Healing by Herbs - Henna

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حناء / Henna

روى ابن ماجه فى "سننه" حديثاً فى صحته نظر: أنَّ النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا صُدِع، غَلَّفَ رأسَه بالحنَّاءِ، ويقول: "إنَّهُ نافعٌ بإذنِ الله من الصُّداعِ".

Narrated by Ibn Majah that whenever Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam suffered from a headache,he used to cover his head with Henna (Khazaab) and said, "Henna helps to relieve headache by the permission of Allah".


Headaches could be relieved by vomiting, eating, being calm and idle, using cold rags, cooling the body, elevating the temperature, avoiding noise, etc. Knowing these facts, we should mention that treating headaches with Henna is partial and that it treats some types of headache, if the headache is caused by high fever and not by a spoiled substance that requires extraction. Crushed Henna blended with vinegar and applied to the forehead will relieve the headache. Henna soothes the nerves when used as a bandage. Finally, Henna is not only favorable to relieve headaches, but in addition for the various organs of the body and for the hot tumors and inflammations when used as a bandage.

عليّ بن أبي رافع، عن جدته سلمى خادم رسول اللّه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم قالت (ما كان أحد يشتكي إلى رسول اللّه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم وَجعاً في رأسه إلا قال: "احتجم" ولا وجعاً في رجليه إلا قال: "اخضبهما") رواه داود وعنها أيضاً قالت: (كان لا يصيب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قرحة ولا شوكة  إلا وضع عليها الحناء) رواه الترمذي بإسناد حسن

Ali Bin Abi Rafe'e reported on behalf of his grandfather Salma Radi Allaho Anh (servant of Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam): "If someone complained to Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam for headache, our beloved Prophet asked him for Hijamah & if someone complained for pain in his legs, Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam asked him to anoint with HENNA". (Abu Dawood) 
He also reports "Whenever Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam suffered with injury or thorn piercing, the wound was only treated with Henna". (Tirmizi)


Henna is cold in the first degree and dry in the second degree



The Henna tree has two special qualities:


1. Decomposing due to its warm watery essence

2. Constipating due to the cold earthly essence it contains.



Henna in useful in treating burns and soothes the nerves when used as a bandage, as we have stated. When chewed; Henna helps treat the cankers and thrush that appear in the mouth. Henna heals Stomatitis (inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth) that appears in child's mouth. Using Henna to bandage hot tumors helps, and it has a similar effect on open sores (similar to Dragon's blood tree). When Henna is blended with pure wax and rose oil, it will help against the aches of the side (That ul Janb ~ Pleurisy).


When the symptoms of smallpox start to break out on children; and Henna is then applied on the bottom of their feet, the eyes will be immune from the sores that accompany smallpox. When the flower of Henna is placed between wool clothes, it will perfume it and will prevent mold or mite. Furthermore, when the leaves of Henna are submerged in fresh water, then squeezed and drunk for forty days, 20 measures each day with 10 measures of sugar or honey while eating the meat of a young eve (goat), it prevents LEPROSY with its amazing qualities.





Ibn Al Qayyam wrote about a man who complained from fissuring in his fingers and that he offered monetary rewards to whoever could cure him, but to no avail. Later on, a woman prescribed for him a drink of Henna for ten days but he could not understand the idea. Later on, he soaked Henna leaves in water and drank the water and his fingers were healed and regained their beauty.


Henna when used as an ointment for the fingers, polishes and strengthens them. Henna is useful when blended with butter and then used as a bandage for the hot tumors that drain yellow residue. Henna also benefits against chronic mange, helps the hair grow, makes it stronger and strengthens the head & brain. Finally, Henna helps against the blisters and the pustules that appear on the legs and feet and the rest of the body in general.

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: (إن اليهود والنصارى لا يصبغون فخالفوهم) رواه البخاري ومسلم

Reported by Abu Hurairah Radi Allaho Anh that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said "Jews & Chiristians do not dye their hairs, so oppose them by applying the color (HENNA)."



Hennas was loved by Khulafa'-e-Rashideen, Abu Bakr & Umar Radi Allaho Anhuma.

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: (اختضب أبو بكر بالحناء والكتم واختضب عمر بالحناء بحتاً أي صرفاً) رواه مسلم  .

Reported by Anas Radi Allaho Anh "Abu Bakr Radi Allaho Anh used to color his hairs by HENNA & KATAM, & Umar Radi Allaho Anh used to dye only with HENNA".



Imam Muhammad Ahmed Zahabi says that there are three essential factors for healing :


1. Expulsion of fluids from the wounds

2. Cessation of production (of any more fluids)

3. Formation of healthy flesh (tissue granulation) to fill the gap created in the wound



Henna contains all these three factors and possesses very good healing properties.

اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلْكَ عِلْماً نَافِعاً وعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً ورِزْقاً حَلالاً طَيِّباً

Faghiyah (Henna Blossom)

فَاغِيَةٌ: هى نَوْرُ الحِنَّاء، وهى من أطيب الرياحين، وقد روى البيهقى فى كتابه "شُعَب الإيمان" من حديث عبد الله بن بُريدَة، عن أبيه رضى الله عنه يرفعه: "سيدُ الرَّياحين فى الدنيا والآخرة الفاغِيَةُ"، وروى فيه أيضاً، عن أنس بن مالك رضى الله عنه، قال: "كان أحَبَّ الرَّياحين إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الفاغِيَةُ". والله أعلم بحال هذين الحديثين، فلا نشهد على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بما لا نعلم صِحته.وهى معتدلةٌ فى الحر واليُبْس، فيها بعضُ القبض، وإذا وُضِعَتْ بين طىِّ ثياب الصوف حفظتْها من السوس، وتدخل فى مراهم الفالج والتمدد، ودُهنها يُحلِّل الأعضاء، ويُلَيِّن العصب.

Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi, on the authority of Abdullah Bin Buraidah's father "The best of perfumes in this world & the hereafter is Faghiyah". Furthermore, narrated by Al-Bayhaqi on the authority of Anas Bin Malik Radi Alaho Anh that he said, "The best perfumed loved by Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam was Faghiyah". But we are not sure if these Hadith are authentic or not.


Faghiyah which is Henna blossom, is one of the best kinds of perfumes, Faghiyah is mild in its hotness and dryness, and constipates mildly. When Faghiyah is placed between folded wool clothes, it protects them from mold and mites. Faghiyah is used in ointments against facial paralysis and Aneurysm (an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel), while its oil helps the organs and relaxes the nerves.


Henna Water

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Healing by Herbs - Hulbah - Fenugreek

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حلبة / Hulbah / Fenugreek

حلبة : ذكر عن النبي ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏(‏أنه عاد سعد بن أبي وقاص  رضي الله عنه بمكة، فقال‏:‏ ادعوا له طبيبًا، فدعي الحارث بن كلدة، فنظر إليه،  فقال‏:‏ ليس عليه بأس، فاتخذوا له فريقة، وهي الحلبة مع تمر عجوة رطب يطبخان،  فيحساهما، ففعل ذلك، فبرئ‏)‏‏.‏

وقوة الحلبة من الحرارة في الدرجة الثانية، ومن اليبوسة في الأولى،  وإذا طبخت بالماء، لينت الحلق والصدر والبطن، وتسكن السعال والخشونة والربو، وعسرالنفس، وتزيد في الباه، وهي جيدة للريح والبلغم والبواسير، محدرة الكيموسات  المرتبكة في الأمعاء، وتحلل البلغم اللزج من الصدر، وتنفع من الدبيلات وأمراض الرئة، وتستعمل لهذا الأدواء في الأحشاء مع السمن والفانيذ  وإذا شربت مع وزن خمسة دراهم فوة، أدرت الحيض، وإذا طبخت، وغسل بها  الشعر جعدته، وأذهبت الحزاز‏.‏ ودقيقها إذا خلط بالخل، وضمد به، حلل ورم الطحال وتستعمل لهذا الأدواء في الأحشاء مع السمن والفانيذ

وهي نافعة من الحصر، مطلقة للبطن، وإذا وضعت على الظفر المتشنج أصلحته، ودهنها ينفع إذا خلط بالشمع من الشقاق العارض من البرد ويذكر عن القاسم بن عبد الرحمن، أنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ‏:‏ ‏(‏استشفوا بالحلبة‏)‏‏.‏ وقال بعض الأطباء‏:‏ لو علم الناس منافعها، لاشتروها بوزنها ذهبًا‏.‏

Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam was reported to have visited Sa'ad bin Abi Waqqas Radi Allaho Anh once when he was ill while in Makkah and he asked that a doctor be brought to examine him. They brought 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'ad was reported to have done that and was then healed.


Hulbah (Fenugreek) is hot in the second degree and dry in the first degree.


When fenugreek seeds are cooked in water, they will soften the throat, chest and the stomach. It relieves coughing, dryness, asthma, hard breathing and increases the sexual drive. It also relieves flatulence, phlegm, piles and the various accumulations in intestines. Fenugreek seed 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 Faloodah.


When five measures of fenugreek are taken as 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 seeds is blended with some vinegar and used as a bandage on the tumor of 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. When its water is drunk, it will help against the pain in the stomach that results from accumulation of gaseous materials and will cleanse the intestines.


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


Hulbah 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).


Reported by Qasim Bin Abdul Rahman that Prophet Muhammad Salallaho Alaihe Wasallam said : "Seek the Shifa (healing) with Hulbah".


