Breakfast # 3 is combining barley bread with
Quince preserve (Safarjal) cooked in honey. A very healthy menu for heart
patients.
Safarjal was praised by our beloved Prophet
Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam. Ibn Al Qayyam wrote :
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 "
.
Talha bin Ubaid Ullah (R.A) narrated that I
went to Rasullullah Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam & he had a QUINCE in his
hand, the Prophet said to me: Take it O Aba Zar, This (Quince) makes the heart
strengthen, makes the breath pleasant and relieves (removes) the burden of the
chest. (Nesaai)
Quince is cold and dry, constipates and benefits
the stomach. Sweet quince is cold and dry and is somewhat mild. Sour quince
constipates more than sweet quince and is colder and drier. All types of
Safarjal quench the thirst, stop vomiting, help produce urine and constipate.
Safarjal helps against stomach ulcers, hemoptysis (spitting up blood with
cough), diarrhea and nausea. Safarjal prevents the ascending of gaseous material
when one eats it after the meal. In addition, the ashes of washed Safarjal
leaves and stems are similar to zinc in benefit.
Safarjal helps
extinguish the yellow bile of the stomach. When the quince is broiled, it
will become softer and milder. The best way to eat the quince is broiled or
cooked in honey. The seeds of Safarjal help against dryness in the throat, the
windpipe and several other ailments. Its oil stops sweating and strengthens the
stomach. Safarjal jam strengthens the stomach and liver, and relieves the
heart and the soul. تجم الفؤادmeans that
Quince pleases / strengthens the heart, & opens the coagulation (if
available). والطخاء للقلب is meant
for darkness, like clouds or a sand storm cover the clear sky which is then
un-seen, so Quince will do the same job for the heart, it will remove the
blockage & the heart will be clear & healthy
Insha'Allah.