اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِعِزَّتِكَ لا إلهَ إلاَّ أنتَ أنْ تُضِلَّني، أنتَ الحَيُّ لا تَموتُ، والجِنُّ والإنْسُ يَمُوتُونَ

Safarjal / QUINCE

سفرجل : روى ابن ماجه في سننه من حديث إسماعيل بن محمد الطلحي ، عن نقيب بن حاجب ، عن أبي سعيد ، عن عبد الملك الزبيري ، عن طلحة بن عبيد الله رضي الله عنه قال دخلت على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وبيده سفرجلة ، فقال " دونكها يا طلحة ، فإنها تجم الفؤاد " ورواه النسائي من طريق آخر ، وقال أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو في جماعة من أصحابه ، وبيده سفرجلة يقلبها ، فلما جلست إليه ، دحا بها إلي ثم قال " دونكها أبا ذر ، فإنها تشد القلب ، وتطيب النفس ، وتذهب بطخاء الصدر " وقد روي في السفرجل أحاديث أخر ، هذا أمثلها ، ولا تصح

والسفرجل بارد يابس ، ويختلف في ذلك باختلاف طعمه ، وكله بارد قابض ، جيد للمعدة ، والحلو منه أقل برودة ويبساً ، وأميل إلى الإعتدال ، والحامض أشد قبضاً ويبساً وبرودة ، وكله يسكن العطس والقئ ، ويدر البول ، ويعقل الطبع ، وينفع من قرحة الأمعاء ، ونفث الدم ، والهيضة ، وينفع من الغثيان ، ويمنع من تصاعد الأبخرة إذا استعمل بعد الطعام ، وحراقة أغصانه وورقه المغسولة كالتوتياء في فعلها . وهو قبل الطعام يقبض، وبعده يلين الطبع ، ويسرع بانحدار الثفل، والإكثار منه مضر بالعصب، مولد للقولنج، ويطفئ المرة الصفراء المتولدة في المعدة . وإن شوي كان أقل لخشونته ، وأخف ، وإذا قور وسطه ، ونزع حبه ، وجعل فيه العسل ، وطين جرمه بالعجين ، وأودع الرماد الحار ، نفع نفعاً حسناً . وأجود ما أكل مشوياً أو مطبوخاً بالعسل ، وحبه ينفع من خشونة الحلق ، وقصبة الرئة ، وكثير من الأمراض ، ودهنه يمنع العرق ، ويقوي المعدة ، والمربى منه يقوي المعدة والكبد ، ويشد القلب ، ويطيب النفس ومعنى تجم الفؤاد تريحه‏.‏ وقيل تفتحه وتوسعه، من جمام الماء، وهو اتساعه وكثرته، والطخاء للقلب مثل الغيم على السماء‏.‏ قال أبو عبيد الطخاء ثقل وغشي، تقول ما في السماء طخاء، أي سحاب وظلمة‏.‏

Ibn Al Qayyim wrote: Ibn Majah narrated in his Sunan from the Hadith of Talha ibn Ubaidullah Radi Allaho Anh, who said: "I entered upon Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم while he had a quince in his hand. He said, 'Take it, O Talha, for it comforts the heart.'" An-Nasa'i narrated a similar account, stating, "I came to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was with a group of his companions, holding a quince and turning it in his hand. When I sat with him, he passed it to me and said, 'Take it, O Abu Dharr, for it strengthens the heart, pleases the soul, and alleviates heaviness in the chest." Other narrations about quince exist, but these are the most representative, although not all are authentic.

Quince is cold and dry, with variations depending on its taste. All types are cold and astringent, beneficial for the stomach. The sweet quince is less cold and dry, leaning towards moderation, while the sour variety is more astringent and colder. All types relieve sneezing and vomiting, promote urination, and are beneficial for intestinal ulcers, blood spitting, and nausea. It also helps prevent gas buildup when consumed after meals.

Before meals, quince has a tightening effect, but if taken after the meal, it relaxes the digestion and aids in the expulsion of waste. Excessive consumption can harm the nerves and cause colic pain, while it alleviates excess yellow bile produced in the stomach. When roasted, it is less coarse and lighter. If the core is removed, filled with honey, wrapped in dough, and baked with hot ash, it becomes quite beneficial.

The best way to consume it is roasted or cooked with honey. The seeds are beneficial for roughness in the throat, bronchial tubes, and various ailments. Its oil helps prevent sweating and strengthens the stomach. Quince jam is good for both the stomach and liver, strengthens the heart, and pleases the soul.

The phrase تجم الفؤاد "comforts the heart" refers to its ability to soothe and expand it, akin to how water swells.

والطخاء للقلب "Heaviness" in the heart is similar to clouds in the sky, with Abu Ubaid explaining that "heaviness" signifies weightiness or gloominess, as in the phrase "What is in the sky is heavy," meaning cloudiness and darkness. So, Quince will do the same job for the heart, it will remove the blockage & the heart will be clear & healthy Insha'Allah.

QUINCE by Dawood Antaki

Quince is a well-known tree native to regions like Sham (Syria) and Rome. The best quince is large, soft, sweet, and watery. There are two types: sweet, which is moderately moist and warm in the second degree, and sour, which is dry, cold in the first degree, and uplifting. Quince dispels anxiety, lethargy, loss of appetite, heart palpitations, liver weakness, jaundice, vapors, chronic headaches, and all types of phlegm. It stops bleeding and diarrhea, especially when combined with its flowers and roasted. Eating it on an empty stomach is astringent, while eating it after a meal acts as a laxative.

If applied to swellings, it dissolves them, and it alleviates heat, thirst, intoxication, painful urination, and improves the scent of sweat while stopping the flow of excess fluids from weak organs. When its juice is dripped into the urethra or inserted as a suppository, it heals ulcers and relieves pain. Drinking it helps stop coughing up blood, and its leaves and flowers stop bleeding and diarrhea. Quince also soothes inflammation, heals wounds when sprinkled as powder, and when its branches are burned and washed, they are used for sharpening vision and treating itching, scabies, mouth ulcers, and eye conditions like trachoma and excessive tearing.

Its pulp soothes mouth ulcers, gum sores, tongue sores, coughs, and throat roughness. Quince syrup provides all the mentioned benefits, especially for cold-tempered individuals. Quince jam, prepared with cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and cloves, enhances sexual desire, heals the throat, and improves digestion.

Quince oil, made by cooking it until softened or by boiling its juice in oil until clarified, helps with migraines, dizziness, and ringing in the ears when applied as drops or inhaled. It also relieves fatigue when used as a massage oil.