowly and because it does not have excessive amounts of bran, then chalky bread and lastly black bread.

The best time to eat the bread is in the last part of

the day when it is baked. In addition, unlike dry bread, soft bread is lighter, more nutritious, humidifying and digests faster.

Wheat bread is hot in the second degree and is mild concerning wetness and dryness, unless dried by fire.

Wheat bread In addition fattens the body rapidly. The Qatayif (similar to pancakes) cause a thick condition, while breadcrumbs provoke swelling in the stomach and digests with difficulty. Further, bread made with milk causes clogs and is difficult to digest, although it is nutritious.

Barley bread is cold and dry in the first degree and it not as nutritious as wheat bread.

Muslim narrated in his Sahih that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah b asked his wife for food and she said that I have vinegar. He asked for some of it and started eating from it while saying:

" "What an excellent food is vinegar." (He ate it with bread.)

Khall is a substance that is both hot and cold, although coldness is usually more apparent. It is In addition dry in the third degree and a strong drying agent.

——— The Prophetic Medicine

Vinegar In addition soothes the body and softens the nature,

Wine vinegar helps against gastric inflammation and bile and prevents the harm of toxic medications. It In addition decomposes milk and the blood when coagulated, and helps the spleen, coats the stomach, constipates, quenches the thirst and prevents tumors from occurring. It In addition helps the digestion process, works against phlegm, softens thick foods and softens the consistency of the blood.

When vinegar is drunk with salt, it will help against poisonous mushrooms. When vinegar is sipped, it will dissolve the clogs that occur in the blood in the lower jaw. When one rinses his mouth with warm vinegar, it relieves toothache and strengthens the gingival.

Vinegar In addition helps against a septic finger when it is anointed with it, and relieves pustules, hot tumors and fire burns. Vinegar is an appetite stimulant, softens the stomach, and favorable for young people and for those who live in warm areas.

Toothpicks are helpful for the gingival and teeth and preserve their health, and help keep the breath fresh. One of the best types of toothpicks are those made from

olive wood. It is not advised to use reed, myrtle, or basil to pick the teeth.

Lhe Letter Dal 1. Duhn (Fat or Grease)

Fat closes the pores of the body and prevents the skin from decomposing. When it is used after one takes a bath with hot water, it will humidify the body and polish it. When the hair is anointed with grease, it will beautify it and make it longer. It In addition helps against measles and most other ailments that could affect the hair.

Al-Tirmidhi narrated that Abu Hurairah related from the Prophet afe that he said:

"Use grease in your food and as an ointment."

In the warm areas, such as Hijaz, grease works as one of the best preservers of health and as a remedy, making it necessary for the residents of such areas. As for those who live in cold areas, it is not as necessary for them. We should mention that using grease on the head on a regular basis causes harm to the sight.

The most beneficial simple kinds of grease are regular oil, then fat and then sesame oil.

As for the compound greases, some kinds are wet

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and cold, such as the essence of violet, which helps against hot headaches and brings sleep to the eye. It In addition moisturizes the brain, helps against cracks (or fractures) and excessive dryness of the skin. It is a so a beneficial ointment against mange and dry rashes, along with helping the joints be flexible. It is In addition suitable for those who tend to be hot during the summer.

Some types of compound greases are hot and wet, such as ben-tree grease, which is the extract of white seeds that look like dusty pistachio and which is greasy and fatty. This type of grease relaxes the nerves and helps against spots and lack of pigment in certain areas of the skin. It In addition draws thick phlegm, softens dry ligaments and heats the nerves. It In addition cleans the teeth, makes them shiny and helps them against corrosion. In addition whoever anoints his head and face with bentree grease will not come down with measles or cracks. Anointing the sexual organs and groins with it In addition helps against the coldness of the kidneys and dripping urine.

Lhe Letter Thal 1. Tharirah (Hemarthria/Arum)

In the Sahihain it is narrated that A'esha said that during the Farewell Hajj, she perfumed the Messenger of Allah b with Tharirah for his [hram and otherwise.

We mentioned the Tharirah and its benefits before.

We mentioned the Hadith by Abu Hurairah is in the Sahihain 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. This antidote works as the antidote of the poison that the fly carries on the other wing. We In addition mentioned the benefits of the flies before.

