Vomiting as a remedy

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Healing Diseases

Vomiting as a remedy

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Prophet's Guidance on Vomiting as a remedy

روى الترمذىُّ فى "جامعه" عن مَعدان بن أبى طلحةَ، عن أبى الدرداء: أنَّ النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قاءَ، فتوضَّأ فلقيتُ ثَوْبان فى مسجد دِمَشق، فذكرتُ له ذلك، فقال: صَدَقَ، أنا صَبَبْتُ له وَضُوءَه. قال الترمذى: وهذا أصح شىء فى الباب.

Tirmizi reported that a person narrated that Abu Ad-Dardaa' Radi Allaho Anh said, "Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam once performed Wadhoo (ablution) after he vomited. I met Thau'ban in the Masjid of Damascus and mentioned what Abu Ad-Dardaa' narrated to him and he said, "True". I poured water for the beloved Prophet". Tirmizi then commented that this Hadith is the most authentic on this subject.


Vomiting is one of the five methods used to disgorge septic substances from the body. They are cleaning the stomach with laxatives, vomiting, cupping, the passing of air or wind and sweating. The Sunnah has mentioned these five types. As for diarrhea, we mentioned the Hadith that states,

خيرُ ما تداويتم به المَشِىُّ

"Cleaning the stomach is the best of your remedies". We also mentioned the Hadith about Senna.


As for getting rid of septic substances by sweating, it does not usually involve puncturing of the veins. The body naturally rids itself of these substances through the skin when sweat departs from the body through skin pores.


Vomiting involves throwing up the harmful substances through the upper part of the stomach. An enema and medicines that instigate disgorging artificially through the lower parts of the stomach are of two types, one that occurs naturally and one artificially instigated. The naturally instigated vomit should not be prevented, except when it becomes excessive and becomes unsafe. In this case, one should take the medicines that stop vomiting. The second type of vomiting is used for medicinal purposes, in the proper time and under proper conditions.


There are ten reasons for vomiting :


The first: Excessive amounts of bile that float in the stomach and seek an exit out of the body.


Second: Excessive amounts of phlegm in the stomach that seek a way out of the body.


Third, when the stomach is weak and unable to completely digest the food and the partially digested food seeks an exit out of the body.


Fourth, vomiting occurs when a harmful substance enters the stomach and causes a disruption in the digestion process.


Fifth, when one eats excessive amounts of food or drink, more than the stomach can bear. In this case, the stomach wilt not be able to tolerate these excessive amounts of nourishment and will seek to throw them out.


Sixth, vomiting occurs when the food or drink consumed is not suitable for the stomach, which then throws them out.


Seventh: When the stomach suffers from a condition that spoils the food and drink which then seeks an exit.


Eighth, Nausea might cause vomiting.


Ninth, depression, sadness and anguish cause disregard for the needs of the body and its necessities of food, including the need to mature and digest the food. The stomach gets rid of this undigested food. In addition, vomiting may occur under the pressure of various physiological conditions, because the body and the psyche both affect each other profoundly.


Tenth, one might feel nauseous and then vomit upon seeing other people vomit.



Once, a doctor informed me that he had a nephew who was good at applying Kohl (antimony, a black powder used for the eyes) and when his nephew would apply Kohl to a person who was suffering form conjunctivitis, he himself would later catch conjunctivitis. When this was repeated several times, his nephew stopped this profession. I asked the doctor about the cause of his nephew’s condition and he said that his nephew’s body reacted to the condition of the men he was treating by catching the same ailment they suffered from. He said that he knows of a man who saw a benign growth (an abscess) on someone’s body and that he started to scratch the same part on his body. Later on, he had a growth in the same area.


I say that this proves that the psyche affects the body in such a way that when certain powers in the body are idle, it suddenly becomes active without a reason.


Vomiting is suitable as a remedy in hot weather and hot climates



In hot areas and hot weather, certain harmful substances are light and thus prone to float, and this is why vomiting becomes a proficient way to discard these mixtures. On the other hand, certain harmful substances in cold areas and in cold weather become thicker and are harder to extract from above. In this situation, getting rid of these harmful mixtures is better done by cleaning the stomach (with laxatives such as Senna).


Getting rid of harmful mixtures is done by pulling them from the farthest exit or by extracting them from the nearest exit. For instance, there are various mixtures that are not stable and seek to either ascend or descend. If the mixture tends to ascend, then discarding it from below is better. If the mixture tends to descend, then pulling it from above is better. When the mixture becomes stable, then discarding it from the nearest exit is better. When the mixture starts to harm the upper organs, it should be pulled down through the lower parts, and vise versa. When these mixtures become stable, they should be discarded from the nearest exit.


