# The Prophetic Medicine

> A source-faithful reading edition of The Prophetic Medicine by Ibn Qay’em El-Jozeyah, translated by ABD EL-QADER the son of ABD EL-AZEEZ (2003 source edition).

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## The Letter H'aa

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The Letter Haa 1.Henna

We mentioned the benefits of henna' before and mentioned the Ahadeeth on this subject.

2. Habbah Sawdaa (The Black Seed)

In the Sahihain it is narrated that Abu Hurayrah related from the Prophet ” that he said:

"Use the Black Seed, because it contains a cure for every type of ailment, except for death." [At-Termezey, 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 the Prophet b stated that it is the Black Seed, which is the Shuneiz as we stated.

The Black Seed has many benefits, as indicated by the Prophet's statement:

"It is a cure for every type of disease." This statement is just like what Allah said:

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"Destroying everything by the Command of its Lord!" (46:25) Its means destroys everything that is prone to destruction.

The Black Seed helps against all types of cold ailments. In addition, the Black Seed helps 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 the 'Qanoon’ 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, 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 phlegmy fevers, opens clogs, decomposes accumulating gas and excess moisture in the stomach. When the Shuneiz is ground, blended with

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honey and drunk with some warm water, it will dissolve the stones that appear in the kidney and the prostate, and it 1s In addition 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 colorynth water, it is more effective in removing helminthes (worms). It In addition 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 snakebites, hemorrhoids and spots. When around twenty-five grams 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 it, it 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 In addition hard tumors.

The oil of the Black Seed In addition helps against facial paralysis when administered by the nose. When one

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drinks around twenty-five grams of its oil, it helps against spider bite. When it is ground finely and blended with the oil of the 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 around twenty-five grams 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 the Black seed in the nose, it will help against facial paralysis and tetanus by eliminating their causes. Finally, when the Black seeds are burned, they help repulse the venomous beasts.

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When Persian kohl is dissolved in water and then placed on the interior of the throat 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 twenty-five grams, as some people claim that using excessive dosages of it might cause death.

3. Harir (Silk)

We mentioned that the Prophet : b allowed Az- Zubayr and Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf to wear silk because of a rash that they suffered from. We mentioned the benefits of the silk in that chapter.

Every day [that the fever lasts], one should swallow the paper with some water.

An Amulet for sciatica

One should write, "In the Name of Allah. O Allah, Lord of everything, Owner of everything and Creator of everything! You have created me and the sciatic nerve. Do not give it power over me, nor allow me to cut it. Heal me completely and eradicate the illness. There is none who can heal except You."

An Amulet for bleeding veins

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At-Termezey narrated that Ibn Ab'ass said that the Messenger of Allah b used to teach them to recite [the following Rugqyah], against fever and various pains, 'In the Name of Allah, the Most Great. I seek refuge with Allah, the All-Mighty, from the evil of bleeding veins and from the evil of the fire's heat."

An Amulet for Toothache.

One should write on the cheek that is closer to the pain, "In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

"It is He Who has created for you (the sense of) hearing (ears), eyes (sight), and hearts (understanding). Little thanks you give."

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"And to Him belongs whatsoever exists in the night and the day, and He is the All-Hearing, the All- Knowing." (6:13)

An Amulet for abscess

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One should write [this amulet and place it] on the abscess,

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"And they ask you concerning the mountains: say, "My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust. Then He shall leave them as a level smooth plain." (20:105, 06)

4. Hurf (Cress)

Abu Hanifah Ad-Daynoory said, "Cress seeds are used in remedies and are In addition called Ath-Thuffaa, which the Prophet s&, mentioned. Its plant is called Al- Hurf while Rashad seeds is its popular name." In addition, Abu Ubayd said that Ath-Thuffaa is the Hurf.

The Hadith that Abu Hanifah referred to is what Abu Ubay and other scholars have related from Ibn Abbas that the Prophet b was reported to have said:

"What a cure do the two bitter remedies carry: the Thuffaa and aloe.”

Cress is hot and dry in the third degree, and it heats and relaxes the stomach, removes different types of

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worms, decomposes the spleen tumors, excites the sexual drive and heals the ulcers of mange and herpes.

When the cress 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, while taking it as a drink helps against venomous bites and stings.

When it is burned, its smoke repulses venomous beasts and prevents the hair form falling. In addition, when it is mixed with barley flour and vinegar and used as a bandage it helps against 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 In addition helps against asthma, hard breathing, relieves the thickness in the spleen, purifies the chest and increases the menstrual tlow. It In addition 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. It In addition purifies the chest and the lungs from phlegm.

When cress is crushed and taken in a drink with warm water, it will work as a laxative, decomposes flatulence and helps against the pain caused by constipation. Further, cress In addition helps against

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leprosy when it is crushed and used in a drink.

In addition, 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 a so 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 Noso 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.”

5. 'Hulbab (Fenugreek)

The Prophet s was reported to have visited Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas b .mi once when he was-#l while in Makkah and he asked that a doctor be brought to examine him. They brought Al-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'd was reported to have done that and was then healed.

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Hulbah is hot in the second degree and dry in the first degree.

When the fenugreek is cooked in water, it will soften the throat, chest and the stomach. It In addition relieves coughing, dryness, asthma, hard breathing and increases the sexual drive. It In addition relieves flatulence, phlegm, piles and the various accumulations in the intestines. It In addition dissolves the phlegm from the chest and helps against gastric ulcer and lung diseases. 'Hulbah 1s used to heal the intestines, mixed with some ghee and fanith.

When five measures of fenugreek is taken in 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 is blended with some vinegar and natron and used as a bandage on the tumor of the 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. In addition, when its water is drunk, it will help against the pain in the stoinach that results from accumulating

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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 In addition help against coughing that accompanies such ailments.

Hulbah In addition 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).

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