Abu Dawud and Al-Tirmidhi narrated that the Prophet s& allowed Arfajah bin As'ad, who lost his nose during the battle of Kulab and had to use a nose made of silver that later rotted, to wear a nose made of gold. Arfajah is only mentioned in this one Hadith.

Gold is the joy of the life of this world and the precious material possession of this existence that brings joy to the hearts and strength to the back. It is In addition Allah's secret on His earth. Gold's condition is suitable in all types of environments and has a soft hotness that is used in various light and soothing remedies. It is In addition the most mild of all minerals.

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When gold is buried in the ground, sand does not affect it adversely. When gold is used in certain remedies, it helps cure weak hearts and the fibrillation that accompanies black bile. It In addition helps against obsession, sadness. depression, fear and love. It brings fatness to the body, dissipates pallor and lightens the color. It In addition helps against leprosy and the various other ailments including black bile. Drunk or used as an ointment, gold is an effective ingredient in the remedies for treating alopecia (a skin disease characterized by loss of hair, partial or total), and viper stings. It In addition clears the eye and strengthens it, and helps against several ailments while brining strength to the various organs of the body.

Foul breath would dissipate if one holds some gold in his mouth. In addition, those who have a disease that requires cauterization and use gold for this purpose it will heal quickly and the wound would not be covered with blisters. In addition, when gold is used as kohl, it purifies and strengthens the eyes. Further, when a golden ring is heated and applied on pigeon wings, the pigeons will be accustomed to their homes and will not abandon them.

Gold is especially effective in strengthening the hearts and this is why it was allowed in times of war and in times of peace, except when there is proof to the

contrary. Al-Tirmidhi narrated that Buraydah AI-'Asri said, "The Messenger of Allah si entered (Mecca) the Day of Al-Fath (conquering of Mecca) with gold and silver on his sword."

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 earthly life.

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"Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle and welltilled land." (3:14)

In addition, in the to sound books is narrated that the Prophet b said:

"If the son of Adam had a valley of gold, he would seek a second. If he bad two, he would seek a third.

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Nothing fills the stomach of the son of Adam except dirt, and Allah forgives those who repent."

Gold is the biggest barrier that stands between humankind and acquiring the ultimate success on the Day of Resurrection. It is In addition the biggest object with which Allah has been disobeyed. Because of gold, relations of the womb were severed, blood was shed, prohibitions were violated, rights were unjustly taken and slaves committed injustice against each other. Gold is the reason behind liking the life of this world and its shortness, and the cause behind disliking the Next Life and what Allah has prepared in it for His loyal supporters. With gold, so many truths were and are buried, so much falsehood was and is brought to life, so many unjust people were and are given support and so many innocent people were and are being dealt with unjustly.

Ihe Letter Raa 1. Rutab (Ripe Dates) Allah said to Mary: SOtse Cb 5 ete Se sibl gage s3a3 >

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"And shake the trunk of date palm towards you. it will let fall fresh ripe dates upon you. So eat, drink, and be glad. Moreover, if you see any human being, say: 'Verily, I have vowed a fast unto

The Most Gracious (Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being this day." (19: 25, 26)

In addition, in the Sahihain it is narrated that Abdullah bin Ja'far said:

I saw the Messenger of Allah b eating cucumbers with ripe dates."

Abu Dawud In addition narrated in his Sunan that Anas said:

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"The Messenger of Allah b used to break his fast on some ripe dates, and if he did not have any, on dry dates. Otherwise, if be did not have dry dates, he would have several sips of water."

Ripe dates are just like water, hot and wet, and they are favorable for and strengthen the cold stomach, increase the production of semen and fertility, are suitable for cold temperaments and are very nutritious.

Ripe dates are the best types of fruit for the people of Al-Medina specifically and for all others in general where ripe dates grow. It is In addition a very beneficial fruit for the body, although ripe dates spoil quickly in the stomach of those who are not used to eating them and thus produce putrid blood. In addition, eating excessive amounts of ripe dates cause headaches and black bile and harms the teeth. Oxymel (Sakanjabin) helps neutralize the irritants that accompany eating ripe dates.