الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الطب والرقي والعين والعدوى والتشاؤم والفال)Book of Medicine, Incantations, the Evil Eye, Contagion, Omens, and Good Signs
بَابُ مَا يَنْفَعُ الْمَرِيضَ مِنَ الْعَذَاءِ وَمَا يُضِرُّهُ
Chapter on What Benefits or Harms the Sick Person from Food
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Hadith 7699
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَخَذَ أَهْلَهُ الْوَعْكُ أَمَرَ بِالْحَسَاءِ فَصُنِعَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُمْ فَحَسَوْا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ يَعْنِي لَيَرْتُو فُؤَادَ الْحَزِينِ وَيَسْرُو عَنْ فُؤَادِ السَّقِيمِ كَمَا تَسْرُو إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْوَسَخَ بِالْمَاءِ عَنْ وَجْهِهَا
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that if anyone among the household of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had a fever, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would order for "maleedah" (a dish made of bread, ghee, and honey) to be prepared. When it was ready, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would instruct that it be given in sips. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It strengthens the heart of the sorrowful and the stomach, and it removes the distress of the sick person's heart, just as you women wash your faces and remove dirt, in the same way this maleedah cleanses the heart and stomach."
Hadith 7700
وَعَنْهَا أَيْضًا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ فُلَانًا وَجِعٌ لَا يَطْعَمُ الطَّعَامَ قَالَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالتَّلْبِينَةِ فَحَسُّوهُ إِيَّاهَا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَتَغْسِلُ بَطْنَ أَحَدِكُمْ كَمَا يَغْسِلُ أَحَدُكُمْ وَجْهَهُ بِالْمَاءِ مِنَ الْوَسَخِ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when it was said to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that so-and-so is ill and is not eating food, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: Prepare a dish of bread crumbs mixed with broth and give it to him to drink sip by sip. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it cleans your stomach just as you clean dirt from your face.
Hadith 7701
وَعَنْهَا أَيْضًا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْبَغِيضِ النَّافِعِ التَّلْبِينِ يَعْنِي الْحَسْوَ قَالَتْ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اشْتَكَى أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ لَمْ تَزَلِ الْبُرْمَةُ عَلَى النَّارِ حَتَّى يَلْقَى أَحَدَ طَرَفَيْهِ يَعْنِي يَبْرَأَ أَوْ يَمُوتَ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Adhere to that thing which your nature does not like, but it is greatly beneficial; that thing is maleedah (a type of food). It should be drunk sip by sip. If anyone among the household of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fall ill, the pot would remain on the fire, and they would be given maleedah to drink until the matter reached its end—meaning either the patient would pass away or recover.
Hadith 7702
عَنْ أُمِّ الْمُنْذِرِ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَعَلِيٌّ نَاقِهٌ مِنْ مَرَضٍ قَالَتْ وَلَنَا دَوَالٍ مُعَلَّقَةٌ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلِيٌّ يَأْكُلَانِ مِنْهَا فَطَفِقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَهْلًا فَإِنَّكَ نَاقِهٌ حَتَّى كَفَّ عَلِيٌّ قَالَتْ وَقَدْ صَنَعْتُ شَعِيرًا وَسِلْقًا فَلَمَّا جِئْنَا بِهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعَلِيٍّ مِنْ هَذَا أَصِبْ فَهُوَ أَوْفَقُ لَكَ فَأَكَلَا ذَلِكَ
Sayyida Umm al-Mundhir bint Qays Ansariyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and with him was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who had just recovered (from an illness). There were some half-ripe dates, some were ripe, and some were hanging. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to eat them, and Sayyiduna Ali also stood up to eat, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to stop him by saying: Stop, for the weakness of the illness still remains. So he stopped. I prepared a dish of barley and beetroot and brought it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ali! Eat this food, (it is more beneficial for you). So both of them ate that food.
