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| Barley: Sattoo...Powdered Barley Dr. M. Laiq Ali Khan The Prophet (Pbuh) recommended Barley to cure grief of heart and ailments of kidney Barley crops are cultivated throughout the
country during the season of rabi crops and utilized in various forms
including the Barley flour. The plants of barley are very similiar
to wheat and the seeds are elongated in shape in comparison to wheat with
a covering of light yellow colour. Prophet Muahmmad (Pbuh) liked it
very much and used it in various forms such as barley bread, gruel and
dough. During the period of the Prophet (Pbuh) the
people either used to eat the Barley bread or to mix the wheat flour with
Barley flour to prepare the bread generally. One lad used to sell
the preparation from Beet roots and barley at the gate of Masjid-e-Nabwi
on every Friday and it is said that holy companions liked this preparation
as much as they used to wait for Friday eagerly. Hazrat Ummul Manzar states that the Prophet
(Pbuh) along with Hazrat Ali came to our house, we had the dates and those
were presented to them. Both of them ate from those dates. When Hazrat Ali
consumed a little of those, the Prophet (Pbuh) said “You recently
recovered from illness, hence you are weak, don’t eat more. Therefore,
that lady prepared a dish from barley and beet root. Then, the Prophet
(Pbuh) told Hazrat Ali “eat from it, it is better for you”. (Ibn-e-Maja,
Sanad-e-Ahmed, Tirmizi) Hazrat Anas Bin Malik states that a tailor
invited the Prophet (Pbuh) to meals. He prepared barley bread and meat
with pumpkin. The Prophet (Pbuh) very affectionately ate the pumpkin
pieces from the curry. (Bukhari, Muslim) Yousuf Bin Abdullah Bin Salam states that I
saw the Prophet taking a piece of barley bread and put a date on it and
stated that was bread’s vegetable. (Abu Dawood) The barley gruel was especially prepared
after boiling barley with milk and sweetened with honey. That preparation
was called Talbina. Whenever a person of the family of Rasool
Allah fell sick, it was ordered that barley gruel should be prepared for
him. He stated “it removes the grief of the patients heart, removes its
weakness as any of you removes the dirt from your face after washing
it”. (Ibn Maja) Hazrat Aisha (R.A) used to order
preparation of Talbina for sick persons and used to say “though the
patient may dislike it, but it is highly beneficial for him. (Bukhari) Another narration is found on record from
Hazrat Aisha Siddiqua (R.A). Whenever anyone complained of loss of
appetite to the Prophet (Pbuh) he ordered to use Talbina and stated “By
Allah who holds my life, this removes the dirt of your abdomen as one of
you removes the dirt of your face by washing it”. Powdered barley (Sattoo) was very much
liked by the Prophet (Pbuh). At the time of victory of Khaibar, the
Prophet agreed to marry to Hazrat Safia, the very next day he directed to
Hazrat Anas Bin Malik to invite the people to attend the Dawat-e-Walima of
Hazrat Safia. In Nisai, Abu Dawood, Bukhari, Ibn-e-Majah,
Tirmizi and Ahmed Bin Hambal, there are 21 hadiths recommending the
consumption of Sattoo. Besides this the description of Sattoo is
also available in other ahadith. According to the scholars of hadith barley
is very nutritious and provides energy for the body, besides this is also
beneficial in pharyngitis and cough. It resolves the inflammation of
the stomach (Gastritis), expels the toxins from the body and is a good
diuretic. It quenches the thirst. Barley water is a good remedy in kidney
problem, to quench the thirst and provide the best nutrition for
indisposed and weak persons. preparation of Barley water is described by
Ibn Al-Qayyim. According to him, barley with five times water should
be boiled, till the contents become 3/4 and the colour of the mixture
becomes milky. Scientists have found the following items
during the chemical synthesis of barley - albuminoids, starch, fat, fibre,
ash and water. Chemical composition shows that it contains the fat in the
form of Leucosine Gluten Albumen, the compound of Nitrogen as palmatic
Acid, Salisylic Acid, Phosphoric Acid. Besides, it contains Hypoxanthens.
British Pharmacopoeia recommends Malt extract for internal use. It
contains 4 per cent Protiens, the enzymes for digestion of carbohydrates
and vitamins. Some scientists also indicate the presence of Arsenic in the
barley grain. The ancient physician’s explained various
experiences regarding the use of barley. Ibn Sina says that the
blood produced by consuming barley is neutral, pure and of low consistency. According to Firdous Al-Hikmat the suspension prepared from one part of barley and fifteen part of water until after boiling this volume becomes 2/3rd of its basic solution, is beneficial for at least hundred diseases of the body. |