It was narrated from 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that if anyone died among her family, and the women gathered, when everyone had left but her own family and close friends, 'A'ishah would order that a pot of Talbeenah be cooked, then some Thareed be made and the Talbeenah poured over it, then she would say, Eat it, for I heard the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, say: "Talbeenah brings comfort to the sick person and it lessens grief." (Agreed upon)
Talbeenah is a broth made of barley flour or barley bran, to which honey and milk is added. It is called Talbeenah because it is like milk (Laban) in its whiteness and softness.
An-Nasa'i narrated it with a different isnad from 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, and added: "By the one in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, it cleanses the stomach of one of you as one of you cleanses dirt from his face with water."
It was narrated that 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said, the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, if one of his family fell ill, would order broth to be made, and he would say: "It consoles the heart of the grieving one and relieves distress from the sick one, as one of you removes dirt from her face with water." (Narrated by Ahmad and Al-Tirmidhi, who said it is a saheeh Hadith)
Al-Muwaffaq Al-Baghdadi said, "If you want to know the benefits of Talbeenah, then think of the benefits of barley water, especially if it is made of bran. There is nothing more beneficial than broth for one who eats a lot of barley. As for the one who eats a lot of wheat, the best thing for him when he is sick is barley broth."
The author of Al-Hadiy said, "The doctors favored ripe barley because it is softer and better, and is not too heavy for the sick person. The way it is used and how often varies from one country to another."
Al-Kamal Ibn Tarkhan said, "If you want to list the benefits of Talbeenah, which is a broth or soup made from barley, then list the benefits of barley water."
In modern medicine, barley grass is prescribed in the diet and is also given to sick people as a light food that is easily digested.
Scientific studies have proved that barley reduces cholesterol levels in the blood, as it is involved in the manufacture of cholesterol in the liver.
Lipids magazine published an article in 1985 on the benefits of barley and other plants in treating high cholesterol levels, in which it said,
Experts from the Department of Agriculture in America conducted research on barley, and demonstrated that it contains three elements, all of which lower cholesterol levels in the blood.
Many companies in the West manufacture bottles of barley water, and medicinal companies manufacture capsules containing barley oil.
This demonstrates the miraculous nature of the words of the Prophet, blessings and peace of Allah be upon him: "Talbeenah removes distress from the sick one," i.e., it relaxes the heart of the sick person.
It is worth mentioning that barley is rich in fiber. Hence, experiments were carried out on patients suffering chronic constipation, in which these patients were given a biscuit made from barley. It was demonstrated that 80 percent of these patients who ate three barley biscuits per day were healed completely from constipation and gave up using laxatives.
A group of doctors in the University of Wisconsin in the United States carried out experiments on barley, and found that it does not only lower cholesterol levels, but it also counteracts chemical substances in the intestine that can cause cancer.
A question may spring to mind: what is the difference between beer that is made from barley and barley water? Barley water is not an intoxicating substance because it has not undergone the fermentation process, whereas beer is an intoxicating substance because it is the result of the fermentation process. In a Hadith narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad, and by Al-Tirmidhi and by Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak, it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, said: "Khamr is made from wheat, Khamr is made from barley, Khamr is made from dates, Khamr is made from grapes, Khamr is made from honey, and I forbid all intoxicants." (Saheeh)
[Qabasat Min Al-Tibb An-Nabawi]
(from Islamic Medicine: The Key to a Better Life by Yusuf Al-Hajj Ahmad, Published by Darussalam)
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