Part 70

Zamzam water is the best, freshest, most beneficial, most beloved and most precious water there is. Further, Zamzam water was dug up by Jibril and the source that Prophet Isma'il ,“L31” drank from.

In the Sahihain it is narrated that the Prophet * said to Abu Tharr, who remained at the Ka'bah for forty days without food (or drink) living on Zamzam water: "It is a nutritious food." Muslim added that the Prophet b said:

- "And a cure from ailment."

Furthermore, Ibn Majah narrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah related from the Prophet b that he said:

"Zamzam water is for whatever was intended behind drinking it."

We were told that Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak once said, "O Allah! Ibn AI-Mu'ammil told us that Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir related from Jabir that your Prophet b said:

"The water of Zamzam is for the purpose it is drank for, and I drink it to relieve my thirst on the Day of Resurrection."

This Hadith is of the Hasan (Sound) type.

Many other people and I have tried drinking from Zamzam water for the purpose of being cured from various illnesses, and by the will of Allah, I was indeed cured from several illnesses. I In addition saw some people who lived on Zamzam water for a long time, fifteen days or a little longer without complaining from hunger. Such people would perform Jawaf with other people at a normal pace. Someone even told me that Zamzam water was his only food and drink for forty days and that he still had enough strength to have sex with his wife, fast and perform Jawaf many times.

The Nile is one of the rivers of Paradise that flows from deep inside Ethiopia. It is collected from the rainfall and the floods that supply it with water. Then, Allah directs this river that flows with water to dry areas,

hou the river flows to is dry and does not

keep rainy at wiat falls on it, which is insufficient to grow vey. a). anyway. On the other hand, when such a land receives more than the normal rainfall, the houses

and life will be destroyed. Allah has caused the rain to fall on far lands and then directed this rain to flow in a huge

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river in sufficient amounts that would benefit the people and the animals. When the river provides enough water for farming and to grow vegetation, the water level then decreases so that the people are able to tend and harvest the vegetation, The water of the Nile has the ten characteristics that we mentioned before, and this is why it is among the lightest, sweetest and freshest waters.

Seawater The Prophet b said about the sea: "Its water is pure and its dead is allowed (to eat)."

_ Allah has made the sea salty for the benefit of the people and the animals of the earth. Seawater is plentiful and has sufficient amounts of animals [and fish] that die but do not get buried in it. If the seawater is fresh and sweet, the animals that would die in it would make it rotten, adversely affecting the quality of the air on the earth. Allah's wisdom has decided that seawater is salty, that even if the entire dead corpses produced on the earth were thrown in it, it would still be fresh until Allah brings this world to its inevitable end. This is one of the reasons why seawater is salty, along with its soil and sand In addition being salty.

Taking a bath in seawater helps relieve many illnesses and infections that appear on the skin. Drinking

seawater is harmful, it causes diarrhea, weakens the body and causes rashes, mange and thirst.

Those who have to drink seawater do so for certain medicinal purposes. In this case, seawater should be boiled in a pot that is covered by wool, which will absorb the water vapor. Then, the collected water should be squeezed out of the wool and consumed when there is sufficient amount of it. Meanwhile, the salt and the minerals will remain in the pot.

In addition, one could dig a hole near the seashore to collect the water through several parallel tunnels that would make the water fresh at the end [when it passes through them repeatedly].

If one has to drink seawater, he should first mix it with apricot pips, burning coal, Armenian argil (type of earth), oak wood or fine wheat flour. This way, most of the minerals and mud will be collected in the bottom of the pot or the cup.

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Muslim narrated that Abu Sa'id Ai-Khudri said that the Prophet b said:

"The best type of perfume is Musk.”

In the Sahihain it is In addition narrated that A'esha said, "I used to anoint the Prophet s& with perfumed Musk before assuming Ihram, on the Day of the Sacrifice and before performing Tawaf around the (Sacred) House."

Musk is the king of all perfumes, it has the best aroma. Other types of perfumes are usually compared to Musk, but Misk is never compared to them. In addition, the hills and sands of Paradise are made of Musk.

