Tibbe-Nabvi(S.A.W)-

Significance of (Watermelon ) & (البطيخMashmelon)

Names

1. It is called Bathikh (البطيخin old Arabic.

2. In new Arabic Mashmelon is called as Bathikh .(البطيخ)

3. In new Arabic watermelon is called as Jabjab.

4. In Hadees watermelon is called as Bathikh .(البطيخ)

5. According to scholars, Bathikh ) (البطيخmentioned in Hadees is Watermelon.

6. But many scholars consider Bathikh as Mashmelon (Kharbuza).

7. We can consider both.

8. In English it is called as Watermelon.

9. In Hindi & Urdu it is called as Kalinger, Tarbuz.

Prophet (عليه السلام) ’s guidance about water melon ):

Neutralizing Hot Potency with cold potency (Watermelon ( & )البطيخ

Dates - : (الرطب)

1. Hazrat A’isha رضي الله عنهاnarrates that Nabi (عليه السلام) used to eat watermelon ) (البطيخwith dates )( (الرطبfresh ripen dates) (tazi paki khajur).

[Tirmizi: 1843; Book. 25; English vol. 3; Book 23; Hadees. 1843]

2. Hazrat Anas  narrated that Nabi  ate musk-melon (ِ& )اdates together.

[Shama'il Muhammadiyah: 199; Book no. 30; English Book: 29; Hadees: 190]

3. Hazrat A’isha رضي الله عنها narrated that Nabi (عليه السلام) use to eat watermelon ( )البطيخwith dates ( & )ال ُر ّط ِبuse to say, heat of the one is broken by the coolness of the other & the coolness of the one by the heat of the other.

[Abu Dawud: 3836; Book. 28; English Book. 27; Hadees. 3827]

Eating watermelon ( )البطيخon empty stomach: -

4. Nabi  guided that eating watermelon ) (البطيخbefore meal (empty

stomach) cleans the stomach & removes diseases.

[Faizul Qadeer: 10014]

Content of it: -

Water, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B2, sulfur, phosphate, sugar, iron,

copper, sodium, potassium, calcium, manganese, protein, chlorine & etc.

Scientific benefits of water melon: -

1. The green colored is best, (means outer green).

2. It reduces swelling & ascities (water collection in abdomen)

3. Reduces constipation, cleans the stomach,

4. Helpful in kidney stones & increases urine output

5. If rubbed on face or wrinkles, it is best & it reduces ageing because it is rich in water, vitamin C.

6. Best in typhoid, joint diseases & rheumatic diseases, skin & removes free radicals.

7. Helps reducing chances of cancer.

8. It is an antioxidant (removes waste & free radicals out of the body).

9. Good for pregnancy & best in motions & dehydration.

Science & Hadees regarding melons: -

Melons are one of the best recommendations for health Nabi (عليه السلام) has given us. Melons are one of the fruits rich in both vitamin C & Beta-Carotene. In addition, half a melon contains 825 milligrams of potassium (24% of the USRDA). The body uses potassium to help eliminate excessive sodium, which in large amounts can cause blood pressure to rise. In fact, in an international study of more than 10,000 people, esearchers found that those with the highest potassium levels had the lowest blood

pressures. In addition, potassium helps keep the body's LDL (dangerous cholesterol) from sticking to the arterial walls. Melons also provide nutrient called folate, vitamin B complex, which is essential in combating birth defects & heart diseases. “Prevention's New Foods for Healing guide” mentions a study of almost 4,000 mothers that revealed that those who got enough folate were 60% less likely to have children with brain & spinal cord defects. Additionally, men get benefit from folate too. It controls the levels of a chemical called "homocysteine" in the body, which when allowed existing in excess can contribute to artery clotting & thus heart disease.

Watermelon & Dates together: -

Match the nutrition of both & judge both are opposite to each other &

both in combination make a perfect nutrition. This is miracle of Sunnah

of Prophet (عليه السلام) eating both together.

Conclusion of Hadees: -

Eat dates with watermelon together or eat Muskmelon with dates. Coolness of Melon beats the heat of dates. Eat it on empty stomach.

Source: tibbe-Nabvi(s.a.w) -imam ibn qayyim

sunnah.com & Al-Maktab Al-Shamilah

English translation :dr.Mohammad shakeel shamsi