Continuation of the Research on the Date Palm and Its Benefits
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The Shaykh : It is used as fuel, and employed as a fence around farms. It is pleasant. Also, it is chopped and crushed. What does "chopped and crushed" mean? One eats it.
The student: No, it is not crushed in mortars; it is like being pounded, meaning, it is pounded.
The student: It is treated with chemical substances...
The Shaykh : But as for chopping, it is known that chopping means cutting with the teeth.
The student: With a chopper, with a machine, meaning, it is ground.
The Shaykh : Yes, in any case, some people use it when they eat onions; they chew it a bit and then the smell of the onion goes away. The smell of the onion goes away. Perhaps this is what the author intended.
The student: ...
The student: This is used in the United States of America; some of it is chopped and crushed...
The Shaykh : I have it, and it is used as fertilizer in America; they do that.
Eighth: What benefits the spades. What are spades?
The student: The plural of "sibata," the date palm's stalk.
The Shaykh : Ropes, brooms, and fans are made from them. They also share with palm fronds in making plates and measures. They are also used as fuel. Correct.
Ninth: The benefits of the fiber. Ropes, cushions, and backrests are made from it.
The student: And halus.
The Shaykh : Halus.
The student: The plural of "hals."
The Shaykh : Leave the plural, men. What is it?
The student: The "hals," O Shaykh, is used by farmers and plow owners. They put it on the necks of cows. When the cow pulls the plow, it is placed on its neck so that the proximity of the plow does not affect it.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the reins are well known. Also, fiber is used for bathing; it is on the fiber.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Good. It is used as a fire starter. Correct. Also, beds, seats, mats, and brooms are made from it.
Tenth: The benefits of the trunk. The base is used for pillars. Correct?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : The whole trunk.
The student: The trunk.
The Shaykh : The whole trunk, not just the base. Good. Pillars, beams, roofs, wells for irrigation, bridges, and wooden vessels. Also, the date palm is branched. The student: It is emptied.
The student: It is emptied.
The Shaykh : It is emptied with two people. Also, it is emptied and used like pipes for water. Correct, 'Abd...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is. This is correct, and it is added to the roofs of buildings. Good. There are some industries based on the date palm and its products, including: the production of date honey, the production of liquid sugar, the production of glucose, and fructose.
The student: A type of sugar.
The Shaykh : Good. The production of alcohol, the production of vinegar, the production of animal feed from some varieties of inferior dates, the production of silk, the production of "ajib." From where?
The student: It is used from organic materials that enter into the production of artificial silk.
The Shaykh : The production of oils and soap from the pits. The production of some beverages from dates, like celery, or what? "Furqa." You must clarify. And from the "jamar" (spades), the "lajba," and from the "dibs" (date syrup), like cola. Cola, like cola.
The Shaykh : Good. The production of "dibs," the production of some chemical substances from citric acid.
The student: Citric acid.
The Shaykh : Citric.
The student: Acid, acid.
The Shaykh : With the letter "dhad." With the letter "dhad," citric acid...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes. And some hormones, what? And antibiotics like penicillin and chloramphenicol. Yes, correct. The production of compressed wood.
The student: Compressed.
The Shaykh : Compressed. Yes. The production of writing paper, packaging, and cellophane. And the production of a type of charcoal used in the production of jewelry. The pits are used in preparing some medicines and eye collyrium after being burned and ground. The pits are used as fuel in furnaces for whitening copper. The production of some explosives from palm fronds. The production of water and perfume. Perfumed water.
The student: Perfumed water.
The Shaykh : Perfumed. The husks of the date palm's inflorescence. The production of some children's foods like "datami." The production of livestock feed from the pits after grinding. The production of "bawza." What is "bawza"?
The student: "Bawza" is ice cream.
The student: No, no, it is not ice cream.
They call it here; it has a name, I don't know, like that.
The Shaykh : Is it eaten or drunk?
The student: "Sobia," O Shaykh. "Sobia."
The Shaykh : "Sobia." "Sobia." Good. Yes, fine.
The Shaykh : If you put it in parentheses, "Sobia."
The student: What is "Sobia," O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : "Sobia" is a pleasant drink.
The student: Barley.
The Shaykh : Barley, and it has red in it. There is red in it.
The student: Beer, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is different.
The student: Red raisins.
The Shaykh : Raisins, it seems. Yes.
The student: It is not raisins, O Shaykh. "Sobia." This is dyed; it has dye in it.
The Shaykh : The important thing is they bring it to us. They bring us two types: one white and one red. But it is very good, one of the best drinks.
The student: It does not intoxicate, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I start, no, I fill my belly with it, and praise be to Allah, it did not intoxicate me.
The student: It is like Pepsi.
The Shaykh : No, no. It is not made by the people of the ovens. In Mecca, in Mecca, there is a lot of it. Yes, correct. If Allah wills, in Mecca, we will show it to you. Good. He says, the production of, yes, the production of the substance furfural, which is used in filtering oils. The production of a type of medicine to treat rheumatism and eye diseases. The production of pickles.
The student: Pickles.
The Shaykh : Pickles.
The student: Pickles.
The Shaykh : Pickles. What are pickles?