Musk is a hot, dry substance of the second degree, and it brings comfort and joy to the hearts and strengthens the inner organs when it is drunk or smelled. Musk In addition brings strength and comfort to the external organs when anointed with it. Musk is profitable for old people and those who have excessive skin moistures, especially during winter, and In addition helps against fainting, shaking and the general weakness in the body as it excites the instinctive heat. Musk clears the white part in the eye and dries excess moisture in it, and In addition dissipates swelling in various organs. Musk In addition

works as an antidote for some poisons, and helps against snakebite. It has many other benefits.

It is hot in the third degree and dry in the second degree, and when its aroma is smelled, it relieves cold headache caused by phlegm, colds, black bile and thick flatulence pressure. It In addition relieves the congestion, and clogs in the nose and head and dissipates most cold, wet swellings.

When Marjoram is used as suppository, it will increase the blood flow during menstruation and is favorable during pregnancies. When its dry leaves are crushed and used as a bandage, it will relieve blood traces that appear under the eye. It In addition helps relieve the pain of scorpion stings when it is mixed with vinegar [and then the affected area is bandaged with it].

Marjoram ointment In addition helps relieve backache, knee pain and fatigue. Those who are used to smelling Marjoram aroma will not suffer from water accumulation in the eye, cataract. When one administers its extract or water blended with the essence of bitter almonds in the nose, and helps against stuffiness that affects the nose and the head.

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AJI-Bazzar narrated that the Prophet Marjoram said:

"You will soon be to the people just like what the salt represents to food, and the food's flavor doesn't become favorable unless there is salt in it."

Al-Baghawi said in his commentary on the Qura‘an that Abdullah bin "Umar related from the Prophet Marjoram that he said, "There are four blessings that Allah has sent down to the earth from the heavens:

iron, fire, water and salt." This Hadith should only be related from Ibn 'Umar.

‘Salt is favorable for people's bodies and food. Further, salt is favorable and beneficial when blended with any substance, including gold and silver, as it makes gold more yellowish and whitens silver. Salt decomposes, cleanses, dries the thick humidity, strengthens and purifies the body and heips against open mangy sores.

When used as eyeliner salt, especially gem salt, will remove the excess fat or flesh "and the yellowish color from the eye. Salt In addition prevents malignant infections from spreading, works as a laxative and helps against pleurisy when the stomach is anointed with it. Salt

cleanses the teeth, prevents them from decaying, and strengthens the gums and makes them firm. There are many other benefits for the salt.

The Letter Noon I. The Nakiil (Date Palm)

The date palm is mentioned in the Qura'an in several places. In the Sahihain it is narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said, "We were with the Prophet b and a spadix of date-palm was brought to him. On that he said, 'Among the trees, there is a tree which resembles the Muslim." I wanted to say that it was the date-palm tree but as I was the youngest of all (of them) I kept quiet. And then the Prophet sg said, 'It is the date-palm tree.’ I mentioned what happened to 'Umar and he said, 'Had you said it that would have been better to me than such and such."

This Hadith contains many benefits, such as the scholar training his students by asking them questions and testing their knowledge. It In addition contains parables and demonstrates the shyness of the Prophet's companions, the leaders and the commoners among them, as they all kept quite and were shy to answer the Prophet's question. The Hadith In addition demonstrates that the parent would be happy if his child does something right. The Hadith In addition demonstrates that it is allowed for the children to answer questions in the presence of their

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parents, even if the father did not know the answer, as this does not constitute misbehaving with the father. In addition, this Hadith compares the Muslim with the Nakhlah, the date palm, because of its tremendous benefit, constant shade and sweet fruit that it produces throughout the year.

Dates are eaten fresh, dried, ripe and unripe and are both a type of food and a cure. Dates are nutritious, a type of sweet, a drink and a fruit. The date-tree's trunk is used for building purposes, in making pots, and so forth and its leaves are used to make woven mats, baskets, vases and funnels, and so forth. Its fibers are used to make ropes and mattresses. In addition, its stones are used as fodder for camels and as ingredients in various medicinal remedies and in Ku'hl. In addition, the fruit of the datetree is known for its beauty, refreshing shape, and the handsome way the fruits are arranged on their branches, which In addition brings comfort to the eye.

Merely looking at the fruits of the date tree reminds one of its Creator, Whose creation is both excellent and perfect, just as is His Wisdom. Therefore the date tree resembles the righteous believer, for he is pure goodness who brings about benefit both inwardly and outwardly.