This is why Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam had Hijamah (cupping) sometimes on KAHIL (between the shoulders), sometimes on his head and sometimes on the top of his foot, so that the spoiled blood is discarded from the nearest possible exit.



Vomiting cleanses the stomach from harmful substances



Vomiting strengthens the stomach, sharpens the sight, and relieves the headaches, ulcers, and infections in the kidneys and the prostate. Vomiting relieves and soothes chronic illnesses, such as leprosy, dropsy, partial paralysis, or trembling.


A healthy person should instigate vomiting once or twice a month each time vomiting two times, so that the second vomit rids the body of the substances that remained after the first one. Excessive vomiting harms the stomach and weakens its protective layers. It also harms the teeth, the sight and hearing along with causing headaches. In addition, those suffering from swelling in the throat, weak chests, those who have small windpipes, or those who find it difficult to vomit intentionally or those prone to spitting up blood should not vomit intentionally.


Those who have the bad habit of filling their stomachs with food and then instigate vomit will find that this method accelerates old age and leads to many harmful diseases, along with making vomiting habitual.


In addition, instigating vomiting while suffering from dehydration, weak or defective intestines, senility, or general weakness in the body is dangerous for the health. The best time to instigate vomit is during summer and spring, not winter or autumn. When vomiting intentionally, one should cover his eyes, wash the face with cold water when finished and should then drink apple juice with some mastic and rosewater if possible. Vomit should be expelled through the mouth or pulled from below in the form of diarrhea. Hippocrates said, “Vomit during the summer should be (naturally) expelled from above more than by using medicine, while in winter it should be pulled from below using medications.’

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Healing Contagiuos Diseases

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Healing Diseases

Contagious Diseases

رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا

Prophet's Guidance on preventing Contagious Diseases and enforcing Quarantine

ثبت فى "صحيح مسلم" من حديث جابر بن عبد الله، أنه كان فى وَفْد ثَقِيف رجلٌ مجذومٌ، فأرسل إليه النبىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: "ارْجِعْ فَقَدْ بايَعْنَاكَ".

Muslim narrated that Jabir bin Abdullah Radi Allaho Anh said: Thaqif's delegation included a man with leprosy. Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said to him, "Go back, for we have accepted your pledge of allegiance".

وروى البخارى فى "صحيحه" تعليقاً مِن حديث أبى هريرة، عن النبىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: "فِرَّ مِنَ الْمَجْذُومِ كَمَا تَفِرُّ مِنَ الأسَدِ

Bukhari narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said: "Run away from a leprosy person, like you run away from a lion".

وفى "سنن ابن ماجه" من حديث ابن عباس، أنَّ النبىَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "لا تُدِيمُوا النَّظَرَ إلى الْمَجْذُومِين".

Ibn Majah reported that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said: "Do not keep looking at the person afflicted by leprosy".

وفى "الصحيحين" من حديث أبى هُريرة، قال: قال رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "لا يُورِدَنَّ مُمْرِضٌ عَلَى مُصِح

Further, in the Sahihain, it is narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said "A healthy man should not be brought near a sick person".


Leprosy is a harmful disease that occurs due to accumulation of black bile in the entire body, altering the condition or temperament and shape of the organs. In the final stages, leprosy might cause such bad corrosion that the affected limbs would start to fall off and disintegrate. Leprosy is called the diseases of the lion, for three reasons. First, this disease usually attacks lions (or wild beasts). Second, because this disease causes the face to frown, like the lion's face. The third, leprosy is contagious and will devour its victim just as the lion devours its prey.


Leprosy is a contagious disease, and those who come near the person afflicted with leprosy will be bothered by the foul odor, just like those suffering from tuberculosis.


Our beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam, who was full of mercy and pity for his nation, commanded them not to expose themselves to what might bring harm to their bodies and hearts. There is no doubt that certain bodies are disease prone and are easily affected by the surrounding environment, and as we have stated, leprosy is a contagious disease. For some people, their fear of the disease might actually help the disease attack their body, because fear prepares the organs of the body for the possibility of catching the disease. Sometimes, when one even smells the foul odor emitted by persons inflicted by certain diseases, they in turn catch the same disease, if their body is susceptible to catch the disease.