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

Fenugreek / Methi seeds

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Healing by Herbs - Cress - Habb al Rashad Hurf

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Healing by Herbs

الثفــاء / حــــرف / CRESS / Habb Al Rashaad / Hurf

حرف : قال أبو حنيفة الدينوري‏:‏ هذا هو الحب الذي يتداوى به، وهو الثفاء الذي جاء فيه الخبر عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، ونباته يقال له‏:‏ الحرف، وتسميه العامة‏:‏ الرشاد، وقال أبو عبيد‏:‏ الثفاء‏:‏ هو الحرف‏.‏ قلت‏:‏ والحديث الذي أشار إليه، ما رواه أبو عبيد وغيره، من حديث ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال‏:‏ ‏(‏ماذا في الأمرين من الشفاء ‏؟‏ الصبر والثفاء‏)‏ رواه أبو داود في المراسيل‏.‏

وقوته في الحرارة واليبوسة في الدرجة الثالثة، وهو يسخن، ويلين البطن، ويخرج الدود وحب القرع، ويحلل أورام الطحال، ويحرك شهوة الجماع، ويجلو الجرب المتقرح والقوباء‏.‏وإذا ضمد به مع العسل، حلل ورم الطحال، وإذا طبخ مع الحناء أخرج الفضول التي في الصدر، وشربه ينفع من نهش الهوام ولسعها، وإذا دخن به في موضع، طرد الهوام عنه، ويمسك الشعر المتساقط، وإذا خلط بسويق الشعير والخل، وتضمد به، نفع من عرق النسا، وحلل الأورام الحارة في آخرها‏.‏

وإذا تضمد به مع الماء والملح أنضج الدماميل، وينفع من الاسترخاء في جميع الأعضاء، ويزيد في الباه، ويشهي الطعام، وينفع الربو، وعسر التنفس، وغلظ الطحال، وينقي الرئة، ويدر الطمث، وينفع من عرق النَّسا، ووجع حقِّ الوَرِك مما يخرج من الفضول، إذا شرب أو احتقن به، ويجلو ما في الصدر والرئة من البلغم اللزج‏.‏ وإن شرب منه بعد سحقه وزن خمسة دراهم بالماء الحار، أسهل الطبيعة، وحلل الرياح، ونفع من وجع القولنج البارد السبب، وإذا سحق وشرب، نفع من البرص‏.‏ وإن لطخ عليه وعلى البهق الأبيض بالخل، نفع منهما، وينفع من الصداع الحادث من البرد والبلغم، وإن قلي، وشرب، عقل الطبع لا سيما إذا لم يسحق لتحلل لزوجته بالقلي، وإذا غسل بمائه الرأس، نقاه من الأوساخ والرطوبات اللزجة‏.‏

قال جالينوس‏:‏ قوته مثل قوة بزر الخردل، ولذلك قد يسخن به أوجاع الوَرِك المعروفة بالنَّسا، وأوجاع الرأس، وكل واحد من العلل التي تحتاج إلى تسخين، كما يسخن بزر الخردل، وقد يخلط أيضاً في أدوية يسقاها أصحاب الربو من طريق أن الأمر فيه معلوم أنه يقطع الأخلاط الغليظة تقطيعاً قوياً، كما يقطعها بزر الخردل، لأنه شبيه به في كل شيء‏.‏

Abu Hanifah Ad-Daynoory said, "Cress seeds are used in remedies and are also called Ath-Thuffaa, which Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam has mentioned. Its plant is called Al-­Hurf, while Habb Al Rashad is its popular name among Arabs. Abu Ubayd said that Ath-Thuffaa is the Hurf.


The Hadith that Abu Hanifah referred to is what Abu Ubayd and other scholars have related from Ibn Abbas Radi Allaho Anh that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam was reported to have said:


"What a cure do the two bitter remedies carry, the Thuffaa and Aloe Vera".


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 (seed) 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; white taking it as a drink helps against venomous bites and stings.


When it is burnt, its smoke repulses venomous beasts and prevents the hair form falling. In addition, when it is mixed with barley Saweeq (Flour) and vinegar and used as a bandage, it helps the patients of Sciatica and 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 also helps against Asthma, hard breathing, relieves the thickness in the spleen, purifies the chest and increases the menstrual flow. It also 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. Cress seeds purify the chest and lungs from phlegm.


When Cress seeds are crushed and taken in a drink with warm water, they will work as a laxative, decompose flatulence and help against the pain caused by constipation. Cress also helps against leprosy when it is crushed and used in a drink.


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 also 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 Iriq-al-Nasa or Sciatica) 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, but more superior because it is praised by our beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam.

