Introducation: Cucumbers & dates: Cucumber has a cold effect and dates have a hot one. By combining the two they get neutralized. From this Hadees we come to know that it is recommended that the effect (hot or cold) of things eaten should be taken into consideration. Cucumber is insipid and tasteless, and dates are sweet which results in the cucumber also tasting sweet. Both are opposite to each other & cucumbers are rich in water contains.
Please match the nutritional facts of both cucumber & dates & see what a combination both are both makes a perfect nutrition & are opposite to each other. This is the miracle of Sunnah of Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم eating both together.
Known Benefits of Cucumbers
1. Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم ate cucumber & fresh ripens dates, they increase the weight. Cucumber was liked by Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم. Cucumber is a super food, food of intelligent; Cools the body, increases urine output and strengthens the body.
2. It reduces swelling, good for burning urination, urinary bladder problem, digestion, skin problems.
3. Best in summer or hot climate, best for re-hydration.
4. It is called as a “Super food”.
5. Eliminates toxins (waste) out of the body.
6. Its skin is rich in vitamin C, good for skin and hairs.
7. Can be kept on eyes to reduce inflammation, its sulphur & silicon is best for hair.
8. Reduces chances of cancers
9. It removes bad smell in breath.
10. It helps in diabetes, reduces cholesterol, and controls blood pressure.
11. It is good for joints, gouts, arthritis, nails, gums, kidneys, liver.
12. Reduces dark circles, puffiness of eyes, sunburn & freckles.
13. Improves complexion.
14. Should be eaten in little quantity.
15. Best in summer season.
16. Eat it with little black pepper.
17. it is a powerful antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory.
Known Remedies to try with Cucumbers
Modern usess
For blood pressure
Take small size of following cucumber, beetroot, 5 pieces of watermelon, 1 date & 1 spoon honey, half cup water, prepare juice & drink without filtering it, daily once empty stomach early morning do not add salt, get check your blood pressure.
For general health & weakness
Take 1 dried fig, 1 date, half banana, 3 pieces of watermelon, half orange, half quince, a small pomegranate, 1 cup water, prepare juice out of these & do not filter it & drink once a day till complete recovery from weakness. For general health drink it once or twice a week.
For heart health
Take 1 beetroot, 1 cucumber, 1 tomato, 3 dates, 1 spoon olive oil, 3 piece of watermelon, 1 cup zamzam water eat all as salad & put olive oil in zamzam water & drink it daily for 11 days followed by 11 alternative days followed by twice a week.
For digestion
Take half of the following pomegranate, cucumber, beetroot, tomato, carrot, pumpkin, little ginger, mint leaves, tamarind, 7 black seeds (kalonji), 2 glass water, soak all for 1 hour or more & boil on low flame prepare soup & drink 3 times after each meal for 7 days followed by twice a day for 7 days followed by once a day for 7 days till complete improvement from indigestion.
For complexion
Apply little extra virgin olive oil on face at 7.00 pm & leave it for half hour, followed by rubbing of the face with cucumber & watermelon for some time daily for 40 days followed by twice a week.
Hadith References
It is narrated by Abdullah Ibn Ja’far Ibn Abi Talib (ra) who stated, “I saw the Prophetﷺ eating fresh dates with cucumbers.“
(Al Bukhari)
It is narrated by Abdullah Ibn Ja’far (ra) who stated that the Prophet ﷺ used to eat cucumbers with fresh dates.
(At Tirmidhi)
Quranic References
Chapter (Sura) 2 Baqara, verse no.61.
Sunnah Mentions
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم”s guidance about cucumber.
Neutralization of hot potency with cold potency: –
1. Hazrat Abdullah Bin Jaffar رضي الله عنه says that he had seen Rasoolullahﷺ eating cucumber (Qissa’a) (القثاء) with Rutab (الرطب) (fresh ripen dates).
[Tirmizi: 1844; Book. 25; English vol. 3; Book. 23; Hadees. 1844]
2. Hazrat Aisha رضي الله عنها narrates that she ate (القثاء) cucumber & Rutab (الرطب) (freshly ripen dates) to increase her weight, earlier she had taken many things to gain weight, but by cucumber & dates she gained weight.
[Ibn Ma-jah: 3449; Book. 29; English vol. 4; Book. 29, Hadees. 3324.]
(She wanted to get little fat before going to Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم house after her Nikah with Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم).
3. Narrated by Hazrat Rabia Bint Maud ‘Afra رضي الله عنها that Nabiﷺ liked (القثاء) cucumbers.
[Shama’il Muhammadiya: 202; Book. 30; English Book. 29; Hadees. 193]
4. Hazrat Rubayyi Bint Mu”awwidh Ibn Afraa رضي الله عنها said, I took a plate of fresh dates and small cucumbers to Rasoolullahﷺ. He gave me a handful of jewellery, or a handful of gold.
[Shama’il Muhammadiya: 203; Book. 30; English Book. 29; Hadees. 194]
Further Islamic Mentions
According to Ibn al-Qayyim: Cucumber is Beneficial When Eaten with Dates. In his work on Prophetic Medicine, the great scholar Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned the health benefits of cucumbers. He quoted the Prophetic Hadith relating that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu alayhi Wasallam) used to eat qiththa (cucumber) with rutab (fresh dates). [Tirmidhi At’ima 37]
Ibn al-Qayyim said the cucumber has the following health benefits:
- Quenches thirst
- Calms an inflamed stomach
- Beneficial for pains of the bladder
- Its seeds are diuretic
Cooling: During dry and hot weather, drink a glass of cucumber + celery juice. It wonderfully helps to normalize body temperature.
Hair growth: The silicon and sulfur content in cucumber juice makes it especially helpful in promoting hair growth. Drink it mixed with carrot, lettuce or spinach juice.
Water retention: It supplies the necessary electrolytes and restores hydration of the body cells, thus reducing water retention.
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You can also have a look at the benefits of Dates which go in line with cucumbers.
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