# 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 To'

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The Letter 70’

1. TaJb (Perfume) The Messenger of Allah b said:

"From your world, women and Tath (perfume) were made beloved to me and the comfort of my eye is the prayer.”

The Messenger of Allah * used to frequently use Tatb and did not like foul odors.

Taib (perfume) is the fuel of the soul, which is the engine of the powers of the body. Therefore, various strengths and powers in the body are nurtured in the presence of Taib. Similarly, the powers of the body are

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nurtured by consuming food and drink, feeling comfort and elation, being close to loved ones, receiving good news and by the absence of hateful, disliked persons whose presence is heavy on the heart. Indeed, associating with disliked persons weakens the strength and causes sadness and depression, just as the effects that fever and foul odor have on the body. This is why the companions of the Messengers were disallowed from acquiring the characteristics that would bother the Prophet and make them detested and disliked by him. Allah said:

"But when you ore invited, enter, and when you have taken your mea;, disperse without sitting for a talk. Verily, such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet, and he is shy of (asking) you (to go); but Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth.” (33:53)

In short, the Taib, perfume, was one of the dearest objects to the Prophet of Allah sfe. It In addition has a good effect on preserving good health and removing many ailments beczuse it arouses the power of the body.

2. Teen (Clay or Argil)

“Several invented Ahadith were mentioned regarding the benefits of clay. We should state that every Hadith that talks about the benefit of clay is untrue and must not be related from the Messenger of Allah. Clay is harmful and causes clogs in the veins, and it is cold, dry

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and a strong drying agent. In addition, clay prevents diarrhea and causes hemorrhages and sours in the mouth.

3. Talh (Banana or Acacia) Allah said:

"And among Talh (banana-trees) with fruits piled one above another." (56:2°)

The majority of the scholars said that Talk means bananas, as they qrow in piles one over the other just as the comb's teeth. It was said that the Talk is the tree that has thorns and which get replaced by fruits, each in the place of a thorn, just like what occurs on banana trees. This is the best opinion about the meaning of Talk. Hence, the So/of (righteous predecessors) who said that the Ta/h means banana trees are just using the banana tree as an example to explain the meaning of the word T. alh, not that it only means banana trees. Allah has the best knowledge.

Bananas are hot and wet. The best type of bananas is ripe and sweet.

Bananas help against the roughness of the chest and lung, relieve coughing and help against the ulcers of the kidney and prostate. Bananas In addition produce urine (diuretic), stimulate semen production, soften the

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stomach and arouse the sexual drive; and they should be eaten before meals. Bananas harm the stomach and aggravate the bile and the phlegm, but eating them with sugar and honey reduces their harmful side effects.

4. To/" (Shoots or Clusters of dates)

Allah said: "And tall date-palms, with ranged clusters.” (50:10) And He said:

"And green crops (field) and date-palms with soft spadix.”

(26:148) The Tal' of the date trees is the fruit when it is still young.

There are two types of Tal’ (clusters): male and female. The reproduction process of date trees requires transferring pollen, which resembles the male organ and which looks like a fine powder, and placing it on the female organ. This process 1s called 7a'bir.

Muslim narrated in his Sahih that Talhah bin 'Ubaidullah said:

"T and the Messenger of Allah as passed by some date trees and found some people doing 7a'bir. The Prophet sn; asked about what they were doing and they said that they were removing the male sexual organ and placing it in the female sexual organ. The Prophet yss,

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said, '] do not think that this process will be of much help.’ When they heard what the Prophet * said, they abandoned what they were doing and the trees did not reproduce. The Prophet s& then said, 'It was only a guess on my part. If (the Ta'bir) does help, then do it. I am only human just like you and my guess is either correct or incorrect. But, whatever I inform you from Allah (is true), I will never utter a lie on Allah."

The Tal' stimulates semen production and strengthens the sexual drive. When a woman takes the powder of the Tal’ before having sex, it will help her get pregnant. The clusters of date trees are cold and dry in the second degree, strengthen the stomach and dry it out, and calm irritated blood, but are hard to digest.

Only those who have hot temperament can tolerate eating the Tal’ In addition, those who eat the To;' regularly should In addition eat hot sweets with it. The Tal’ constipates and strengthens the intestines, just as theJummor, fresh dates and Busr that we mentioned before. Eating the Tal’ in excessive amounts harms the stomach and the chest and might cause painful constipation, while taking it with butter and sweets helps reduce these side effects.