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Healing by Herbs - Habbah Sawdaa - Black Seed

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Healing by Herbs

حبة السوداء / Habbah Sawdaa' / Black Seed

حبة السوداء : ثبت في الصحيحين‏:‏ من حديث أبي سلمة، عن أبي هريرة ـ رضي الله عنه ـ أن رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قال‏:‏ ‏(‏عليكم بهذه الحبة السوداء، فإن فيها شفاء من كل داء إلا السام‏)‏‏.‏ والسام‏:‏ الموت‏.‏ الحبة السوداء‏:‏ هي الشونيز في لغة الفرس، وهي الكمون الأسود، وتسمى الكمون الهندي، قال الحربي، عن الحسن‏:‏ إنها الخردل، وحكى الهروي‏:‏ أنها الحبة الخضراء ثمرة البطم، وكلاهما وهم، والصواب‏:‏ أنها لشونيز‏.‏ وهي كثيرة المنافع جدًا، وقوله‏:‏ ‏(‏شفاء من كل داء‏)‏، مثل قوله تعالى‏:‏ ‏{‏تدمر كل شيء بأمر ربها‏}‏ ‏[‏الأحقاف‏:‏ 25‏]‏‏.‏ أي‏:‏ كل شيء يقبل التدمير ونظائره، وهي نافعة من جميع الأمراض الباردة، وتدخل في الأمراض الحارة اليابسة بالعرض، فتوصل قوى الأدوية الباردة الرطبة إليها بسرعة تنفيذها إذا أخذ يسيرها‏.‏

وقد نص صاحب القانون وغيره، على الزعفران في قرص الكافور لسرعة تنفيذه وإيصاله قوته، وله نظائر يعرفها حذاق الصناعة، ولا تستبعد منفعة الحار في أمراض حارة بالخاصية، فإنك تجد ذلك في أدوية كثيرة، منها‏:‏ الأنزروت وما يركب معه من أدوية الرمد، كالسكر وغيره من المفردات الحارة، والرمد ورم حار باتفاق الأطباء، وكذلك نفع الكبريت الحار جدًا من الجرب‏.‏ والشونيز حار يابس في الثالثة، مذهب للنفخ، مخرح لحب القرع، نافع من البرص وحمى الربع‏:‏ والبلغمية مفتح للسدد، ومحلل للرياح، مجفف لبلة المعدة ورطوبتها‏.‏ وإن دق وعجن بالعسل، وشرب بالماء الحار، أذاب الحصاة التي تكون في الكليتين والمثانة، ويدر البول والحيض واللبن إذا أديم شربه أيامًا، وان سخن بالخل، وطلي على البطن، قتل حب القرع، فإن عجن بماء الحنظل الرطب، أو المطبوخ، كان فعله في إخراج الدود أقوى، ويجلو ويقطع، ويحلل، ويشفي من الزكام البارد إذا دق وصير في خرقة، واشتم دائمًا، أذهبه‏.‏ ودهنه نافع لداء الحية، ومن الثآليل والخيلان، وإذا شرب منه مثقال بماء، نفعع من البهر وضيق النفس، والضماد به ينفع من الصداع البارد، واذا نقع منه سبع حبات عددًا في لبن امرأة، وسعط به صاحب اليرقان، نفعه نفعًا بليغًا‏.‏ وإذا طبخ بخل، وتمضمض به، نفع من وجع الأسنان عن برد، وإذا استعط به مسحوقًا، نفع من ابتداء الماء العارض في العين، وإن ضمد به مع الخل، قلع البثور والجرب المتقرح، وحلل الأورام البلغمية المزمنة، والأورام الصلبة، وينفع من اللقوة إذا تسعط بدهنه، وإذا شرب منه مقدار نصف مثقال إلى مثقال، نفع من لسع الرتيلاء، وإن سحق ناعمًا وخلط بدهن الحبة الخضراء، وقطر منه في الأذن ثلاث قطرات، نفع من البرد العارض فيها والريح والسدد‏.‏

وإن قلي، ثم دق ناعمًا، ثم نقع في زيت، وقطر في الأنف ثلاث قطرات أو أربع، نفع من الزكام العارض معه عطاس كثير‏.‏ وإذا أحرق وخلط بشمع مذاب بدهن السوسن، أو دهن الحناء، وطلي به القروح الخارجة من الساقين بعد غسلها بالخل، نفعها وأزال القروح‏.‏ وإذا سحق بخل، وطلي به البرص والبهق الأسود، والحزاز الغليظ، نفعها وأبرأها‏.‏ وإذا سحق ناعمًا، واستف منه كل يوم درهمين بماء بارد من عضه كلب كلب قبل أن يفرغ من الماء، نفعه نفعًا بليغًا، وأمن على نفسه من الهلاك‏.‏ وإذا استعط بدهنه، نفع من الفالج والكزاز، وقطع موادهما، وإذا دخن به، طرد الهوام‏.‏ وإذا أذيب الأنزروت بماء، ولطخ على داخل الحلقة، ثم ذر عليها الشونيز، كان من الذرورات الجيدة العجيبة النفع من البواسير، ومنافعه أضعاف ما ذكرنا، والشربة منه درهمان، وزعم قوم أن الإكثار منه قاتل‏.‏

In the Sahihain, it is narrated that Abu Hurayrah Radi Allaho Anh related from Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam that he said:

ثبت في الصحيحين‏:‏ من حديث أبي سلمة، عن أبي هريرة ـ رضي الله عنه ـ أن رسول الله ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قال‏:‏ ‏(‏عليكم بهذه الحبة السوداء، فإن فيها شفاء من كل داء إلا السام‏)‏‏.‏ والسام‏:‏ الموت‏

"Use the Black Seed, because it contains a cure for every type of ailment, except for death". [Tirmizi, Ahmad and Ibn Hibban].


