The Prophet's Medicine

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Tooth-Stick
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, Were it not that I would be overburdening my community I would have ordered them to use a tooth-stick. (Recorded by Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Malik, Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah) He also said, Using tooth-stick cleanses the mouth and is pleasing to the Lord. (Reported by Ash-Shafii, Ahmad, Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibban, An-Nasaai, Ad-Darimi and Ibn Khuzaymah). Ibn Al-Qayyim said: Using tooth-stick has a number of benefits: It refreshes the mouth, strengthens the gum, stops expectoration, clears the voice, improves healthy bowel, purifies the voice, helps digestion and improves the speech. It encourages a Muslim to recite the Quran and to remember of Allah. It also drives away sleepiness, pleases Allah, attracts admiration of the angels and increases righteous deeds. (At-Tibb An-Nabawi p. 298)

Talbeenah
The Prophets wife Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that whenever one of her relatives died, the women assembled and then dispersed (returned to their houses) except her relatives and close friends. She would order that a pot of Talbeenah be cooked. Then Thareed (a dish prepared from meat and bread) would be prepared and the Talbeenah would be poured on it. 'Aishah would say (to the women),"Eat of it, for I heard Allah's Messenger blessings and peace of Allah be upon him saying, The Talbeenah soothes the heart of the patient and relieves him from some of his sadness. [Recorded by Al-Bukhaari and Muslim) It can be seen in the above Hadeeth that Talbeenah is used to cure the sick; it also relieves grief and soothes the heart.

While explaining the meaning of Talbeenah, Ibn Hajar may Allah have mercy upon him writes, It is a kind of food made of wheat of bran; and honey is, sometimes, added. It is called so due to its similarity to milk in whiteness and tenderness. It is effective when it is tender and well-cooked, as opposed to when it is coarse and raw. Benefits of Talbeenah: Modern researches have shown that Talbeenah has the following benefits: It lowers the cholesterol in body. It is healing to the heart. It cures depression. It soothes the colon.

Researches show the importance of wheat in reducing the risk of colon cancer. It treats sorrow and distress. It heals general body weakness.

It helps in the treatment of insomnia and depression. It eases the urine flow. It helps in curing weak memory. It helps in delaying old age. It contains antioxidant.

Honey
Allah, High and Exalted, says: Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]. There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought. (An-Nahl 16:69)

According to Saheeh Al-Bukhaari, Saeed bin Jubair recorded on the authority of Ibn Abbas may Allaah be pleased with him and his father that the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) said, Healing is in three things: A gulp of honey, cupping, and branding with fire (cauterizing)." But I forbid my followers to use (cauterization) branding with fire.

Dates
The Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) said, If Somebody takes seven 'Ajwa dates in the morning, neither magic nor poison will hurt him that day. [Recorded by AlBukhaari; Book of Medicine, Chapter: Curing magic with Ajwa dates.] Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) related that the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace be upon him) said, Ajwa dates are from Paradise; and they have cure against magic. [Recorded by Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah with a sound chain of transmitters according to Shaykh Al-Albaani; see: Saheeh Al-Jaami As-Sagheer 4126] Dates have many benefits, among which are: protein, fat, carbohydrate, sucrose, iron, vitamin A, B, B1, B2 and C, alkaline mineral salts like phosphorous, calcium and potassium. It is one of the most nutritious foods. The level of sucrose in dates is about 70%. The level of protein is about 20%. The level of fat is about 3%. When dates are eaten with milk, it provides a complete and balanced diet.

Olive Oil
Allah, High and Exalted, says: By the fig and the olive. (At-Teen 95:1) The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) says, Add (olive) oil to your food for it is extracted from a

blessed tree. [Recorded by Ibn Maajah; 3319, Al-Haakim; 4/122, and Musannaf; 19568] In Surah Al-Muminun [23:20], Allaah says: And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food for those who eat. Benefits of Olive Oil It helps reduces the effect of poison. It relieves the constipated bowel. It drives out worms. It smoothes the skin. It delays old age. It breaks up the gallstones. Olive oil has a fatty substance that can control the amount of cholesterol in the blood. Olive has a high percentage of water, protein, vitamin A, oil, mineral salts, phosphor, iron, calcium, copper and marten. When its green leaves are boiled in water and the water is sprinkled all over the house, it drives away flies.

