The Mahdi Times May 2014 Issue | Page 113

Black Seeds Apples We already mentioned that black seeds mixed with honey serve as a cure against fever, there is even another benefit that can be gained from this mixture. Somebody went to Imam Al-Sadiq (a.s) and said, “Oh Imam, my stomach makes a lot of noise.” He asked, “Do you also have pain?” He said, “Yes.” He replied, “Then why don't you get help from black seeds and honey?” Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (a.s) also said, “We Ahlul Bayt use [black seed] for cold, fever, headache, stomach aches and for any pain." And once Mufaddal Ibn Umar went to Abu Abdullah (a.s) and said to him, “I find difficulty urinating.” So he (a.s) said, “Take some black seed in the last part of the night.'” Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (a.s) said, “If people knew what is in the apples they would not cure any of their patients except with it. Indeed it is the fastest to benefit, especially for the heart, indeed it makes the heart happy." And he (a.s) also said, “Eat apples because it makes fever go away." Furthermore it is narrated from Imam AlReza (a.s), “Apples protect from poison, magic, insanity, diseases and from throat mucus. And nothing benefits faster than apples." And Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) said, “Eat apples on a clear stomach [when you wake up, first thing in the morning], for apples hydrate the stomach."