The Black Seed (or Habbat Al-Barakah) is called Shuneiz in Persian, black cumin and Indian cumin. Al Harbi narrated that Al-Hasan said, "It is the mustard seed" while Al-Harawi said that it is the green seed which is the seed of the terebinth. These are not correct opinions, because Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam stated that it is the Black Seed, which is the Shuneiz as we have stated.


The Black Seed has many benefits, as indicated by our beloved Prophet’s statement: "It is a cure for every type of disease". This statement is just like what Allah Said:

‏تدمر كل شيء بأمر ربه

"Destroying everything by the Command of its Lord". (46:25)


It means destroys everything that is prone to destruction.


The Black Seed helps against all types of cold ailments. It helps to introduce the effective ingredients of cold medications to the areas affected by hot and dry ailments, as it helps the body absorb the medicine quickly when taken in small dosages.


The author of Qanoon (Ibn-e-Seena) and other people stated that saffron blended with camphor has similar effects, because saffron helps the camphor reach the affected area quickly. There are several types of plants that have similar effects as saffron. It is possible that the hot substance benefits in cases of hot diseases. For instance, the Anzarut (a plant similar to Frankincense), which is a type of eyeliner, is mixed with other remedies for Ophthalmia, conjunctivitis, and so forth. Ophthalmia is a hot tumor as the doctors agree. In addition, sulfur is a remedy for hot mange.


Shuneiz is hot and dry in the third degree, eliminates flatulence, extracts the helminthes (worms), relieves leprosy and phlegmatic fevers, opens clogs, and decomposes accumulating gas and excess moisture in the stomach. When the Shuneiz is ground, blended with honey and drunk with some warm water, it will dissolve the stones that appear in the kidney and the prostate, and it is also a diuretic. It increases the flow during menstruation and the production of milk if it is drunk for several days. When it is heated with vinegar and placed on the stomach, it will eliminate helminthes (worms). When it is blended with wet or cooked colocynth water, it is more effective in removing helminthes (worms). It also clears up, decomposes and relieves cold symptoms when it is ground in a rag and inhaled through the nose on a regular basis until the ailment is cured.


Black seed oil helps against ALOPECIA, hemorrhoids and spots. When around five grams (roughly a teaspoon) of it is drunk with water, it will help against gasping and hard breathing.


When the black seeds are cooked in vinegar and then one rinses his mouth with them, they will relieve toothache resulting from sensitivity to cold. When one inhales powdered black seed; it will help against water that accumulates in the eye. When it is used in a bandage while blended with vinegar, it heals spots and exposed skin ulcers and decomposes the acute mucus tumors and the hard tumors.


The oil of Black Seed helps against facial paralysis when used as nasal drops (2 ~ 3 drops in each nostril). When one drinks around five grams (roughly a teaspoon) of its oil, it helps against spider bite. When it is ground finely and blended with the oil of green Seed and used as ear drops, only up to three drops, it helps against cold symptoms, flatulence and various clogs. When the Black Seed is fried and finely ground, soaked in oil and then drops are administered in the nose, it will help against cold conditions accompanied by intensive sneezing.


When the Black Seed is burned and mixed with melted wax along with Henna or Iris oil, it helps remove the ulcers that appear on the skin of the legs, after washing the skin with vinegar.


When the Black Seeds are crushed in vinegar and laid on leprous skin, the skin affected by black pigmentation and on the head that is affected by dandruff, it helps relieve these ailments.


When the Black Seeds are ground finely and one swallows a teaspoon of it each day with cold water, it instantly helps against the bite of rabid dogs, and might prevent death as a result of hydrophobia. When one administers the oil of Black seed in the nose (2 ~ 3 drops in each nostril), it will help against Faalij (CVA) and Tetanus (Tashannuj) by eliminating their causes. Finally, when the Black seeds are burnt, they help repulse the venomous beasts.


When Persian Kohl is dissolved in water and then placed on the interior of rectum and then the Black seeds are sprinkled on it, it acts like an effective remover of hemorrhoids. There are many other benefits for the Shuneiz. We should state that the dose should be around five grams (roughly a teaspoon), as some people claim that using excessive dosages of it might cause death.

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Healing by Izkher - A kind of Lemon

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Herbs

إذْخِرٌ / Izkher / A kind of Lemon Grass

إذْخِرٌ: ثبت فى "الصحيح"، عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال فى مكةَ: "لا يُختَلَى خَلاَها"، قال له العباس رضى الله عنه: إلا الإذْخِرَ يا رسولَ اللهِ؛ فإنه لِقَيْنِهم ولبيوتِهِم، فقال: "إلا الإذْخِرَ"

والإذْخِرُ حارٌ فى الثانية، يابسٌ فى الأُولى، لطيف مفتح للسُّددِ، وأفواه العروقُ، يُدرُّ البَوْل والطَّمْث، ويُفَتِّتُ الحصى، ويُحلِّل الأورام الصلبة فى المَعِدَة والكَبِد والكُلْيَتين شرباً وضِماداً، وأصلُه يُقوِّى عمودَ الأسنان والمَعِدَة، ويسكن الغَثَيان، ويَعْقِلُ البطن.