There are two types of contagion; one of them is leprosy like contagion. For instance, when the odor of the person afflicted with leprosy is felt by those who talk and sit near to the leper for a long time, they might fall victim to the same disease. Such is the case with the wife of the person with leprosy who remains under the same roof with him and thus catches the disease. In addition, the children of the person afflicted with leprosy might catch the disease later on in their life (hereditary). Such is the case with those suffering from tuberculosis, hectic fever and mange. The doctors order that those suffering from tuberculosis and leprosy should be avoided, not because they fear that such diseases are contagious, but because the bad odor that emits from such people might affect the healthy persons when exposed to it for a long time. The doctors are the farthest people from believing to evil or good amour. The same argument is true in the case with the Nuqbah, which is a wet type of leprosy or mange that attacks camels. When the infected camel mixes or mingles with other healthy camels, the infection will be transferred through the water [open sores) or the mucus that the camel produces. This is the meaning that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam intended when he said:


"No sick person should be brought near a healthy person".

Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam disliked that the sick people associated with healthy people, so that the healthy are not exposed to any substances or rashes that the body of the sick person produces. The second type of contagion is the plague for instance, that appears in a land and the person thus seeks to flee that land for fear of catching the disease. Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said,


"If it (the Plague) appears in a land where you are residing, do not depart that land. If it appears in a land, do not enter it".


Our beloved Prophet ordered the people not to depart the land afflicted by plague, as they might be thinking that by fleeing, they would be avoiding Allah’s Appointed destiny. In addition, Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam ordered the people not to enter a land afflicted by plague, for remaining in the healthy land brings calmness to their hearts and tranquility in their livelihood. Furthermore, this type includes the husband who suffers an affliction and attributes it to the bad omen of his wife or the house as is common. This is the type that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam meant when he said, 'There is neither contagion".


Some other people said our beloved Prophet's statement only recommends that leprosy patients should be avoided and that it is still allowed to eat with them, as Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam himself did.


Some other people said that these Ahadeeth contain specific commands for different types of people. For instance, some people have such a strong faith and reliance on Allah that the strength of their faith would save them from contagious diseases, just as the natural powers that exist in the body sometimes fend off the harm of the disease. Some people on the other hand, do not have a strong faith, so Prophet Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam commanded them to be cautious; our beloved Prophet implemented his own commands in both cases, so that the strong imitate his acts, depending on their trust in Allah. On the other hand, the weak would imitate Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam (when he avoided leprous patients, for instance) to be careful. Both ways are correct, but one is suitable for those who have strong faith while the other is suitable for those who have weak faith. Consequently, both groups of believers will have their own method that is suitable for their own situation. As another example, Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam has used fire for medicinal purposes, i.e. cauterization. Yet, he praised whoever refrains from using cauterization and mentioned avoiding it with the good deeds of shunning the bad omen and having total dependence on Allah. There are many other examples on this subject. Our beloved Prophet's method is always very gentle, and those who comprehend it in the correct manner will get rid of many suspicions that the authentic Sunnah contradicts itself.


Some other people stated that ordering the people to run away from the one with leprosy prevents the transfer of the disease by mingling with the sick or by smelling their odor when such mingling and associations are extensive. As for short visits to such people for a good purpose, there is no harm in it and catching the disease will not be plausible during these brief contacts. Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam prohibited long exposures to sick people, to preserve health and allowed brief contacts that would not cause harm. Therefore, where is the contradiction here?


Another group of people said it is plausible that the person who suffered from leprosy with whom Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam sat and ate was suffering from mild leprosy. There are several types of leprosy that vary in the degree of their contagion. In such cases, it is possible to mingle with some people suffering from mild leprosy that has not progressed and avoid catching the disease. When the illness is unable to progress in the sick person’s body, it will be even less able to attack another person’s body.


Another group of people said that the people before Islam believed that diseases themselves are contagious, without referring this matter to the power and Will of Allah in the beginning and the end. Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam refuted their belief and ate with a person with leprosy to prove that Allah is the One Who Causes the disease to come and Who brings about the cure. Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam prohibited from mingling with the sick to teach them that sickness and diseases are Made by Allah to have a certain effect on people. The prohibition affirms these effects while his action teaches us that such effects are totally controlled by Allah, and that if He Wills, these effects will not have any power. In addition, if He Wills, these effects will cause the harm that He Has Decided and Willed.

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Healing by Herbs - Kamah - Mushroom

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Healing by Herbs

كمأة / Kam’ah ~ Truffles (Mushroom)

ثبت عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: الكمأة من المن وماؤها شفاءللعين، أخرجاه في الصحيحين

In the Sahihain, it is narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said:



“The Kam’ah is among the (Munn) Manna and its water (extract or juice) cures the eye”.



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



The essence of the Kam’ah is partly earthly and partly vaporous, 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 stars to gain strength.