Vinegar
The Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace be upon him) ate vinegar and praised it. Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) ate vinegar and then said, What a good sauce vinegar is! Benefits of vinegar Ibn Al-Qayyim writes in his book, At-Tibb An-Nabawi, Vinegar is good for the spleen; it suppresses thirst, stops expectoration when the mouth is rinsed with it and it relieves the toothache and strengthens the gum."

Zamzam Water

There are authentic texts that indicate the usefulness of Zamzam water and that show its nourishing and healing values. It has always has this usefulness since Allah caused it to flow for mother of Ismaeel (peace be upon both of them). It is blessed water. The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) said about Zamzam water, It is blessed (water) and it also serves as food. [Recorded by Muslim] It is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) that he told Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) who had stays between the Kaabah and its screens for thirty nights or days and there was no food for him but the water of Zamzam. The Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) told him, It serves as food. Other collectors of the Hadeeth, add, in their version, And it is a good healer. Zamzam is great water that gushed out when Angel Gabriel struck the ground with his wing, and Allah allowed Ismail and his mother to drink therefrom. [Al-Bukhaari 3364] It was Zamzam that was used to wash the heart of Allahs Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him). Merits and benefits of Zamzam water are mentioned in many authentic Hadeeths. Among them is the following statement of Allahs Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him), The best water on the face of the earth is Zamzam water. It serves as food and it is a good healer. [Saheeh Al-Jaami 3302] It is equally recorded that the Messenger of Allah [blessings and peace be upon him] drank from Zamzam water, performed ablution with it and poured it over his head. The Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) would also hold Zamzam water in vessels and water-skin and pour it on the sick and make them drink thereof. [See: As-Silsilah As-Saheehah 883] The Prophets companion (Abdullah ibn Abbas may Allah be pleased with him) said, We used to call it Shabbaaah (that which satiates); and we used to find it a good helper in satisfying the familys nutritional needs (i.e. it is filling and with it one feels no need for food). It is satisfying to the children. (As-Silsilah As-Saheehah 2658)

In another sound Hadeeth, it is reported that the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) would say, Zamzam water is for what one intends to drink it for. [Ibn Maajah 3062] The scholars and the righteous people have tested this. They drank it for the purpose of having their needs met and attaining things such as healing for an indisposed person and removal of power and sorrow, and Allah actualized their desires for them.

The Black Seed

The Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace be upon him) said, The black seed heals all diseases; it is only that it can stop death. [It is recorded by Al-Bukhaari, Muslim, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, Ahmad and Abu Nuaim, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah may Allah be pleased with him] Diseases healed by the Black Seed includes: hair loss, headache and sleeplessness. It drives away lice and eggs; it is useful in fighting against dizziness and ear pain; it cures ringworm, tetter and other skin diseases; it is useful in curing anti-natal and post-natal diseases; it is good for the teeth and for curing tonsillitis and lung pains. It is also has medicinal values that can heal an array of other health problems such as wart, herpetic eruption, leprosy, diabetes, high blood pressure, bruises and bites. The black seed is equally good in hastening the healing of fractions, in burning blood cholesterol, healing renal inflammation, fragmenting and removing gallstones, curing difficult and painful urination (dysuria) and in stopping bedwetting. It helps in healing hepatitis, meningitis, gallbladder stones, spleen disease, heart ailments, cold and intestinal colic. Other areas in which the black seed is useful are: diarrhea, vomiting, gas and cramps, acidity, colon, eye diseases, amoeba, schistosomiasis1, infertility, prostate, ulcer, cancer, impotency and general body weakness; and it is a good worm expellant. The black seed is an appetizer; and it helps in overcoming inactivity and laziness. It is also beneficial in improving mental alertness, speedy memorization; and it helps in curing AIDS.

It is an infection caused by parasitic flukes of the genus Schistosoma, occurring commonly in eastern Asia and in tropical regions and transmitted to humans through feces-contaminated fresh water or snails.
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