In the Sahih Hadith, it is narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said in Makkah about its plants: "Do not cut its plants." Abass Radi Allaho Anh said, “Except for Izkher, O Messenger of Allah for their (the people of Makkah) servants use it and it is used for their house, so our beloved Prophet said: “Except Izkher".


Izkher is hot in the second degree and dry in the first degree. It is a light substance that opens clogs and the veins orifices. It increases urine and menstruation-flow, dissolves the stones and the hard tumors in the stomach, liver and kidneys, either as a drink or as a bandage. The stems of Izkher will strengthen the column of the teeth and the stomach, calm nausea and constipate the stomach.


Izkher is a wild grass that grows in deserts; it is totally managed by Allah & remains un-touched by human's cultivation & irrigation. It is translated as lemon grass in English, but Izkher's fragrant smell & bitter taste is much stronger than the ordinary lemon grass.

You can find dried Izkher with Bedouins; they sell it at Masjid-e-Quba'a & Jabal Uhud.

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Healing by Kohl Ithmid - Sulfide of Antimony

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Herbs

إثمد / Kohl Ithmid / Sulfide of Antimony

Narrated by Tirmizi that Ibn Abbass Radi Allaho Anh said:

وفى الترمذي : عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما ، قال : كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا اكتحَلَ يجعلُ فى اليمنَى ثلاثاً ، يبتدىء بها ، ويختم بها ، وفى اليُسْرى ثنتين

Whenever the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) used to apply Kohl, he would use it thrice in the right eye; beginning with it and finishing with it and twice in the left eye.”


In addition, Abu Dawood narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said:

وقد روى أبو داود عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم : مَنْ اكْتَحَلَ فلْيُوتِرْ

“Those who use Kohl should use it an odd number of times.”


One should use an odd number of times when applying Kohl in both eyes, thrice in the right eye and then twice in the left eye. Or, one should use the Kohl thrice in each eye, as Imam Ahmad has stated.


Kohl preserves the health of the eye, strengthens and clears the sight and removes harmful substances, along with adding a touch of beauty to the eye. When one uses Kohl before he goes to sleep, it is beneficial for the eye, especially since the eyes will not be moving and thus the Kohl will have its most favorable affect. The Ithmid type of Kohl is especially effective in this regard.


Ibn Majah narrated in his Sunan that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam that he said:

وفى سنن ابن ماجه عن سالم ، عن أبيه يرفعه : عَلَيْكُم بالإثْمِدِ ، فإنَّهُ يَجْلُو البَصَر ، ويُنْبِتُ الشَّعرَ

"Use Ithmid (Antimony), because it clears the eye and grows the eyelashes".


Ibn Majah also narrated in his Sunan that Ibn Abass related from Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam that he said:

وفى سنن ابن ماجه أيضاً : عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما يرفعه : خيرُ أكْحالِكم الإثمد ، يجلُو البَصَرَ ، ويُنبت الشَّعرَ

“The best of your Kohl is the Ithmid (Antimony), because it dears the sight and causes the eyelashes to grow”.

وفى كتاب أبى نُعيم : فإنه مَنْبَتَةٌ للشَّعر ، مذهبة للقذَى ، مصْفاة للبصر

Narrated by Abu Naeem “Kohl Ithmid grows the eyelashes, removes eyesores & clears the vision”.


The Ithmid is the black Kohl stone. The best type of Ithmid is found in Asfahan (Iran), but it is also found in western areas (Morocco). The best type of Ithmid is that which fragmentizes quickly and which has shiny morsels. In addition, the interior of the Ithmid is polished and does not contain any impurities.


The Kohl tends to be cold and dry and it is beneficial to the eye in that it strengthens it and strengthens the eye nerves. Ithmid dissolves excess flesh around ulcers and closes the wound while cleansing the area around them. Ithmid relieves headaches when it is blended with pure watery (not thick) honey. When Ithmid is ground and mixed with tender fat and then used as a bandage over fire burns, it prevents blisters from appearing and helps cure the skin damage that occurs in cases of burns by fire. Ithmid is the best type of Kohl used for the eye, especially for old people whose eyesight has weakened. In this ease, it is better that Kohl is mixed with some Musk.



