اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِن فُجاءَةِ الخَيْرِ، وأعُوذُ بِكَ مِن فُجَاءَةِ الشِّرِّ. اللَّهُمَّ أنتَ السَّلامُ، ومِنْكَ السَّلامُ, وإليْكَ يَعُودُ السَّلامُ، أسْأَلُكَ يَاذَا الجَلالِ والإكْرَامِ أن تَسْتَجِيبَ لَنَا دَعْوَتَنَا وأن تُعْطِيَنَا رغْبَتَنَا وأن تُغَنِينَا عَمّنْ أغْنَيْتَهُ عَنَّا مِن خَلْقِكَ، رَبِّ قِنِي عَذابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ. اللَّهُمَّ خِرْ لِي واخْتَر لِي

Karm, which is the Grapevine

كَرْمٌ: شجرة العِنَب، وهى الحَبَلَةُ، ويُكره تسميتها كَرْماً، لما روى مسلم فى "صحيحه" عن النبىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: "لا يقولَنَّ أحدُكُمْ للعِنَبِ الكَرْمَ، الكَرْمُ: الرَّجُلُ المُسْلِمُ". وفى رواية: "إنما الكَرْمُ قَلْبُ المُؤْمِنِ"، وفى أُخرى: "لا تقولوا: الكرمُ، وقُولُوا: العِنَبُ والحَبَلَةُ

 وفى هذا معنيان: أحدهما: أنَّ العرب كانت تُسمى شجرة العِنَب الكَرْمَ، لكثرة منافعها وخيرها، فكره النبىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تسميَتها باسم يُهيِّج النفوس على محبتها ومحبة ما يُتخذ منها من المسكر، وهو أُمُّ الخبائث، فكره أن يُسمَّى أصلُه بأحسن الأسماء وأجمعها للخير. والثانى: أنه من باب قوله: "لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بالصُّرَعَةِ"، و"لَيْسَ المِسْكينُ بالطَّوَّافِ". أى: أنكم تُسمون شجرةَ العِنَب كَرْماً لكثرة منافعه، وقلبُ المؤمن أو الرجل المسلم أولى بهذا الاسم منه، فإنَّ المؤمنَ خيرٌ كُلُّه ونفع، فهو من باب التنبيه والتعريف لما فى قلب المؤمن من الخير، والجود، والإيمان، والنور، والهدى، والتقوى، والصفات التى يستحق بها هذا الاسم أكثرُ من استحقاق الحَبَلَة له.وبعد.. فقوةُ الحَبَلَةِ باردة يابسة، وورقُها وعلائقها وعرمُوشها مبرد فى آخر الدرجة الأُولى، وإذا دُقَّت وضُمِّدَ بها من الصُّدَاع سكنته، ومن الأورام الحارة والتهاب المعدة. وعُصارةُ قضبانه إذا شُرِبت سكَّنت القىء، وعقلت البطن، وكذلك إذا مُضغت قلوبها الرطبة. وعُصارةُ ورقها، تنفع من قروح الأمعاء، ونفْث الدم وقيئه، ووجع المَعِدَة. ودمعُ شجره الذى يُحمل على القضبان، كالصمغ إذا شُرِبَ أخرج الحصاة، وإذا لُطِخَ به، أبرأ القُوَبَ والجَرَبَ المتقرح وغيره، وينبغى غسل العضو قبل استعمالها بالماء والنَّطْرون، وإذا تمسَّح بها مع الزيت حلق الشعر، ورمادُ قضبانه إذا تُضمِّدَ به مع الخل ودُهْن الورد والسَّذاب، نفع من الورم العارض فى الطِّحال، وقوةُ دُهْن زهرة الكَرْم قابضة شبيهةٌ بقوة دُهْن الورد، ومنافعها كثيرة قريبة من منافع النخلة

Ibn al-Qayyim wrote : The grapevine is the plant that bears grapes, also known as Hablah. Calling it Karm is discouraged, as reported in Sahih Muslim, where Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Let none of you call grapes Karm; because Karm is the Muslim man." Another narration states, "Karm is the heart of the believer," and in another, "Do not say Karm; instead, say grapes or Hablah."

This has two meanings. First, the Arabs used to call the grapevine Karm due to its many benefits and blessings. Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم disliked calling it by a name that might encourage people to love it excessively, and especially to love the intoxicants derived from it, as they are the "mother of all evils." He preferred not to name its origin with a word implying goodness and virtue. Second, it serves as a reminder, similar to saying, "Strength is not in wrestling," or "The true needy person is not the one who begs." Essentially, while you call the grapevine Karm for its benefits, the heart of the believer or a Muslim man is more deserving of this title, as a believer is entirely good and beneficial. This statement also serves to highlight the goodness, generosity, faith, light, guidance, and piety that make a believer's heart more fitting for this name than a grapevine.

Beyond this, the strength of the grapevine is cold and dry. Its leaves, tendrils, and shoots are cool in the first degree. When crushed and applied, they relieve headaches, hot swellings, and inflammation of the stomach. The sap of its branches, if consumed, can ease vomiting and settle the stomach, as can the tender shoots when chewed. The juice of its leaves helps with ulcers in the intestines, spitting of blood, vomiting, and stomach pain. The sap from its branches, which resembles gum, can expel kidney stones when drunk and heal scabies and various types of sores when applied topically (the area should be washed with water and Natron~Sodium Carbonate before application). When mixed with oil and applied, it removes hair. The ashes of its branches, when mixed with vinegar, rose oil, and rue oil, benefit spleen swelling. The oil of the grape flower has a constricting effect similar to rose oil and shares many of the beneficial properties of the date palm. In general, grapevines have as much benefit as the date tree.

Ibn al-Bytaar wrote : The leaves and tendrils of the vine, when crushed and applied as a poultice, alleviate headaches. The leaves, particularly when cold and astringent, can be applied alone or mixed with barley flour to soothe hot stomach inflammation and swelling. The juice extracted from vine leaves benefits those with intestinal ulcers, people suffering from blood vomiting, stomach complaints, and even pregnant women. The vine tendrils soaked in water can also have similar benefits when consumed.

A substance from the vine, resembling wax and found on the branches, can help expel kidney stones. Applied topically, it treats scabies, both ulcerated and non-ulcerated, especially when the affected area is first washed with natron. When mixed with oil and used regularly, it removes hair, especially if using the fresh sap collected from young vine branches. Burned and distilled, this sap can be applied to warts to remove them effectively.

The ashes of vine branches (grape tree), when mixed with vinegar, heal areas from which hemorrhoids have been removed and relieve twisted nerves. It’s also effective against snake bites. When combined with rose oil, rue, and vinegar, these ashes reduce hot inflammation of the spleen.

When consumed, it is beneficial for the stomach, aids in urination by tightening the bowels, and stops blood spitting. It is especially helpful for stomachs prone to distress and acidity. The vine leaves can be mixed with vinegar and rose oil and applied to the head to relieve headaches. They can also be used fresh or dried in poultices to prevent boils from forming.

When powdered and mixed with honey, saffron, rose oil, and myrrh, the leaves effectively treat the early stages of ulcerated scabies and improve gum health while treating malignant sores. These leaves are also used in mixtures to stop bleeding.

When burned on an earthen plate placed over coals, the ashes are beneficial for treating eye pain and can heal paronychia, pterygium, and bleeding gums when used with honey. The drink made from wild grapevine, which is black and astringent, helps those with excessive stomach and intestinal discharge, especially in conditions requiring binding and firming of the body.