Part 61

"But when you ore invited, enter, and when you have taken your mea;, disperse without sitting for a talk. Verily, such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet, and he is shy of (asking) you (to go); but Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth." (33:53)

In short, the Taib, perfume, was one of the dearest objects to the Prophet of Allah sfe. It In addition has a good effect on preserving good health and removing many ailments because it arouses the power of the body.

2. Teen (Clay or Argil)

Several invented Ahadith were mentioned regarding the benefits of clay. We should state that every Hadith that talks about the benefit of clay is untrue and must not be related from the Messenger of Allah. Clay is harmful and causes clogs in the veins, and it is cold, dry

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and a strong drying agent. In addition, clay prevents diarrhea and causes hemorrhages and sours in the mouth.

3. Talh (Banana or Acacia) Allah said:

The majority of the scholars said that Talh means bananas, as they crow in piles one over the other just as the comb's teeth. It was said that the Talh is the tree that has thorns and which get replaced by fruits, each in the place of a thorn, just like what occurs on banana trees. This is the best opinion about the meaning of Talh. Hence, the So/of (righteous predecessors) who said that the Ta/h means banana trees are just using the banana tree as an example to explain the meaning of the word Talh, not that it only means banana trees. Allah has the best knowledge.

Bananas are hot and wet. The best type of bananas is ripe and sweet.

Bananas help against the roughness of the chest and lung, relieve coughing and help against the ulcers of the kidney and prostate. Bananas In addition produce urine (diuretic), stimulate semen production, soften the

stomach and arouse the sexual drive; and they should be eaten before meals. Bananas harm the stomach and aggravate the bile and the phlegm, but eating them with sugar and honey reduces their harmful side effects.

4. To/ (Shoots or Clusters of dates)

Allah said: "And tall date-palms, with ranged clusters." (50:10) And He said:

"And green crops (field) and date-palms with soft spadix."

(26:148) The Tal’ of the date trees is the fruit when it is still young.

There are two types of Tal’ (clusters): male and female. The reproduction process of date trees requires transferring pollen, which resembles the male organ and which looks like a fine powder, and placing it on the female organ. This process is called 7a'bir.

Muslim narrated in his Sahih that Talhah bin "'Ubaidullah said:

"I and the Messenger of Allah as passed by some date trees and found some people doing 7a‘bir. The Prophet sn; asked about what they were doing and they said that they were removing the male sexual organ and placing it in the female sexual organ. The Prophet yss,

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said, '] do not think that this process will be of much help.' When they heard what the Prophet “ said, they abandoned what they were doing and the trees did not reproduce. The Prophet s& then said, ‘It was only a guess on my part. If (the Ta‘bir) does help, then do it. I am only human just like you and my guess is either correct or incorrect. But, whatever I inform you from Allah (is true), I will never utter a lie on Allah.”

The Tal' stimulates semen production and Strengthens the sexual drive. When a woman takes the powder of the Tal’ before having sex, it will help her get pregnant. The clusters of date trees are cold and dry in the second degree, strengthen the stomach and dry it out, and calm irritated blood, but are hard to di gest.

Only those who have hot temperament can tolerate eating the Tal’ In addition, those who eat the To;' regularly should In addition eat hot sweets with it. The Tal’ constipates and Strengthens the intestines, just as theJummor, fresh dates and Busr that we mentioned before. Eating the Tal’ in excessive amounts harms the stomach and the chest and might cause painful constipation, while taking it with butter and sweets helps reduce these side effects,

The Letter ‘Ayn 1. 'nob (Grapes)

The Messenger of Allah “ was reported to have liked eating grapes and watermelon. In addition, Allah has mentioned grapes in six instances in the Qura'an while listing the various bounties that He has bestowed on His slaves in this and the Next Life. Grapes are among the best and most beneficial fruits, and they are eaten fresh, dried, green and ripe. Further, Grapes are a type of fruit and nutritious food, along with their benefits as a remedy and a drink. Wetness and hotness are among the characteristics of grapes just as other grains. The best type of grapes is the big grapes that are full of juice, while white grapes are better than the black grapes when both are equal in sweetness. In addition, eating fresh grapes two or three days after harvest is better than eating them immediately otherwise they cause diarrhea and flatulence. The grapes are left on their hanging grapevines until their skin becomes thin. They are a source of good nutrition, just like raisins and figs, and In addition strengthen the body.