The original KOHL Ithmid, Black with Yellow shades

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Healing by Nakhl - Date Palm Tree

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Food

نخل / Nakhl / Date Palm Tree

نَخْلٌ‏:‏  مذكور في القرآن في غير موضع، وفى ‏(‏الصحيحين‏)‏‏:‏ عن ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما، قال‏:‏ بيْنَا نحن عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، إذ أُتِىَ بجُمَّارِ نخلة، فقال النبىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏(‏إنَّ مِن الشَّجَرِ شَجَرةً مَثَلُها مَثَلُ الرَّجُلِ المسلِمِ لا يَسقُطُ وَرَقُها، أخْبِرُونى ما هي ‏؟‏ فوقع الناسُ في شجر البوادى، فوقع في نفسى أنها النخلة، فأردتُ أن أقول‏:‏ هي النخلة، ثم نظرتُ فإذا أنا أصغرُ القوم سِنّاً، فسكتُّ، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏(‏هي النَّخْلَةُ‏)‏، فذكرتُ ذلك لعمرَ، فقال‏:‏ لأَنْ تكونَ قُلْتَهَا أحبُّ إلىَّ من كذا وكذا‏.‏ ففى هذا الحديث إلقاءُ العالِمُ المسائلَ على أصحابه، وتمرينُهم، واختبارُ ما عندهم‏.‏ وفيه ضربُ الأمثال والتشبيه‏.‏

وفيه ما كان عليه الصحابةُ من الحياء من أكابرهم وإجلالهم وإمساكهم عن الكلام بين أيديهم‏.‏ وفيه فرحُ الرجل بإصابة ولده، وتوفيقه للصواب وفيه أنه لا يُكره للولد أن يُجيبَ بما يَعْرِفُ بحضرة أبيه، وإن لم يَعرفه الأبُ، وليس في ذلك إساءةُ أدب عليه‏.‏وفيه ما تضمنه تشبيهُ المسلم بالنخلة من كثرة خيرها، ودوامِ ظلها، وطيبِ ثمرها، ووجودِهِ على الدوام‏.‏

وثمرُها يؤكل رطباً ويابساً، وبلحاً ويانعاً، وهو غذاء ودواء وقوت وحَلْوى، وشرابٌ وفاكهة، وجذُوعها للبناء والآلات والأوانى، ويُتخَذ مِن خُوصها الحُصُر والمكاتِل والأوانى والمراوح، وغير ذلك، ومن ليفها الحبالُ والحشايا وغيرها، ثم آخر شىء نواها علفٌ للإبل، ويدخل في الأدوية والأكحال، ثم جمالُ ثمرتها ونباتها وحسنُ هيئتها، وبهجةُ منظرها، وحسنُ نضد ثمرها، وصنعته وبهجته، ومسرَّةُ النفوس عند رؤيته، فرؤيتها مذكِّرة لفاطرها وخالقها، وبديع صنعته، وكمالِ قدرته، وتمامِ حكمته، ولا شىء أشبَهُ بها من الرجل المؤمن، إذ هو خيرٌ كُلُّهُ، ونفعٌ ظاهرٌ وباطن‏.‏

وهى الشجرة التي حَنَّ جِذعُها إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لما فارقه شوقاً إلى قُربه، وسماع كلامه، وهى التي نزلتْ تحتها مريمُ لما ولدتْ عيسى عليه السلام‏.‏ وقد ورد في حديث في إسناده نظرٌ‏:‏ ‏(‏أكرِمُوا عَمَّتَكُم النخلَةَ، فإنها خُلِقَتْ من الطِّين الذي خُلق منه آدَمُ‏)‏‏.‏ وقد اختلف الناسُ في تفضيلها على الحَبْلَةِ أو بالعكس على قولين، وقد قرن اللهُ بينهما في كتابه في غير موضع، وما أقْربَ أحدَهما من صاحبه، وإن كان كُلُّ واحد منهما في محل سلطانه ومَنبِته، والأرض التي توافقه أفضلَ وأنفعَ‏.‏

 

Date palm is mentioned in Quran at several places. In Sahi'hain, it is narrated that Ibn

Umar Radi Allaho Anh said "We were with Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam and a spadix of date palm was brought to him. On that occasion he said, among the trees is a tree; the leaves of which do not fall and it resembles a 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 Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said, "it is the date palm tree". I mentioned all of that to my father Umar Radi Allaho Anh and he said, "Had you said it would have been better to me than such & such".

This Hadith contains many benefits, such as the scholar training his students by asking them questions and testing their knowledge. It also contains parables and demonstrates the shyness of Prophet's companions, the leaders & the commoners among them, as they all kept quiet & were shy to answer Prophet's question. The Hadith also demonstrates that the parent would be happy if his child does something right, it also shows that it is allowed for the children to answer questions in the presence of their parents; even if the father did not know the answer, as this does not constitute misbehaving with the father or elderly.

The Hadith compares a Muslim with the Nakhlah, the date palm, because of its tremendous benefits, constant shade & sweet fruit that it produces throughout the year. Dates are eaten fresh, dried, ripe & unripe and are both a type of food & cure. Dates are nutritious; a type of sweet, a drink and a fruit. Date's tree trunk is used for building purposes, in making pots and so forth & its seeds are used as fodder for camels and as ingredients in various medicinal remedies & in KOHL (eyeliner). Fruit of date palm is known for its beauty, refreshing shape and the handsome way the fruits are arranged on their branches, which also brings comfort to the eyes. Merely looking at the fruits of date tree reminds (a human) of its CREATOR; Whose creation is both excellent & perfect, just as is His Wisdom. Therefore the date palm tree resembles the righteous believer, for he is pure goodness who brings about benefit both inwardly & outwardly.

