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Two great bounties

عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم  نعمتان مغبون فيهما كثير من الناس الصحة والفراغ

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Haadith

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Healthy eating tips in the light of Ahadith

Scientific research on un-refined flour Did Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam ever eat roti made of white flour? White flour had never come before Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. In the time of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam the sieves were such that they would keep the twigs and other such items back. The flour was always coarse. Roti made with such flour is healthy for a person. Generally bread made with refined flour becomes lumps in the stomach. Similarly margarine becomes plastic in the stomach. However roti is digestible. If the stomach of a person is not in order due to eating un-healthy foods, medication that is used to treat various sicknesses will also be ineffective. Nowadays, the roughage (such as the husk and bran) is removed from the flour whereas these are things that are required in the body. Thereafter these items are sold separately on the market. The husk keeps the cholesterol levels in control and lecithin keep the blood thin. Cardiologist also recommend rough flour with husk as it is healthy for the heart. They claim that the husk doesn’t allow the arteries to narrow but keeps it wide and allows blood to flow freely as required. In the USA it was discovered lately that one of the pharmaceutical companies were responsible for adding asinine in poultry feed which causes cancer. The very same company will then manufacture the relevant drug to fight cancer. This is how these companies make millions. The USA is now removing all these feeds of their shelves, but the damage caused is un-imaginable as this was only discovered after 60 years. There are still many other countries that market this poultry feed as well. We should therefore emulate the sunnah in eating as well as it will allow one to live a healthy life. لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ Most certainly there is a beautiful example for you in Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam

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Harms of Anger

Anger! There is no drink that is more beloved to Allah Ta’ala than the gulp of anger that one swallows. Obviously, this refers to that anger which one is able to exercise yet he swallows it. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “A powerful person is not one that is able to overpower another in wrestling, a powerful person is one who is able to swallow his anger when angry.” On the other hand, a person that gets angry, screams and swears is actually displaying his inferiority complex and weakness. One can be easily tested with one’s wife. In one Hadith Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “ When one is overpowered by anger due to his Nafs, it is compulsory for such a person to keep quiet.” An expert in the field of psychology had conducted a research on anger and concludes that anger is that evil of society that causes a person to lose his respect and honour to such an extent that one looks worse than an alcoholic. Harms of anger! A person that always gets angry with his family members at home is imitated and mocked at when he leaves home. Anger has an adverse effect on one’s nervous system, muscles, ligaments, etc. He is unable to think correctly and the memory of a person is affected. Anger is the translation of one’s nervous system and indicates that a person does not have control over himself. An angry person is always restless. According to the experts of yoga, anger and greed are such harmful diseases that they will destroy a person. In previous times, the elderly women would prevent a breastfeeding woman from feeding the infant in the state of anger as in doing so lies danger to the life of the child. Certain experts have stated that people suffering from anger die at an early age. Anger harms a person just as tobacco and high blood pressure harms a person. The conclusion of a seminar held by the heart association was that many people die at a young age due to enmity, jealousy and malice. Doctors agree that the physical condition of a person is governed by the mental condition. Remedies for anger! An angry person should recite Durood Sharif, which will cause him to completely cool down. If one is standing then he should sit down. If sitting, then he should lie down. One should also drink water when angry. Need for Islaah! From the above we understand that it is absolutely important for one to spiritually rectify himself. Those that do not take treatment from the Mashaaikh are actually destroying themselves. The purpose of taking spiritual treatment is not to remove the anger that is within a person, but to utilise one’s anger in the correct places. For example, If one’s anger is channelled in the correct direction then one will not get angry if the child happens to break a glass, but he will get angry if he is not performing Salaah. So, the anger is channelled  

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