# 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 Dhad

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The Letter Dhad

1. Dhabb (Lizards)

In the Sahihain it is narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said that the Messenger of Allah ~ was asked if eating the Dhabb was disallowed, because he did not eat from it when it was presented to him. The Prophet $s replied:

"No. But this food is not found in my people's land and I do not have the appetite to eat it.”

The Dhabb was then eaten in the presence of the Prophet b In addition, the Sahihain it is narrated that Ibn "Umar related from the Prophet sg that he said:

"/ neither allow it nor disallow it."

The meat of the Dhabb is hot and dry and strengthens the sexual drive. When it is ground and placed on a thorn that pierced someone's skin, it will extract the thorn.

2. Dhifdi’' (Frog)

Imam Ahraad said, "(Killing) frogs is not allowed for medicinal purposes, because the Messenger of Allah s® has disallowed killing them." Ahmad was referring to the Hadith that he narrated in his Musnad in which

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Uthman bin Abdur-Rahman said that a doctor mentioned using frogs for medicinal purposes, and the Messenger disallowed killing them.

The author of 'Al-Qanoon said, "Eating the meat or the blood of the frog might cause swellings in the body, pale color and [uncontrollable] ejaculation until death. This is why the doctors hesitate to use it formedicinal purpose because of its harm." There are two types of frogs, land and water frogs. Some of the land frogs are POISONED.