´Asma' bint 'Umais narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) asked her what they used as a laxative. She said:` "Shubrum" He said: "It is hot and too strong." She said:"Then I used Senna as a laxative." So the Prophet (S.A.W) said: "If there was anything that would have a cure for death in it, then it would have been Senna."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
It is a type of grain, hot and hard in nature, about the size of a chickpea.
2:
It is the name of a purgative medicine.
Note:
(There is severe confusion in its chain of narration (Zar‘ah bin Abdullah, Zar‘ah bin Abdur-Rahman), (Utbah bin Abdullah, Ubaydullah); in any case, this person is unknown (majhool).)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2081
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
As for the benefits of Sana (Makkī),
they can be seen in the previous hadith 3455,
which is of Hasan (good) grade.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3461