TALBEENAH

 

Talbeenah is a mixture made from either barley, milk, and honey or barley, milk, and dried dates. It can also be made with water.

Talbeenah is recommended by Rasoolullah ﷺ which serves as an anti-depressant and is beneficial to overcome anxiety.

Talbeenah is as follows:

Narrated ‘Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) that whenever one of her relatives passed away, the women assembled and then dispersed (returned to their houses) except her relatives and close friends. She would order that a pot of Talbina be cooked. Then Tharid (a dish prepared from meat and bread) would be prepared and the Talbina would be poured on it. `Aisha would say (to the women),”Eat of it, for I heard Allah’s Messenger ﷺ saying,

_*‘The #Talbina soothes the heart of the patient and relieves him from some of his sadness/grief.’*_

Hafiz Ibn Hajar Rahimahullah has explained the benefits of #Talbeenah and its effect on the body and digestive system in his commentary of Bukhari Shareef as follows:

Imam Muwaffaq al-Baghdadi Rahimahullah says: If you wish to know about the benefits of #talbeenah, then you should understand the benefits of barley juice; especially when it is in the form of bran since it digests very quickly and provides a very light form of nourishment. And when it is consumed while it is hot, then it digests even more easily and it increases the natural heat of the body.

*He further mentions: the meaning of ‘fu’aad/heart” in the Hadith is the stomach itself because the heart of a sad person becomes weak when dryness increases in his body parts and [increases] specifically in his stomach due to the lack of nourishment. And the soup/porridge moistens it, nourishes it, and provides it strength. It also has a similar effect on the heart of a sick person. However, the stomach of a sick person is often mixed with bile, mucus, or pus and this soup removes these substances from the stomach.*

*TALBEENA RECIPE

*Ingredients*

1. 1 cup of milk

2. 1 & 1/2 tablespoons of barley flour.

3. Honey to sweeten

*Method&*

1. Put the milk in a pot on med heat and throw in the barley flour. Use the finer particles of the flour.

2. Cook for about 10-15 minutes. Constantly stir to avoid lumpiness.

3. The mixture will thicken a bit.

4. Sweeten with honey and serve.

5. Make intention of acting upon a Sunnah.

There is always blessings and barakah in following the prescription of Rasulullah ﷺ especially in this era of grief and depression._

We therefore advise people involved in the food industry to consider manufacturing talbeenah and promoting the prescription of Rasoolullah ﷺ.

Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

#Prophetic #Medicine