Kam’ah (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 types of truffles grow on sandy dry land. There are several types of Kam’ah; among which is a poisonous plant which is reddish in color and which causes asphyxiation.



Kam’ah is cold and wet in the third degree, and it is not favorable for the stomach and is not easily digested. Eating Kam’ah on a regular basis causes constipation, gastric pain, facial paralysis, stomach-ache and Dysuria (painful urination). Humid kinds of mushrooms are less harmful than the dry ones. Therefore, those who wish to eat Kam’ah 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 Kam’ah has a heavy earthly essence, although it contains a fair amount of water in its essence that makes it milder. In addition, using the Kam’ah as Kohl helps in cases of bad eyesight and Ophthalmia (conjunctivitis).



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







There are two opinions regarding the meaning of what Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said: “The Kam’ah is among the Munn ~Manna”.



Some people said, “The Manna that Allah Has Sent down to the Children of Israel was not only the sweetmeat that we know, but several other plants that grow in the wild without effort or planting on the people’s part to grow. The Manna, in their opinion, means the Favor, and thus, every type of plant or bounty that Allah Grants to mankind without effort on their part is called Munn ~ Manna. All of Allah’s bounties that He Grants to mankind are a Favor from Him. Yet, Allah specifically Mentioned the types of His Favors concerning which the slave does not make any effort, whether in growing or producing them, and called these Favors, Manna.



During the years of wandering in the earth with which Allah Tested the Children of Israel, they used to sustain themselves on truffles that sufficed for bread. In addition, Allah gave them quails which sufficed as meat, and made their sweet the Manna that descends from trees. Therefore, their diet was complete.



Further, our beloved Prophet’s statement:

"الكمأة من المنِّ الذى أنزله الله على بنى إسرائيل"

“The Kam’ah is a type of Munn ~ Manna that Allah Has Sent down on the Children of Israel”.



Some considered that the Kam’ah is a type of Munn ~ Manna, although the word Munn ~ Manna is usually meant to describe the dew that descends on trees, which is originally called Taranjabeen.



The second opinion states that Kam’ah was called Manna because it resembles the Manna that descends on trees, in that it is collected without effort of planting or irrigation.



If someone asks, (if) this is the case with Kam’ah, then what about the harm that it contains?



Know that Allah Created everything in a perfect shape and essence. What Allah Created is free from defects and harm and is beneficial for the mankind. Various types of ailments occur later on when what Allah Creates becomes spoiled somehow by being mixed or polluted by other substances, and so forth, If what Allah Creates is left in its original shape (that Allah Has Created), it does not contain any harm.



Those who have knowledge of the world and of the creation’ realize that all types of evil or harm in the air, land, plants and various creations occur after they are created. In addition, ever since the mankind started disobeying their Prophets, all types of general and private evil occurred which causes them pain, illnesses, diseases, plagues, famines and loss of blessings in the land and in what it produces. The fruits and plants have thus lost their value and benefit gradually.


If someone does not comprehend these facts, the following Ayah should be enough for him to understand.

ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِى الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِى النَّاسِ  [الروم:41]

“Evil (sins and disobedience to Allah) has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned (by oppression and evil deeds). (30:41)



One should apply this Ayah to what occurs in this world and compare them together.



Furthermore, the people notice how various illnesses and sicknesses occur in plants, animals and fruits. The more the mankind starts a new type of evil and sin, the more illnesses and diseases Allah Brings in their foods, fruits, air, water sources, bodies, shapes and outer appearance. In addition, the people’s behavior suffers a type of harm or alteration that is compatible with what their bodies commit of injustice and sin.



In the past, the crops and grains used to be larger in size than at the present time, for the blessings in such items was bigger than at the present.

وقد روى الإمام أحمد بإسناده: أنه وجد فى خزائن بعض بنى أميةَ صرة فيها حِنطةٌ أمثال نوى التمر مكتوبٌ عليها: هذا كان ينبُت أيامَ العدل. وهذه القصة، ذكرها فى "مسنده" على أثر حديث رواه

Imam Ahmad narrated, “A bundle that contained some wheat seeds as big as date seeds was found in a safe that belonged to members of the Umayyad dynasty. On the bag, these words were written, “This used to grow during the times when justice prevailed”. Imam Ahmad mentioned this story after narrating one of the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam.


