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The prophetat wasam
used to love certain types of food. For
example, everyone knows that the prophet
sallallahu alaihi wasallam loved the
forleg of the lamb. So the shoulder of
the lamb was beloved to the prophetatam.
And Abu Hurra clearly says that once a
bowl of
and meat
was set before the prophet wasam. So he
reached out for the fleg which was part
of the sheep that he liked most.
And when a Jew woman plotted to
assassinate the prophetam, she she
invited him along with his friends to a
sheep or to a ram that she uh cooked and
she placed a lot of the poison in that
fourleg
because she was told that the prophetat
wasam loved it the most. And the
scholars say that this fourleg is the
best of the meat of the lamb because it
is the fastest to be cooked.
So it can be cooked much faster than any
part of the lamb and it is easier to
chew and it's delicious.
So the more it is further away from the
unclean parts of the body of the animal,
the sweeter it is. So that's why the
neck and the fore leg of the animal is
uh more delicious.
And
says it is without doubt that the neck
of the sheep, the fore leg and the meat
in it is lighter on the stomach and
easier to digest. And this type of meat
provides the three good characteristics
of any kind of food. So,
you know that he has a chapter or a book
or a volume in his great book Zad
Zad al- Mad and this is a beautiful uh
collection of the prophet's
biography
and a lot of benefits of the things that
you can learn from that
in book he dedicated a volume to talk
about what's medically good for the body
and some of the herbal medicines that
the prophet used to have. So he says as
part of his observation that the fourleg
meat provides three good characteristics
of any kind of meat or food. What what
are these three characteristics?
Firstly, it's very beneficial and has a
good impact on physical strength.
Secondly, it's light on the stomach. So,
it would not be difficult
for you to digest. And that's the third
point. It's easily digested.
And when you have little of such
beneficial food is far greater than
having a lot of other types of food. Now
the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
also used to love squash
which some people would include pumpkin
or zucchini in it and most likely it's
closer to be zucchini and uh uh the
likes
and may Allah be pleased with him
narrates that a tailor
from the ansar once invited the
prophetam to a meal that he prepared. So
the prophet wentat wasam and he served
him a plate with
where there is squash and zucchini on
top of it. So Anna says, "I saw the
prophetam seeking out
that vegetable and eating it with his
own hands, trying to pick it, which
indicated that the prophet loved it."
And it says, "And I've always loved
squash since that day."
their who heard this hadith from uh uh
an he said
I personally whenever they served me
food whenever I was able I would include
squash in it because of this hadith.
What does this tell us? that even in
worldly matters, this is not something
related to religion or to prayer, to
fasting or to zakat or forms of worship.
It's related to something that the
prophet loved as a human being. Even
that anes may Allah be pleased with him
would follow the steps the footsteps of
the prophet wasallam in worldly matters
just to indicate how much he loved the
prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
among the other foods that the prophet
used to consume and love something we
may feel a bit
strange because we're not used to it the
prophet used to love to eat dates It's
mixed with butter
and this was reported in
Abi and Maja and authenticated by
Albani.
So having them together we're not used
to it but this what the prophet used to
do and scholars justified this because
butter is warm and moist while dates are
cold and dry. So by combining them each
balance the other and this is the
balance will happen in your stomach.
It goes without saying that one of the
most nutritious types of food on earth
would be dates. It's easily available.
It's cheap and it's highly in
benefits. And the prophet said
in an authentic hadith, "Oh,
a house in which there are no dates is a
house whose people will go hungry." And
he repeated that again,
emphasizing the importance of having
dates in our homes. And we know the
hadith, whoever eats first thing in the
morning seven dates of awa uh dates of
Medina, he will not be afflicted by
black magic nor by poison. And said this
is the best type of uh uh nourishing of
fruits for the body. Dates would be
considered a fruit, a nourishment, a
medicine and a drink and sweet.
And the prophetat wasallam
loved sweet and cold drinks. So whatever
was sweet, the prophet would love it
sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Mother Aisha
says that the drinks that the prophet
sallallahu alaihi wasallam liked best
were those that were sweet and cold. Now
remember they did not have
refrigerators.
So in the heat of the summer cold is
relatively done but they had means of
getting things a bit cooler than the
normal temperature.
And what do we mean by sweet and cold?
Scholars said that there are three
possibilities. One, sweet and cold means
fresh water.
So
spring water, well water because it's
deep down would be fresh and cold. And
the prophet sallallaihi wasallam
sometimes used to send because the water
in wells
around the Medina area were a bit salty.
So he would send some of his companions
for a day or two journey to bring him
sweet uh a water that was not salted.
Another meaning would be for cold and
sweet. that water which was mixed with
honey and this is one of the best things
to do as states and this is not known
except to the best best of doctors. So
when you dilute a spoon or little of
honey in water and you drink it, this is
the best for your body. And there are
miraculous
benefits of this
especially when
people adhere to the fact that this is
from the sunnah of the prophetatam.
Drinking this cold water with honey is
far greater than drinking other drinks
that are sweetened by sugar.
And the the the benefits are uh you
cannot compare. The third interpretation
of cold and sweet that the prophet
sallallaihi wasallam also used to
instruct them to leave overnight
and soak raisins
or dates in water.
And this is called nabiv.
And this water
in which dates or raisins were soaked in
to sweeten it. It's bene it's very
beneficial and it gives you a lot of
power and strength because of this
sweetness and Abbas may Allah be pleased
with him used to tell us the etiquette
of doing this. So at the beginning of
the night, the prophet would instruct
them to soak these raisins or dates in
water. So if it was morning, he would
drink it and the night he would drink it
and the following day he would drink it
and the night he would drink it. But
when it was the third day after it's
being soaked, he would drink it until
afternoon. If there was something
remaining of it, he would give it to any
of his servants or the likes to drink
it. Otherwise, if there's no one to
drink it, he would pour it out. And the
reason is after 3 days, the possibility
of it becoming intoxicant,
being fermented
is possible. So it has to be consumed in
less than 3 days.
3 days and over it has to be thrown out.
And this shows that the prophetat wasam
knew the benefits of such drinks. Though
he was not a physician but by what Allah
has taught him and by his
natural inclination he knew that the
nutritions would be the best and the
highest level if he were to do this. And
some may argue and say how does the
prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
like to eat sweet things and part of not
being attached to the world is not to
look for such things. This is totally
wrong. In Islam you're allowed to enjoy
things. You're allowed to enjoy good
food, good drinks, good clothes, good
rides, and to live a nice life. Allah
says, "Oh you who believe, do not
prohibit the good things which Allah has
made lawful to you and do not
transgress. Indeed, Allah does not like
the transgressors." So if Allahawel
gave us these things in halal fashion
and told us to enjoy it, there's nothing
wrong in that. And Allahel knows best.
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