Why eat vegetables? Islamic Explaination.

Eating with the Sheikh

 

The
following is abstracted from "Malfuzat e Attarriyya"
(Utterances of Mohammed Ilyas Attar Qadri).

Someone
asked the sheikh: Vegetables are usually a part of your diet.
What is the wisdom behind it?

Sheikh
replied: Praise be to Allah, vegetables have cure for several
ailments [diseases]. Sayiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be
pleased with them) has narrated that vinegar is the best gravy
[curry], and Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam), use to like
vegetables. It is narrated in "Kanzul Ubaad" that the
angles visit the tablecloth which has vegetables on it.

Prophet
of Allah (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) loved gourd [squash]. In
a narration by "Abu Naeem" Prophet of Allah (Sallallaho
Alihi Wassallam) said "Oh people! Eat plenty of squash because
it strengthens the brain. In another narration, Prophet (Sallallaho
Alihi Wassallam) said, "Oh Ayesha! Whenever you cook add
few pieces of squash because it strengthens the depressed heart".
One should make a habit of putting a few pieces of squash while
cooking the meat so that one gets the reward of following a sunnah
and also get other benefits narrated above. Sayiduna Zahbbi (may
Allah's mercy be upon him) narrates in "Tibb e Nabwi"
[Medicine of the Prophet Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam] eating squash
increases the brain [capabilities]. Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi
Wassallam) said that squash cleans the chest and strengthens the
heart.

It is
narrated in Bukhari & Muslim etc. that Sayiduna Anus (may
Allah be pleased with him) narrates that, one tailor invited the
Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) and presented barley bread
and stew with squash and dried meat. I saw Prophet Sallallaho
Alihi Wassallam finding pieces of squash from the bowl [serving
dish] and eating it. After that day I loved [to eat] squash!.

Someone
asked the sheikh: Olives are often seen on your tablecloth and
you prevent us from throwing its seed! What is the reason behind
it?

Sheikh
replied: I eat olives as a 'tabaruk' [blessing]. (Narrating the
benefits of olives he said,) olive tree is a blessed tree. It
is said in the Holy Quran: (AlNoor 24:35) "from the blessed
olive tree." It is in "Tafseer e Sawwi" 70 Prophets
Allhimus Salam made benediction [dua'] for its blessing including
Prophet Abraham Allihis Salam and above all, the Master of Prophets,
Our Prophet Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam.

I do
not throw the seed away out of respect and to respect the olive
seed is by the guidance of the conscious. (He further narrated)
After the storm of Noah Allihis Salam, the first tree that grew
was that of an olive. And first time the Olive tree grew [in this
world] was on the Mount of Turr where Prophet Moses, Allihis Salam
talked with Allah Almighty.

The
life of an olive tree is very long some scholars say it lives
for 3,000 years. It is narrated in "Khazayin ul Irfan"
[tafseer of Quran] that its leaves do not shed. Its oil is called
"Zi'et", and any oil in this world does not match the
qualities of the olive oil. (He further said) it is in a narration
from "Abu Naeem" The master of medicine, the doctor
of doctors, Allah's Prophet Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam said, eat
olives and use its oil for it has cure for 70 diseases and one
of them is leprosy. Eating 25 grams of olive oil daily will cure
old [chronic] constipation. Olive pickles increase appetite and
relieve constipation.

Someone
asked the sheikh: It is often seen that you drink water before
your meals, any wisdom behind it?

Sheikh
replied: I have read a quote of Sayiduna Luqman, may Allah be
pleased with him, that to drink water before a meal is health,
during a meal is medicine and after a meal is burden. Allah and
Allah's Prophet Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam know (he further said)
Physicians also agree. According to medicine it is beneficial
to drink water before eating fruits. By principle fruits should
be eaten before the meal but today fruits are generally eaten
after the meal. It is also beneficial to drink water before tea
[or coffee].

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