The majority of the diseases and illnesses are the remnant of torments that were inflicted on the nations that lived before our time. These illnesses and diseases retained for those who followed their lead and imitated the previously tormented nations. This is a just judgment that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam mentioned when he stated about the Plague:

وقد أشار النبىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى هذا بقوله فى الطاعون: "إنَّه بقيةُ رجز أو عذاب أُرسِلَ على بنى إسرائيلَ

“It is the remnant of an affliction that Allah has sent on the Children of Israel”.



In addition, Allah Sent the wind on the people of ‘Aad for seven nights and eight days. Allah Has Left some of this strong wind for the people who came after them to serve as a reminder (of what happened to ‘Aad).







Allah Made the works of the righteous and the sinning people as reasons behind much of what has happened in this world. For instance, when the people do not work righteousness or give in charity, the rain does not fall on them, and thus famine occurs. In addition, when the meek and powerless people are dealt with unjustly, when the people cheat in weights, and when the strong transgresses the rights of the weak, the injustice committed by the [tyrant] rulers intensifies as a consequence. Such unjust rulers do not grant mercy if they are asked for mercy, nor are they kind when they are called on to are kind. In reality, what the rulers do and commit is a mere reflection of what their subjects do and commit. Allah, with His Wisdom and Just Decisions, Makes people’s A’amaal (works ~ deeds) appear to them in various forms that are compatible to their A’amaal (works). Sometimes, Allah Strikes mankind with famines, with an enemy, with unjust rulers, with diseases, and sometimes with depression and sadness that will remain with them. Sometimes, Allah Strikes the mankind with preventing the blessings from descending on them and by allowing the devils to have power over them, and leading them to what is a certain torment. In this case, mankind will revert to what they were created for (either Paradise or the Fire).



The wise person thinks about the world and seeks the areas where Allah Exerts His Justice and Wisdom. Then he will realize that the Prophets and their followers are adopting the righteous path of safety, while the rest of mankind are leading themselves to the path of destruction and the land of failure. Allah Will certainly Bring His Judgment and Command to a successful conclusion; none can avert His decisions or commands. All success comes from Allah.



There are three opinions regarding the meaning of our beloved Prophet’s statement:

وماؤها شفاءللعين

“And its water cures the eye”.


First: that the Kam’ah water is an ingredient in the remedies for eye ailments, not that it is used alone.


Second: that Kam’ah is used alone after broiling it and extracting its juice, the fire matures and softens the mushrooms, thus dissolving the harmful wetness and excrements that the Kam’ah contains and leaving the beneficial ingredients.


Third: that the meaning of its water entails the rain that makes the mushroom grow and which is the first patch of rain that falls. In this case, the Hadith will be talking about the rain and not the mushrooms themselves. Ibn Al-Jawzi mentioned this opinion, which is the weakest among the three opinions mentioned herewith.


Other people said that this portion of the Hadith entails using Kam’ah water to cool the eye. Hence its water alone is a cure, while other parts are used as ingredients in compound remedies.


Al-Ghafiqi said, “The Kam’ah water (juice) is the best remedy for the eyes, when it is kneaded with the Ithmid (antimony type of Kohl) and then used as Kohl (i.e. eyeliner). It strengthens the eyelid and the eyesight and prevents many illnesses from attacking the eye”.

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Healing by Herbs - Aloe Vera - Ailwah

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Healing by Herbs

صَـبـِرٌ / Aloe Vera / Sebir (Ailwah)

صَـبـِرٌ: روى أبو داود فى كِتاب "المَرَاسيل" من حديث قيس ابن رافع القَيْسىِّ، أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "ماذا فى الأَمَرَّيْن من الشِّفَاءِ ؟ الصَّبِرُ والثُّفَّاءُ".

وفى "السنن" لأبى داود: من حديث أُمِّ سَلَمَة، قالت: دخلَ علىَّ رسولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، حين تُوفِّىَ أبو سلمةَ، وقد جعلتُ علىَّ صَبِرَاً، فقال: "ماذا يا أُمَّ سلمةَ" ؟ فقلت: إنما هو صَبِرٌ يا رسولَ اللهِ، ليس فيه طيِبٌ، قال: "إنَّهُ يَشُبُّ الوَجْهَ، فَلا تجعليه إلا بالليل" ونَهى عنه بالنهار.

