Healing by Qasaa' - Cucumber

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Food

قـــثآء  Cucumber Wild Cucumber

قِثَّاءٌ‏:‏ في ‏(‏السنن‏)‏‏:‏ من حديث عبد الله بن جعفر رضى الله عنه ‏(‏أنَّ رسولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يأكلُ القِثَّاءَ بالرُّطب‏)‏‏.‏ ورواه الترمذىُّ وغيره‏.‏ القِثَّاء بارد رطب في الدرجة الثانية، مطفىءٌ لحرارة المَعِدَة الملتهبة، بطىء الفساد فيها، نافعٌ من وجع المثانة، ورائحتُه تنفع من الغَشْى، وبِزرُه يُدِرُّ البَوْل، وورقهُ إذا اتُّخِذ ضِماداً، نفع من عضة الكلب‏.‏ وهو بطىءُ الانحدار عن المَعِدة، وبرده مُضِرٌ ببعضها، فينبغى أن يُستعملَ معه ما يُصلحه ويكسر برودته ورطوبته، كما فعل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذ أكله بالرُّطب، فإذا أُكل بتمر أو زبيب أو عسل عدَّله‏.‏

In the Sunan, it is narrated that Abdullah Bin Ja'fer Radi Allaho Anh said "Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam used to eat Qith-tha' (cucumber) with ripe dates (Tirmizi).


Qith-tha is cool & wet in the second degree & it cools the hotness in stomach, it does not spoil quickly & helps to relieve prostate / bladder pain, Also, Qith-tha' helps to relieve nausea while its seeds are diuretic. When Qith-tha leaves are used as a bandage, they help against dog bites.



Qith-tha' does not digest easily and its coolness sometimes hurts some parts of the stomach. Hence one should eat Qith-tha' with what would make its coolness and wetness milder, just as our Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam did by eating it with dried / ripe dates (Tamar). Also, eating it with raisins or honey makes it milder on the stomach.

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Healing by Rutab - Ripe Dates

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Food

رُطَـــبٌ  Rutab (Ripe Dates)

رُطَبٌ‏: قال الله تعالى لمريَمَ‏:‏ ‏‏وَهُزِّى إلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَباً جَنِيّاً فَكُلِى وَاشْرَبِى وَقَرِّى عَيْناً‏‏ ‏[‏مريم ‏:‏ 25‏]‏‏.‏ وفى ‏(‏الصحيحين‏)‏ عن عبد الله بن جعفر، قال‏:‏ ‏(‏رأيتُ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكُلُ القِثَّاءَ بالرُّطَبِ‏)‏‏.‏ وفى ‏(‏سنن أبى داود‏)‏، عن أنس قال‏:‏ ‏(‏كان رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يُفْطِرُ على رُطَباتٍ قَبْلَ أن يُصَلِّىَ، فإنْ لم تكُنْ رُطباتٍ فتمراتٍ، فإن لم تكن تَمَراتٍ، حَسَا حسْوَاتٍ من ماءٍ‏)‏‏.‏ طبْعُ الرُّطَبِ طبعُ المياه حار رَطب، يُقوِّى المعدة الباردة ويُوافقها، ويزيد في الباه، ويُخصِبُ البدنَ، ويوافق أصحابَ الأمزجة الباردة، ويَغذُو غِذاءً كثيراً‏.‏

وهو مِن أعظم الفاكهة موافقةً لأهلِ المدينة وغيرِها من البلاد التي هو فاكهتُهم فيها، وأنفعها للبدن، وإن كان مَن لم يَعْتَدْهُ يُسرعُ التعفُّن في جسده، ويَتولَّدُ عنه دم ليس بمحمود، ويحدث في إكثاره منه صُدَاعٌ وسوداءٌ، ويُؤذى أسنانه، وإصلاحُه بالسَّكنْجَبِين ونحوه‏.‏ وفى فِطر النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم من الصوم عليه، أو على التمر، أو الماء تدبيرٌ لطيفٌ جداً، فإن الصوم يُخلى المعدة من الغذاء، فلا تَجِدُ الكبدُ فيها ما تَجذِبُه وتُرسله إلى القُوَى والأعضاء، والحلوُ أسرع شىء وصولاً إلى الكبد، وأحبُّه إليها، ولا سِيَّما إن كان رطباً، فيشتدُّ قبولها له، فتنتفع به هي والقُوَى، فإن لم يكن، فالتمرُ لحلاوته وتغذيته، فإن لم يكن، فحسواتُ الماء تُطفىء لهيبَ المعدة، وحرارة الصوم، فتنتبهُ بعده للطعام، وتأخذه بشهوة‏.‏

Allah Said to Maryam Alaih as Salaam:


"And shake the trunk of date palm towards you; it will let fall fresh ripe dates upon you. So eat, drink, and be glad. Moreover, if you see any human being, say: Verily, I have vowed a fast unto The Most Gracious (Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being this day". 

(Maryam: 25, 26)

In addition, in the Sahihain, it is narrated that Abdullah bin Jafar Radi Allaho Anh said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) eating cucumbers with ripe dates".


Abu Dawood narrated in his Sunan that Anas Radi Allaho Anh said: "The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) used to break his fast with some ripe dates, and if he did not have any, then with dry dates. Otherwise, if he even did not have the dry dates, he would have several sips of water".


