رَبِّ أعْطِ نَفْسي تَقْواها وزكِّها أنتَ خَيْرُ مَن زَكَّاها أنتَ وليُّهَا ومَوْلاها
Khall (Vinegar)
خَلٌ: روى مسلم فى “صحيحه”: عن جابر بن عبد الله رضى الله عنهما، أنَّ رسولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سأل أهلَه الإدَامَ، فقالوا: ما عندنَا إلا خَلٌ، فدعا به، وجعل يأكُلُ ويقول: “نِعْمَ الإدَامُ الخَلُّ، نِعْمَ الإدَامُ الخَلُّ”. وفى “سنن ابن ماجه” عن أُمِّ سعد رضى الله عنها عن النبىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: “نِعْمَ الإدَامُ الخَلُّ، اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ فى الخَلِّ، فإنه كان إدامَ الأنبياء قبلى، ولَمْ يَفْتَقِر بيتٌ فيه الخَلُّ”.
الخَل: مركَّب من الحرارة، والبرودة أغلبُ عليه، وهو يابس فى الثالثة، قوىُّ التجفيف، يمنع من انصباب المواد، ويُلطِّف الطبيعة، وخَلُّ ينفع المعدة الملتهبة، ويَقْمَعُ الصَّفْرَاء، ويدفع ضَرَر الأدوية القتَّالة، ويُحَلِّل اللَّبنَ والدم إذا جَمَدا فى الجوف، وينفع الطِّحَالَ، ويدبغ المَعِدة، ويَعقِلُ البطن، ويقطعُ العطش، ويمنع الورمَ حيث يُريد أن يحدث، ويُعين على الهضم، ويُضاد البلغم، ويُلطِّف الأغذية الغليظة، ويُرِقُّ الدم.
وإذا شُرِب بالملح، نفع من أكل الفُطُر القتَّال، وإذا احتُسى، قطع العلق المتعلق بأصل الحنَكِ، وإذ تُمضمض به مُسَخَّناً، نفع من وجع الأسنان، وقوَّى اللِّثَة. وهو نافع للدَّاحِس، إذا طُلِىَ به، والنملةِ والأورام الحارة، وحرق النار، وهو مُشَهٍّ للأكل، مُطيِّب للمَعِدة، صَالح للشباب، وفى الصيف لسكان البلاد الحارة.
Muslim narrated in his Sahih that Jabir bin Abdullah said, “The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) asked his wife for food and she said that I have vinegar. He asked for some of it and started eating from it while saying: “What an excellent food is Khall (vinegar), what an excellent food is Khall (vinegar)”. (He ate it with bread.).
Ibn-e-Majah narrated from Umm Sa’ad Radi Allaho Anha that Prophet Muhamamd Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said : “What an excellent food Khall (vinegar) is, O Allah ! Put Your Blessings in Khall because it was the food of Prophets before me & any house having the Khall (vinegar) will never face poverty”. (House having the Khall means that vinegar is the food of its residents).
Khall (vinegar) is a substance that is both hot and cold, although coldness is usually more apparent. It is dry in the third degree and a strong drying agent. Vinegar soothes the body and softens the nature, vinegar helps against gastric inflammation and bile & prevents the harm of toxic medications, and it decomposes milk and the blood when coagulated and helps the spleen. Khall coats the stomach, constipates, quenches the thirst and prevents tumors from occurring. It also helps the digestion process; works against phlegm, softens thick foods and softens the consistency of the blood.
When vinegar is drunk with salt, it will help against poisonous mushrooms. When vinegar is sipped, it will dissolve the clogs that occur in the blood in the lower jaw. When one rinses his mouth with warm vinegar, it relieves toothache and strengthens the gingival.
When a septic finger is anointed with vinegar, it helps to heal it, furthermore, vinegar relieves pustules, hot tumors and fire bums. Vinegar is an appetite stimulant, softens the stomach, and favorable for young people and for those who live in warm areas.
Names:-
- In Hadis it is called as khal (الخل).
- In Urdu & Hindi it is called as Sirka.
- In English it is called as Vinegar.
Introduction:
Vinegar is a liquid which consist of mainly Acetic acid, water, volatile substances, organic matters.
The acetic acid in it is produced by fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria (yeast)
It can be made from juices of grapes, oranges, beetroot, melons, apples, berries, honey, barley,(jaw), coconut, dates, rice, wheat, sugar cane, tomato, jamun, kiwifruit, malt, palm & etc.