الصَّبِرُ كثيرُ المنافع، لا سِيَّما الهندىَّ منه، يُنقِّى الفُضول الصفراوية التى فى الدماغ وأعصابِ البصر، وإذا طُلِىَ على الجبهة والصُّدغ بدُهن الورد، نفع من الصُّدَاع، وينفع من قُروح الأنف والفمِ، ويُسهل السَّوداء والمالِيخُولْيا.والصَّبِرُ الفارسى يُذكى العقل، ويُمِدُّ الفؤاد، ويُنقِّى الفُضُول الصفراويةَ والبلغميَّةَ مِن المَعِدَة إذا شُرِبَ منه مِلْعقتان بماء، ويردُّ الشهوةَ الباطلة والفاسدة، وإذا شُرِب فى البرد، خِيف أن يُسهل دماً

Narrated by Abu Dawood on the authority of Qias Ibn Raf'e that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said : "What a CURE the two bitter remedies carry, Aloe Vera & Cress".


Also narrated by Abu Dawood, on the authority of Umm-e-Salamah Radi Allaho Anha that she said "I had anointed my face with Sebir, and when Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam came to me, he asked, O Umm-e-Salamah, what is this ? I replied, it is Sebir (Aloe Vera) without perfume O Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam). He said "Sebir brightens the color of face, and you should use it only in the night (he disallowed using it on the face during the daylight).

Sebir has many benefits, especially the Indian Sebir, as it rids the body of bilious excrements in the brain and optic nerves. When Sebir is used as an ointment on the forehead and cheeks, after blending it with rose oil, it helps relieve headaches. It also helps relieve the sores and cankers that appear in the mouth and nose and helps against black bile and depression.


The Persian Sebir sharpens the mind and brings firmness to the heart, releases bilious mixtures and takes out the phlegm that accumulates in the stomach, (the dosage is two spoons of Sebir extract are mixed with water). It also reduces the un-necessary urge / desire of hunger.


Drinking Sebir in cold weather might cause diarrhea with blood.



Aloe Vera

Dried Aloe Vera Extract

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Healing by Lahm - Meat

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Food

لــحــم / Lahm / Meat

Allah Said:

قال الله تعالى: وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُم بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ [الطور: 22]

وقال: وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ [الواقعة: 21]

"And We shall provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.” (52:22)

"And with the flesh of fowls that they desire.” (56:21)



In the Sahih, it is narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said:

وفى "الصحيح" عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم:"فضلُ عائشةَ على النِّساءِ كفضلِ الثَّريدِ على سائِرِ الطَّعَامِ". و"الثريد": الخبز واللَّحم. وقال الزُّهْرى: أكل اللَّحْم يَزيدُ سبعين قوَّة، وقال محمد بن واسع: اللَّحْم يزيد فى البصر، ويُروى عن على بن أبى طالب رضى الله عنه: "كُلُوا اللَّحْمَ، فإنه يُصَفِّى اللَّوْنَ، ويُخْمِصُ البَطْنَ، ويُحَسِّنُ الخُلُقَ"، وقال نافع: كان ابن عمر إذا كان رمضانُ لم يَفُتْه اللَّحْم، وإذا سافر لم يفته اللَّحْمَ. ويُذكر عن علىٍّ: مَن تركه أربعين ليلة ساء خُلُقه

"The virtue of Aishah compared to rest of the women is like the virtue of Thareed as compared to the rest of the foods". (Thareed means a soup made with bread and meat).


Az-Zuhri said, "Eating meat brings about strength in seventy different ways". In addition, Muhammad bin Wasi’ said, "Eating meat strengthens the sight". Ali Radi Allaho Anh was reported to have said, "Eat meat, because it makes the skin's color lighter, the stomach firmer and the behavior better". Ibn Umar Radi Allaho Anh used to eat meat frequently when Ramadan started and when traveling". Finally, Ali Radi Allaho Anh was reported to have said, "Whoever refrains from eating meat for forty days will acquire bad behavior".



There are different types of meat, & we shall describe them briefly and elaborate on their benefit or harm.



Sheep Meat (Mutton)


Mutton is warm in the second degree and wet in the first degree. The best type of mutton comes from the one-year old animal, which creates good blood for the human's body (if digested properly). This type of meat is suitable for those who have hot or cold temperaments and for those who practice sports activity in cold areas and cold weather. It is beneficial for those who suffer from black bile, and it strengthens the mind and memory. However, the mutton of old, thin animals is not good, as is the ewe's meat.


The best type of mutton is the dark meat of the male animal, for it is lighter, tastier and more beneficial. The mutton of castrated sheep is even better and more beneficial. The red meat of fat sheep is lighter and more nutritious, while the chest of the goat is less nutritious and floats in the stomach.


The best parts of mutton meat are the meat that covers the bones, the right side, which is lighter and tastier than the left side, and the front parts rather than the back parts. The best part of sheep's meat liked by Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam was the front part, which is closer to the head, but not the head itself. The front part is lighter and tastier. Once, Al­-Farazdaq gave a man some money to buy meat for him, saying, "Buy the front parts and avoid the head and the intestines, because that is where disease resides".