When the seeds of the grapes are removed, the grapes become a more effective laxative. Eating grapes excessively causes headache, unless one In addition eats sour pomegranate. Grapes in general are a good laxative

ind provide a good source of nutritior.. The best types of tuits are three: grapes, dates and figs.

Tbn Jurayj said that Az-Zuhri said, "Eat honey because it is good for the memory." The best type of Foney is the white, pure, light and sweet honey. In addition, the honey that is collected from trees and riountains is better than the honey that is grown in cells. Further, the quality of the honey varies according to the aea where the bees collected their food.

3. 'Ajwah (Pressed, Dried Dates)

Said bin Abu Waqgqas narrated that the Prophet a& said:

"Whoever eats seven dates of ‘Ajwah in the morning will net be harmed by poison or magic the rest of that day."

In addition, An-Nasa'y and Ibn Majah narrated that the Prophet s& said:

"The 'Ajwah is from Paradise, and it is an

untidote against poison. The Kamab (truffles) is a type of Manna and its water (extract) cures the eye."

There is an opinion that this Hadith is talking about the ‘Ajwah of Al-Madinah in particular, which is one the best types of dates in the area of Hijaz. The ‘Ajwah, pressed dried dates, is a good type of dates, has firm skin and is one of the softest and most delicious types of dates.

We mentioned the various benefits of the dates and the Tomr when we talked about the letter Too. We In addition mentioned the benefits of the '4jwah in treating poison and fending off the harm of magic.

4. ‘Anbar (Ambergris; Whale)

We mentioned the Hadith that is narrated in the Two Sahihs about Abu "Ubaydah and the Muslim army finding a huge fish, or whale, and that they ate from it for a half a month. They In addition took some of its meat with them to Al-Madinah and gave the Prophet b some of it. This Hadith indicates that it is allowed for Muslims to eat whatever comes from the sea even when it is dead.

Some people who [disagree with what we stated above] said that the whaie was thrown on the shore while still alive and that when the water receded it died. Therefore, they say, the whale died because of the lack of

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This opinion is incorrect, because the companions found the whale dead at the seashore. They did not see it alive and then the water receded causing its death as claimed. Further, if the whale were still alive, the sea would not have thrown it on the shore, since the sea usually throws dead animals and dead fish on the shore.

Furthermore, even if what they claimed had happened to the whale, it will not affect the ruling of permissibility [to eat dead marine creatures]. The Prophet sis disallowed eating game if one finds it dead in the water because there is a doubt if it had died from drowning and not from his weapon. So, if what the opponents say were true, then the fact that there is a doubt conceming how the whale died would disallow eating it (i.e. if their suggestion that the whale died because of lack of air and that dead marine creatures are disallowed dead were both true].

As for AI-'Anbar, amber, which is a type of Tath (perfume), it is one of the best types of perfume after Musk. Some people mistakenly preferred ‘Anbar to Misk. However, the Prophet “e described Musk:

"It is the best TaJb (perfume)."

Soon afterwards, we will mention the benefits and

characteristics of Musk, which is the Tatb of Paradise. In addition, the seats in Paradise that belong to the truthful believers are made of A Lusk not ‘Anbar.

Those who thought that ‘Anbar is better than Musk were deceived by the fact that the ‘Anbar does not spoil, just like gold. This fact alone does not indicate that the ‘Anbar is better than A/lusk.

There are several types of ‘Anbar: white, gray, red, yellow, green, blue, black and multicolored. The best type of the ‘Anbar is gray, then the blue and then the yellow in color, while the black ‘Anbar is the worst type.

People have conflicting opinions regarding the origin of ‘Anbar, where some people said that it is a plant that grows on the seabed and which sea reptiles eat and then discard to later be thrown on the seashore. Some people say that ‘Anbar is the waste of sea creatures that looks like cow manure. Some people even said that it is a type of foam that the sea discards on the shore. The author of the 'Qanoon' discounted the last two opinions but said that the amber might originate from an undersea spring.

‘Anbar is hot and dry and strengthens the heart, the mind and the senses. It In addition strengthens the body and helps relieve facial paralysis, hemiplegia (paralysis), phlegmy ailments, stomach and flatulence. ‘dnbar In addition helps open various clogs if it is used as an

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ointment or as a drink. When it is inhaled, ‘Anbar will relieve cold symptoms, headaches and migraines.