You mentioned that al-qutha' is the jirrah, which is like the cucumber but striped?
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The questioner : You mentioned that al-qutha' is the jirrah, the well-known jirrah, and al-qutha' is now a plant that resembles the cucumber but is striped, and it is lighter in color than the cucumber. This is called al-qutha'.
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : Its taste is close to that of the cucumber, and its color is green.
The Shaykh : What we know as al-qutha' is this round thing, and it is called jirrah. It is called jirrah among us, and in the Hijaz it is called al-qutha'. Kharbaz? Even among us it is called kharbaz, even in the Hijaz.
The questioner : ... and al-qutha' is like the cucumber and striped ...
The Shaykh : Strange
The questioner : Let Hajjaj bring some
The Shaykh : Ha, by Allah, it is a problem
The questioner : Bring a sample of the jirrah and a sample of
The Shaykh : Okay, do you not have an explanation for it?
The reader: "And Muslim [the scholar] says that eating al-qutha' with fresh dates is as in the wording of the translation, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only combined them so that they would balance each other, for each one corrects the other and removes most of its harm. Al-qutha' quenches thirst, refreshes the vital forces by its scent due to its aromatic nature, and extinguishes the heat of the inflamed stomach; it does not spoil quickly. Fresh dates are hot in the first degree and moist in the second; they strengthen the cold stomach, but they are thirst-inducing, spoil quickly, cloud the blood, and cause headaches. So the cold thing is paired with its opposite. If al-qutha' is eaten with something that corrects it, such as fresh dates, raisins, or honey, it is balanced. Therefore, it is fattening and nourishing for the body. In a hadith of Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah from A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3903Sahih (Al-Albani) Al-Tabarani narrated in al-Awsat from the hadith of Abdullah ibn Ja'far, who said: But in its chain is Asram ibn Hushab, who is very weak. Perhaps, if it were authentic, he would take a fresh date from his left hand with his right hand and eat it with the al-qutha' in his right hand."
The Shaykh : But no explanation was mentioned for it?
The reader: It is said in al-Qamus: "With kasrah and dammah, it is known, or it is the cucumber, and the meaning is eating them together. And it was added in al-Misbah: .."
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: On page 373, it says: "It is with kasrah on the qaf with a dot. He spoke about kharbaz, then he said: 'And al-qutha' grows large and turns yellow from the intense heat, becoming like kharbaz, as I witnessed it in the Hijaz.' In this, he refutes those who claimed that the watermelon meant in the hadith is the green one, and they argued that the yellow one has heat, as fresh dates do. And the reasoning was mentioned that one extinguishes the heat of the other. The answer to that is that the yellow one has coolness relative to fresh dates, even if it has a degree of heat due to its sweetness. And Allah knows best."
The Shaykh : Yes, until it becomes like this, yes
The questioner : Do they call it cucumber here?
The Shaykh : No, no, they do not say it is different
The questioner : O Shaykh, the well-known al-qutha' removes thirst, which is what they call jirrah. It is known, O Shaykh, and it has saltiness
The Shaykh : No, it differs. In any case, now it says it grows large until it becomes like kharbaz, and here it says it is said to be the cucumber, which indicates that it is close to the cucumber or close to kharbaz. Yes, yes. And the tafsirs can also be consulted.[Al-Baqarah 2:61] You can also consult them. No, it does not differ. The names may differ over a long period of time. They differ. Yes
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : Its taste is close to that of the cucumber, and its color is green.
The Shaykh : What we know as al-qutha' is this round thing, and it is called jirrah. It is called jirrah among us, and in the Hijaz it is called al-qutha'. Kharbaz? Even among us it is called kharbaz, even in the Hijaz.
The questioner : ... and al-qutha' is like the cucumber and striped ...
The Shaykh : Strange
The questioner : Let Hajjaj bring some
The Shaykh : Ha, by Allah, it is a problem
The questioner : Bring a sample of the jirrah and a sample of
The Shaykh : Okay, do you not have an explanation for it?
The reader: "And Muslim [the scholar] says that eating al-qutha' with fresh dates is as in the wording of the translation, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only combined them so that they would balance each other, for each one corrects the other and removes most of its harm. Al-qutha' quenches thirst, refreshes the vital forces by its scent due to its aromatic nature, and extinguishes the heat of the inflamed stomach; it does not spoil quickly. Fresh dates are hot in the first degree and moist in the second; they strengthen the cold stomach, but they are thirst-inducing, spoil quickly, cloud the blood, and cause headaches. So the cold thing is paired with its opposite. If al-qutha' is eaten with something that corrects it, such as fresh dates, raisins, or honey, it is balanced. Therefore, it is fattening and nourishing for the body. In a hadith of Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah from A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said:
My mother intended to make me gain weight to send me to the (house of) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). But nothing which she desired benefited me till she gave me cucumber with fresh dates to eat. Then I gained as much weight (as she desired).
أرادت أمي أن تسمنني لدخولي على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلم أقبل عليها بشيء حتى أطعمتني القثاء بالرطب فسمنت عليه كأحسن السمنI saw in the right hand of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) al-qutha' and in his left hand fresh dates, and he was eating from this once and from that once.
رأيت في يمين رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قثاء وفي شماله رطبات وهو يأكل من ذا مرة ومن ذا مرةThe Shaykh : But no explanation was mentioned for it?
The reader: It is said in al-Qamus: "With kasrah and dammah, it is known, or it is the cucumber, and the meaning is eating them together. And it was added in al-Misbah: .."
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: On page 373, it says: "It is with kasrah on the qaf with a dot. He spoke about kharbaz, then he said: 'And al-qutha' grows large and turns yellow from the intense heat, becoming like kharbaz, as I witnessed it in the Hijaz.' In this, he refutes those who claimed that the watermelon meant in the hadith is the green one, and they argued that the yellow one has heat, as fresh dates do. And the reasoning was mentioned that one extinguishes the heat of the other. The answer to that is that the yellow one has coolness relative to fresh dates, even if it has a degree of heat due to its sweetness. And Allah knows best."
The Shaykh : Yes, until it becomes like this, yes
The questioner : Do they call it cucumber here?
The Shaykh : No, no, they do not say it is different
The questioner : O Shaykh, the well-known al-qutha' removes thirst, which is what they call jirrah. It is known, O Shaykh, and it has saltiness
The Shaykh : No, it differs. In any case, now it says it grows large until it becomes like kharbaz, and here it says it is said to be the cucumber, which indicates that it is close to the cucumber or close to kharbaz. Yes, yes. And the tafsirs can also be consulted.