Also, the Nakhlah was the tree trunk that yearned & longed for the Messenger of Allah when he no longer used it as a podium / pulpit (in Masjid-e-Nabawi). The trunk yearned for Prophet's closeness & for hearing his speech. Also, we should mention that the tree that Maryam Alaihess Salaam took refuge under when she gave birth to Issa Alaih as Salaam was the date palm. There is a difference of opinion regarding which is better, the date tree OR the Hablah (grapevine tree). Allah Has Mentioned both trees in several verses of Quran. Also, both trees are truly similar to each other, although each is at its prime in its natural habitat and the land that accepts it the most.

A Muslim's example is given with a date palm tree.

Similarly, our Kalimah لا اله الله محمد رسول الله is also like a date palm tree, whose roots are firm & strong inside a Muslim's hearts, its branches are always pointing towards the sky (showing a connection with Allah), & it gives fruit in all seasons.


“Have not you seen that how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly word (Kalimah) like a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the heavens of its Lord. It brings forth its fruit at all times, by the Order of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receive admonition.” 

(14: 24, 25)

Ibn Al Qayyam wrote about date seeds that نواها علفٌ للإبل، ويدخل في الأدوية والأكحال، which means that the seeds are a fodder for camels & are used in medicines & as eyeliner (KOHL).

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Healing by Milh - Salt

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Food

مــلــح / Milh ~ Salt

مِلحٌ‏:‏ روى ابن ماجه في ‏(‏سننه‏)‏‏:‏ من حديث أنس يرفعه‏:‏ ‏(‏سَـيِّدُ إدامِكُم المِلحُ‏)‏‏.‏ وسيد الشىء‏:‏ هو الذي يُصلحه، ويقومُ عليه، وغالبُ الإدام إنما يصلح بالملح‏.‏ وفى ‏(‏مسند البزَّار‏)‏ مرفوعاً‏:‏ ‏(‏سَيُوشِكُ أن تكونوا في النَّاس مِثْلَ المِلْحِ في الطَّعَام، ولا يَصلُحُ الطَّعَامُ إلا بالمِلْحِ‏)‏‏.‏ وذكر البغوىُّ في ‏(‏تفسيره‏)‏‏:‏ عن عبد الله بن عمر رضى الله عنهما مرفوعاً‏:‏ ‏(‏إنَّ اللهَ أنزلَ أربعَ بركاتٍ من السَّمَاء إلى الأرْضِ‏:‏ الحَدِيدَ، والنارَ، والماءَ، والمِلْحَ‏)‏‏.‏ والموقوف أشبَهُ‏.‏

المِلْحُ يُصلِح أجسام الناس وأطعمتهم، ويُصلِح كُلَّ شىء يُخالطه حتى الذَّهبَ والفِضَّة، وذلك أن فيه قوةً تزيدُ الذهبَ صُفرةً، والفِضَّةَ بياضاً، وفيه جِلاءٌ وتحليل، وإذهابٌ للرطوبات الغليظة، وتنشيفٌ لها، وتقويةٌ للأبدان، ومنعٌ من عفونتها وفسادها، ونفعٌ من الجرب المتقرِّح‏.‏ وإذا اكتُحِلَ به، قلع اللَّحم الزائد من العَيْن، ومحَقَ الظَّفَرَة‏.‏ والأندرانى أبلغُ في ذلك، ويمنعُ القروحَ الخبيثة من الانتشار، ويُحدِرُ البراز، وإذا دُلِكَ به بطونُ أصحابِ الاستسقاء، نفعهم، ويُنقى الأسنانَ، ويدفعُ عنها العُفُونة، ويشُدُّ اللِّثة ويُقويها، ومنافعه كثيرة جدّاً

Narrated by Ibn-e-Majah on the authority of Anas Radi Allaho Anh "Salt is the SYED (best) of your curries". Syed actually means the leader, and why the salt is meant as the leader is because the taste of all curries is dependent on the salt.


Al-Bazzar (in his Masnad) narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said: “You will soon be (to the people) like what the salt represents to food; and the food's flavor does not become favorable unless there is salt in it."


Al-Baghawi said in his commentary on Quran that Abdullah Bin Umar Radi Allaho Anh related from Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam that he said, "There are four blessings that Allah Has Sent down to the earth from the heavens, iron, fire, water and salt".


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


When used as an eyeliner / KOHL, especially gem salt ~ الأندرانى Andaraani ~ which is taken out from mines, will remove the excess fat or flesh and the yellowish color from the eye. Salt also 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, strengthens the gums and makes them firm. There are many other benefits for the salt.

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