The meat on the neck is tasty and easy to digest. The meat that covers the arm is the lightest meat, the tastiest, the healthiest and the easiest to digest. In the Sahihain, it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) used to like eating the meat of sheep's arm. Furthermore, meat on the back of the sheep is nutritious and produces sanitary blood.



Goat Meat


It is cold and dry, and the mixtures that goat meat produces are harmful. Goat meat is not digested easily and is not significant nutrition-wise. The meat of billy goats is not beneficial, because it is rather dry, heavy on the stomach and produces black bile.



Al-Jahiz once said, "A skilled doctor once said to me, O Abu Uthman! Avoid goat meat because it causes depression, causes black bile, forgetfulness, and spoils the blood. By Allah, it drives children wild.”

Some doctors say that goat's meat that is not preferred is the meat of old goats, especially for old people. They say that goat meat is not bad for whoever is used to eating it.



When the doctors state that goat meat is not beneficial, they specifically mean those who have weak stomachs and those who are not used to eating it, such as the people who live in luxury in cities and who are used to softer types of foods. But this is not the majority.



The meat of young, but not very young goats is milder, especially when the goat is still nursing. This type of goat meat is digested faster, because it still possesses the strength of its mother’s milk. The meat of young goats is milder for most people and lighter than camel's meat. In addition, young goat's meat produces moderate blood.


Cow Meat


Cow Meat is cold and dry, heavy on the stomach and produces black, bilious blood that is only suitable for hard workers. Eating cow meat excessively (for those who are not used to it) can cause Vitiligo (a skin condition of unknown cause, characterized by patchy loss of pigment), mange, herpes, leprosy, elephantiasis, cancer, obsession, Quartran fever and various tumors. The harm that this meat causes will be neutralized when one eats it with spices, garlic, ginger and cinnamon. Meat of a male cow is colder than female cow's meat, which is less dry.


Meat of fat calves is one of the best, mildest and tastiest types of food. It is warm and wet, and if fully digested, it provides good nutrition.



Camel Meat


The difference between the Shiite and the Sunnis and between the Jews and Muslims is that the Muslims eat camel's meat. In addition, the Shiites and Jews neither praise nor eat camel meat. It is well established in the religion that Muslims are allowed to eat camel meat and that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) and his Companions used to eat it while traveling and otherwise.

Young camel meat is one of the tastiest and most nutritious types of foods, and those who are used to eating it find it as light and beneficial as sheep meat. Some doctors did not like eating camel meat for residents of the cities because they are not used to it. Camel meat is hot and dry, difficult to digest and begets black bile.

Rabbit Meat

Rabbit meat was mentioned in the Sahihain, as Anas Radi Allaho Anh said,

ثبت فى "الصحيحين": عن أنس بن مالك، قال:"أنْفَجْنَا أرنبا فَسَعَوْا فى طلبها، فأخذوها، فبعث أبو طلحة بِوَرِكِهَا إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَبِلَهُ"

"We hunted a rabbit after pursuing it for a while. Afterwards, Abu Talhah Radi Allaho Anh sent its hip to the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) who accepted it".



Rabbit meat is mildly hot and dry, and the best.



Dried (Jerked) Meat


It the Sunan, it is narrated that Thawban Radi Allaho Anh said,

فى "السنن": من حديث ثوبان رضى الله عنه قال: ذبحتُ لرسولِ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم شاةً ونحن مسافرون، فقال: "أصْلِحْ لَحْمَها" فلم أزل أُطِعمُه منه إلى المدينة

"I slaughtered a sheep for the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) while we were traveling, and he said to me : "Dry its meat". I kept feeding the beloved Prophet from its meat until we reached Al-Madinah".



Dried meat is better than old meat and strengthens the body, although it causes skin rashes sometimes, a side effect that could be neutralized with cold, humid spices. Jerked meat is favorable for hot conditions. Old meat is hot and dry, favorable for hot conditions and the best type of this meat is that which is fat and wet. Finally, old meat constipates unless cooked in milk and grease.



Fowl meat

 Allah Said: "And with the flesh of fowls that they desire". (56:2 1)



Some types of fowl meats are allowed and some are prohibited. The prohibited types include the birds that have claws, such as the falcon, hawk and peregrine, and those that eat carrion, such as the eagle, vulture, stork, and magpie, spotted and black crows. In addition, this list includes the birds that we are not allowed to kill, such as the hoopoe and the shrike, and some of the birds that we are allowed to kill, such as kite and crow.


