To
drink raisin soaked water is Sunnaĥ
Raisins used to be soaked in water
for the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّی اللہ
تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم. Thereafter, he صَلَّی
اللہ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم would drink the water
during the next two days and sometimes till the evening of the third. After
this, the servants would either drink the remaining water or pour it somewhere
(because it would go bad).
(Sunan
Abī Dāwūd, vol. 3, pp. 337, Ḥadīš 3713)
Raisin is a food as well as a
medicine. One can eat it with or without its skin. A famous Muḥaddiš, Sayyidunā
Imām Zuĥrī رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
has stated, 'He who desires to memorise Ḥadīš should consume (an appropriate
quantity of) raisins.' One can also consume raisins with its seed.
Imām Zuĥrī رَحْمَةُ
اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ has stated that the seeds of large raisins
are beneficial to stomach. Soak large raisins in water for a few hours, remove
the skin, and eat the pulp. The pulp of the raisin is an effective remedy for
lung problems and chronic cough. It relieves the pain of the kidney and
bladder. It gives strength to the spleen and liver. It softens and strengthens
the stomach and assists in the digestion of food.
Cure
for cough
Take 40 small raisins (or one can
take up to 80, if there is no side effect) and three almonds, recite
Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī 11 times and blow on them and then eat them daily. اِنْ شَآءَ اللہ عَزَّوَجَلَّ, this will greatly
assist in mitigating one's cough. It will prove to be an effective medicine for
phlegm. The amount of small raisins can be increased, if necessary, but give
children lesser amounts. Continue to take this medicine until the cough is
cured.
Red
raisins
Sayyidunā 'Alī کَرَّمَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی وَجْہَہُ الْکَرِیْم has stated that the
person who eats 21 red raisins daily will be safe from all those ailments which
he is afraid of.
(Abū
Nu'aym)
17.
Desire to eat egg plant
Sayyidunā Abū Naṣr Tamār رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ has narrated: اَلْحَمْدُلِلّٰہِ, Once Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ came to my house at
night. I thanked the Almighty ﷻ for the arrival of
such a great saint in my house. I then said to him, 'Yā Sayyidī (O my master),
we bought some meat by selling the yarn that my daughter made from the cotton
that came from Khorasan city. It would be a great honour, if you would kindly
join us for Ifṭār.' He رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی
عَلَیْہِ replied, 'If I intended to eat anywhere, I would eat at your
house اِنْ شَآءَ اللہ عَزَّوَجَلَّ.'
He رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
then continued, 'I have the desire to eat eggplant from many years, but I have
not been able to.' I (the narrator) said, 'Yā Sayyidī! What a pleasant
coincidence that we have cooked meat with eggplant purchased with Ḥalāl income.'
He رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
replied, 'I will eat eggplant only when its love is removed from my heart.'
(Risāla-tul-Qushayriyyaĥ,
pp. 143)
May Allah ﷻ
have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب ۔ صَلَّی اللہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see
how strictly our pious saints would refrain from following the desires of their
Nafs? Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī عَلَیْہِ رَحْمَةُ اللہِ
الْکَافِی did not consume eggplant for many years opposing his Nafs. What
marvellous Madanī mindset these people had! If their Nafs demanded them to eat,
they would not eat; if it insisted them not to eat, they would. In short, they
would always go against the desires of their Nafs.
18.
Eat and drink
It is reported that the Nafs of
Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī عَلَیْہِ رَحْمَةُ اللہِ الْکَافِی
desired to eat Bāqilā (vegetables such as peas and beans) but he did not
consume it for many years, defying his Nafs. After his demise, someone saw him
in a dream and asked how Allah ﷻ treated him. He رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ replied, 'Giving me
the glad-tidings of forgiveness, Allah ﷻ
said, "O you who did not eat and drink anything in the world, now eat and
drink a lot!"'
(Risāla-tul-Qushayriyyaĥ,
pp. 406)
May Allah ﷻ
have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب ۔ صَلَّی اللہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
19.
Purpose of eating
Sayyidunā Abū Sa'īd Khazzār رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ has narrated, 'It was
my routine to eat every three days. Once while travelling through a jungle, I
became extremely hungry and weak. Thus, I sat at a side. Suddenly, a voice from
Ghayb echoed, "Abū Sa'īd! Are you desirous of eating food to please your
Nafs or do you wish to diminish your weakness without food?" I replied,
"O Allah ﷻ! I only desire
strength." He رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
said that he immediately became so energetic and active that he travelled for
12 Manzils without eating and drinking anything.'
(Kashf-ul-Mahjūb,
pp. 453)
May Allah ﷻ
have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب ۔ صَلَّی اللہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see
that the Auliyā of Allah ﷻ do not eat for
pleasure? Instead, they eat to gain strength so that they could perform
worship. They are blessed with spiritual strength without eating and drinking
by the special mercy of Allah ﷻ. Sayyidunā Abū Sa'īd
Khazzār عَلَیْہِ رَحْمَةُ اللہِ الْقَهَّار
travelled for 12 Manzils without eating and drinking (by the spiritual strength
bestowed upon him by Allah ﷻ!) The distance
covered in one day is called a Manzil, which implied that he travelled for 12
days without eating and drinking anything.
20.
Hiding to avoid eating
Sayyidunā Abū Sa'īd Khazzār عَلَیْہِ رَحْمَةُ اللہِ الْقَهَّار has stated: Once I
was travelling with a caravan in the state of extreme hunger. During the
journey, a garden of date-palms appeared. My Nafs desired to eat dates but I
refused to fulfil its desire. The caravan stayed and camped by the same garden
but I went to the jungle where I hid into sand so that my Nafs would not
repeatedly demand me to eat dates. After a little while, one of my travelling
companions came to where I was hiding. He took me to the camp. I asked him as
to how he got to know that I was there. He replied that he heard a voice from
Ghayb saying, 'One of my friends is hiding in the sand, go and bring him with
you.'
(Tażkira-tul-Auliyā,
vol. 2, pp. 36)
May Allah ﷻ
have mercy on them and forgive us without accountability for their sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب ۔ صَلَّی اللہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
اَلْحَمْدُلِلّٰہِ!
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