It is of two types natural & synthetic (it is prepared by chemicals)
Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم’s guidance about vinegar
Arabic words written in below references are the words mentioned in respected Hadees. You can confirm the references of Hadees at sunna.com & Al-Maktab Al-Shamilah (المكتبة الشاملة) also. You can visit my website at www.tib-e-nabi-for-you.com or blog at www.drshakeel-tibenabi.com
Vinegar (Khal) best Gravy
1. Hazrat Jabir Ibn Abdullah رضي الله عنه says that Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم took me by the hand, to his respected house & some bread pieces (خبز) were served, Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم asked “Is there any Gravy “(salan), The answer was “No”, we have little khal (الخل) (vinger) only. Then Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said “khal (الخل) (vinegar) is good gravy” (الادام نعم) (salan) & Hazrat Jabir Ibn Abdullah رضي الله عنه says l like khal (الخل) (vinegar) since than” :Reference Muslim.
Wine cannot be used as vinegar: –
2. Narrated Anas Bin Malik رضي الله عنه “I asked Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ‘Can wine be used for vinegar?’ He صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: ‘No’” : Reference Tirmizi: 1294; Book No. 14, In English volume no.1; Book 12, Hadees no 1294.
The house which has vinegar (Khal) will never get poor
3. Hazrat Umme Haani Bint Abi Talib رضي الله عنها (cousin of Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) says that Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم come home & asked “Is there anything to eat in our house, she said No, but we have Baasi roti (خبز) (yesterday’s chapatti) & Khal (الخل) (vinegar), Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم asked for them & said the house which has Khal (الخل) (vinegar) will never get poor. : Reference Tirmizi: 1841; Book No. 25; In English volume no.3 Book 23, Hadees no 1841
4. Hazrat A’isha رضي الله عنها says that Rasool Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said Khal (الخل) (vinegar) is the best salan (الادام نعم) (Gravy). : Reference Tirmizi: 1840; Book No. 25; In English volume no.3 Book 23, Hadees no 1840.
Barkat in vinegar & food of previous Prophets: –
5. Umm Saad رضي الله عنها says that Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلمentered the house & when I was in the house of A’isha رضي الله عنها & asked her for food, “ she replied that “We have Khabuz (خبز) (chapatti), Tamar (تمر) (dates), Khal (الخل) (vinegar)”. To this Rasool Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said Khal (الخل) (vinegar) is a best salan (الادام نعم) (gravy) & prayed “Oh! Allah put barkat in Khal (الخل) (vinegar) so that, it was Salan (gravy) of previous Prophets & the house will not get poor, which has khal (الخل) (vinegar) in it”. : Reference Ibn Ma-jah: 3443; Book no. 29; In English volume no. 4 Book 29, Hadees no 3318.
Contents of vinegar
1. Acetic acid is the chief acid in vinegar. It contains about 5% acetic acid, also tartaric acid & citric Protons neutron & etc.
Scientific benefits
1. Vinegar is beneficial in inflammation of stomach. It reduces bile secretion & improves digestion. We can use it as a mouth wash & gargle. Good for tooth ache, strengthens the gums, stimulates appetite.
2. Enhances taste in food. It increases sweating & urine output. It is an antidote for alkaline poisoning. Also it can be applied on ring worm & alopecia. It is helpful in lice & nits problem, ulcers. Wounds can be washed with it, may be applied on forehead in fever.
3. Should be drink with water in cold & cough, Cider vinegar is helpful in cold & cough, It prevents diarrhea, Increases metabolism, cleans the intestines, kills the bacteria & reduces weight.
Science & Hadees regarding vinegar
As soon as we take vinegar, it starts to eliminate fatigue substance from the body; you can notice this in only two hours by confirming by your urine. If you look at your urine two hours after you take vinegar, and you will find it to be clearer. Or, if you are unwilling to look at it closely, examine it with a piece of pH test paper (litmus paper). Before you take vinegar, the pH test paper will show that your urine is acidic, due to fatigue-creating substances in your body. Two hours after you take vinegar, the test paper will show more alkaline. These results mean that the previous fatigue substances were decreased or removed by taking the vinegar.
The liver dissolves the poisonous matters which were made in our body, so we must always keep it working well. Meat, fish, eggs, coconut oil, greens, and other nourishing foods as well as vinegar act like medicines for the liver. Some Eastern doctors believe that depression is the symptom of a “stagnant” or tired liver. If you believe in this philosophy, then apple cider vinegar would help to fight depression, since it is a great medium to help detoxify and clean the liver.
Over the centuries, oxymel– a combination of apple cider vinegar and honey – has been widely used to dissolve painful calcium deposits in the body, for arthritis-like pains and for other health problems such as hay fever. Also “Vinegar performs the role of disinfectant for the intestines”.
Conclusion of Hadees
1. Vinegar is a best source of liquid food, there is Barkat in it and it was the food of previous Prophets, the house which has vinegar in it will be poor.