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


Ripe dates are the best types of fruit for the people Madinah al Munawwarah specifically and for all others in general where ripe dates grow. It is a very beneficial fruit for the body. But ripe dates spoil quickly in the stomach (of those who are not used to eating them) and thus produce putrid blood. Eating excessive amounts of ripe dates causes headaches, produces the black bile and harms the teeth. Oxymel (Sakanjabeen ~ a drink made with honey, vinegar and water) helps neutralize the irritants that accompany eating ripe dates.


When Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam used to break his fast, he used to eat first ripe or dry dates, or would drink some water. This is a wise decision, because fasting empties the stomach of food. Thus the liver would not find any sufficient energy that it could transfer to the various organs. Sweets are the fastest food to reach the liver and are favored by the liver, especially when one eats ripe dates, in which case the liver accepts it even more favorably, benefits from it and then transfers the benefit to the rest of the organs of the body. If there are no ripe dates available, one should eat dried dates because they are sweet and nutritious as well. Otherwise, some sips of water would extinguish the heat of the stomach and the Fast.


The stomach’s appetite would then increase and become ready to accept (and digest) other foods.

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Oxymel

Healing by Thareed Lamb soup with Barley Bread

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Food

ثريد / Thareed (Lamb soup with Barley Bread)

We have checked many Hadith in Shamail Tirmizi & we have come to the opinion that the bread mostly consumed by Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam & his family was BARLEY BREAD. When it is combined with meat, Thareed becomes the superior most food of this world.

Virtue of Thareed over other foods is compared with the virtue of Aisha Radi Allaho Anha over other women.

We have seen that some people prepare Thareed with wheat bread, but it never provides the healing results as exhibited by Thareed made with barley bread.

ثريد : ثبت في الصحيحين عنه ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أنه قال‏:‏ ‏(‏فضل عائشة على النساء كفضل الثريد على سائر الطعام‏)‏‏.‏ والثريد وإن كان مركبًا، فإنه مركب من خبز ولحم، فالخبز أفضل الأقوات، واللحم سيد الإدام، فإذا اجتمعا لم يكن بعدهما غاية‏.‏ وتنازع الناس أيهما أفضل‏؟‏ والصواب أن الحاجة إلى الخبز أكثر وأعم، واللحم أجل وأفضل، وهو أشبه بجوهر البدن من كل ما عداه، وهو طعام أهل الجنة، وقد قال تعالى لمن طلب البقل، والقثاء، والفوم، والعدس، والبصل‏:‏ ‏‏أتستبدلون الذي هو أدنى بالذي هو خير‏‏ ‏[‏البقرة‏:‏ 62‏]‏، وكثير من السلف على أن الفوم الحنطة، وعلى هذا فالآية نص على أن اللحم خير من الحنطة‏.‏

In the Sahi'hain it is narrated that Messenger of Allah Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said "The Virtue of Aisha (Radi Allaho Anha) as compared to other women, is like the virtue of Thareed as compared to the rest of foods".

Thareed is composed of some bread, which is the best food, and meat which is the best flavoring. When these two are combined together, no other food can surpass them. There are conflicting opinions regarding which is better, either the bread or meat. The correct opinion is that bread is used more while meat is better & superior to bread. Also the meat resembles the true essence of the human body more than any other food. It is also the food of the people of paradise. Allah Said about who sought to eat herbs, cucumbers, FOOM (wheat or garlic), lentils & onions:

(‏‏أتستبدلون الذي هو أدنى بالذي هو خير‏ (‏البقرة‏:‏ 62‏

Would you exchange that which is better for that which is of a lower degree?

Many among the Salaf said that FOOM is wheat. Hence this Ayah states that the meat is better than wheat. Allah Has the best knowledge.

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Healing by Bitteekh - Watermelon

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Food

بِطِّيخٌ  Bitteekh (Watermelon)

بِطِّيخٌ: روى أبو داود والترمذىُّ، عن النبىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، أنه كان يأكل البِطيخَ بالرُّطَبِ، يقول: "نَكْسِرُ حَرَّ هَذَا ببَرْدِ هذا، وبَرْدَ هَذا بِحَرِّ هذا".

وفى البِطِّيخ عدةُ أحاديث لا يَصِحُّ منها شىء غيرُ هذا الحديث الواحد، والمرادُ به الأخضر، وهو باردٌ رطب، وفيه جِلاءٌ، وهو أسرعُ انحداراً عن المَعِدَة من القِثَّاء والخيار، وهو سريعُ الاستحالة إلى أى خلط كان صادفه فى المَعِدَة، وإذا كان آكَلُهُ مَحْرُوراً انتفع به جداً، وإن كان مَبْروداً دفع ضررُه بيسير من الزَّنْجَبيل ونحوه،وينبغى أكلُه قبل الطعام، ويُتْبَعُ به، وإلاّ غَثَّى وقيَّأَ. وقال بعض الأطباء: إنه قبل الطعام يَغسلُ البطن غسلاً، ويُذهب بالداء أصلاً.

Abu Dawood & Tirmidhi narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam used to eat watermelon with ripe dates, saying "The hotness of this substance (dates) neutralizes the coldness of that (watermelon)".

There are several Ahadith regarding watermelon, none of them are authentic except the Hadith that we mentioned above.

Green watermelon is cold, wet & is sweet. It works as a cleanser (for stomach & the intestines). Watermelon departs the stomach more quickly than cucumber & quickly blends with whatever substances are present in the stomach. It is beneficial to eat watermelon when warm, but when it is cold, it is better to have it with some ginger to offset its harm.

Watermelon should be eaten before the meals, otherwise it will cause nausea. Some doctors said that when watermelon is eaten before meals, it cleanses the stomach & removes ailments.

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