There are many types of fowl that are allowed, such as the chicken meat. In the Sahihain, it is narrated by Abu Musa that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam ate chicken meat.



Chicken Meat


Chicken meat is hot and dry in the first degree and it is easy on the stomach and digests quickly. Chicken meat strengthens the mind and increases the production of semen. It also makes the voice softer, the mind stronger and produces healthy blood. It was said that eating chicken meat on a regular basis causes gout, but this is not confirmed by fact.


Cock’s meat, on the other hand, is hotter and less wet. The meat of old cocks helps against constipation, asthma and thick flatulence when cooked with safflower, canella and Dill seeds (Shibit). The castrated cock meat is nutritious and easy to digest. Pullet meat is easy to digest and mild on the stomach and produces mild blood.



Bird and Lark Meat


Nasa'i narrated in his Sunnan that Abdullah bin Umar Radi Allaho Anh reported that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said:

روى النسائِى فى "سننه": من حديث عبد الله بن عمرو رضى الله عنه، أنَّ النبىَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "ما من إنسانٍ يَقْتُل عُصفوراً فما فوقَهُ بغير حَقِّهِ إلاَّ سألَهُ اللهُ عَزَّ وجَلَّ عنها". قيل: يا رسول الله؛ وما حقُّه ؟ قال: "تَذْبحُه فتأكُلُهُ، ولا تَقْطَعُ رأسهُ وتَرْمى به".

"No person kills a bird and a larger animal without justification, but will be asked about it on the Day of Resurrection. He was asked, O Messenger of Allah! When is it justified? He said, ‘You slaughter it and eat it, but do not cut its head and discard its body (i.e. for sport only).


In addition, Nasaa'i narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) said:

وفى "سننه" أيضاً: عن عمرو بن الشَّريد، عن أبيه قال: سمعتُ رسولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: "مَنْ قَتَلَ عُصْفُوراً عَبَثاً، عَجَّ إلى الله يقولُ: يا ربِّ؛ إنَّ فُلاناً قَتَلَنِى عَبَثاً، ولم يَقْتُلْنى لِمَنْفَعَةٍ".

"Whoever kills a bird for fun, the bird will complain to Allah, O my Lord, Such and such person killed me for fun, not for a useful purpose".


Bird meat is hot and dry, constipates and stimulates semen production. Bird meat soup constipates and helps the joints. If one eats bird's brain with ginger and onion, it excites the sexual desire.



Pigeon Meat


Pigeon meat is hot and wet, although the meat of wild pigeons is less wet. The meat of pigeon chicks is more humid, especially the chicks of domesticated pigeons. Young pigeons are less meaty but a better food. The meat of male pigeons is a good cure for numbness, narcosis, Apoplexy, Epilepsy, convulsive shaking or trembles. Pigeon meat is favorable for the sexual drive and the kidneys and produces more blood.



Locust Meat


In the Sahihain, it is narrated that Abdullah bin Abi Awfa Radi Allaho Anh said,

الجراد: فى "الصحيحين": عن عبد الله بن أبى أوْفَى قال: "غزونا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سبعَ غَزَواتٍ، نأكُلُ الجَرَادَ".

"We went to seven battles with the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) during which we used to eat locust".


Musnad also narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) said;

وفى "المسند" عنه: "أُحِلَّتْ لنا مَيْتَتَانِ ودَمَانِ: الحُوتُ والجرادُ، والكَبِدُ والطِّحالُ". يُروى مرفوعاً وموقوفاً على ابن عمر رضى الله عنه.

"We were allowed two types of dead animals and two bloods: fish and locust; liver and spleen".



This Hadith is also narrated from Ibn Umar Radi Allaho Anh.


Locust meat is hot and dry and not very nutritious. In addition, eating locust meat regularly makes the body thin & emaciated. The smoke of burnt locust helps in cases of Dysuria (impaired ability to pass urine), especially for women, and is favorable for hemorrhoids. Eating fat wingless locust (roasted) is a good cure for scorpion stings. But locust meat is not favorable for those suffering from epilepsy and produces septic mixtures in the stomach.


There is a difference on allowing (eating) locust when it is dead, where the majority of the scholars except Imam Malik allow it. Yet, there is no difference that it is allowed if the locust died because of a reason, such as being burnt or pressed. It is not good for regular basis because it creates illnesses of various types.


Eating meat on regular basis causes bloody sanguineous of allergies. Hippocrates once said, "Do not make your stomachs as a graveyard for animals".

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