The student: This is a type of pickled food.
The Shaykh : Pickled. Good. Pickles from the "jamar" after adding salts and spices to them. The production of many types of pastries and sweets, like "khabis," "madquqa," "hanini," date candy, "suwq," and date paste. This is it. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. And Allah knows best. Compiled by the poor one seeking the pardon of his Lord, al-Hajjaj ibn 'Abd al-Radi al-Ansari al-Khazraji. And Allah, in any case, all of it is good, but some of it needs proof. Therefore, this text needs an explanation.
The student: If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills. You will finish it during this vacation. Explain it. Yes.
The student: No, it is not crushed in mortars; it is like being pounded, meaning, it is pounded.
The student: It is treated with chemical substances...
The Shaykh : But as for chopping, it is known that chopping means cutting with the teeth.
The student: With a chopper, with a machine, meaning, it is ground.
The Shaykh : Yes, in any case, some people use it when they eat onions; they chew it a bit and then the smell of the onion goes away. The smell of the onion goes away. Perhaps this is what the author intended.
The student: ...
The student: This is used in the United States of America; some of it is chopped and crushed...
The Shaykh : I have it, and it is used as fertilizer in America; they do that.
Eighth: What benefits the spades. What are spades?
The student: The plural of "sibata," the date palm's stalk.
The Shaykh : Ropes, brooms, and fans are made from them. They also share with palm fronds in making plates and measures. They are also used as fuel. Correct.
Ninth: The benefits of the fiber. Ropes, cushions, and backrests are made from it.
The student: And halus.
The Shaykh : Halus.
The student: The plural of "hals."
The Shaykh : Leave the plural, men. What is it?
The student: The "hals," O Shaykh, is used by farmers and plow owners. They put it on the necks of cows. When the cow pulls the plow, it is placed on its neck so that the proximity of the plow does not affect it.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the reins are well known. Also, fiber is used for bathing; it is on the fiber.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Good. It is used as a fire starter. Correct. Also, beds, seats, mats, and brooms are made from it.
Tenth: The benefits of the trunk. The base is used for pillars. Correct?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : The whole trunk.
The student: The trunk.
The Shaykh : The whole trunk, not just the base. Good. Pillars, beams, roofs, wells for irrigation, bridges, and wooden vessels. Also, the date palm is branched. The student: It is emptied.
The student: It is emptied.
The Shaykh : It is emptied with two people. Also, it is emptied and used like pipes for water. Correct, 'Abd...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is. This is correct, and it is added to the roofs of buildings. Good. There are some industries based on the date palm and its products, including: the production of date honey, the production of liquid sugar, the production of glucose, and fructose.
The student: A type of sugar.
The Shaykh : Good. The production of alcohol, the production of vinegar, the production of animal feed from some varieties of inferior dates, the production of silk, the production of "ajib." From where?
The student: It is used from organic materials that enter into the production of artificial silk.
The Shaykh : The production of oils and soap from the pits. The production of some beverages from dates, like celery, or what? "Furqa." You must clarify. And from the "jamar" (spades), the "lajba," and from the "dibs" (date syrup), like cola. Cola, like cola.
The Shaykh : Good. The production of "dibs," the production of some chemical substances from citric acid.
The student: Citric acid.
The Shaykh : Citric.
The student: Acid, acid.
The Shaykh : With the letter "dhad." With the letter "dhad," citric acid...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes. And some hormones, what? And antibiotics like penicillin and chloramphenicol. Yes, correct. The production of compressed wood.
The student: Compressed.
The Shaykh : Compressed. Yes. The production of writing paper, packaging, and cellophane. And the production of a type of charcoal used in the production of jewelry. The pits are used in preparing some medicines and eye collyrium after being burned and ground. The pits are used as fuel in furnaces for whitening copper. The production of some explosives from palm fronds. The production of water and perfume. Perfumed water.
The student: Perfumed water.
The Shaykh : Perfumed. The husks of the date palm's inflorescence. The production of some children's foods like "datami." The production of livestock feed from the pits after grinding. The production of "bawza." What is "bawza"?
The student: "Bawza" is ice cream.
The student: No, no, it is not ice cream.
They call it here; it has a name, I don't know, like that.
The Shaykh : Is it eaten or drunk?
The student: "Sobia," O Shaykh. "Sobia."
The Shaykh : "Sobia." "Sobia." Good. Yes, fine.
The Shaykh : If you put it in parentheses, "Sobia."
The student: What is "Sobia," O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : "Sobia" is a pleasant drink.
The student: Barley.
The Shaykh : Barley, and it has red in it. There is red in it.
The student: Beer, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is different.
The student: Red raisins.
The Shaykh : Raisins, it seems. Yes.
The student: It is not raisins, O Shaykh. "Sobia." This is dyed; it has dye in it.
The Shaykh : The important thing is they bring it to us. They bring us two types: one white and one red. But it is very good, one of the best drinks.
The student: It does not intoxicate, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I start, no, I fill my belly with it, and praise be to Allah, it did not intoxicate me.
The student: It is like Pepsi.
The Shaykh : No, no. It is not made by the people of the ovens. In Mecca, in Mecca, there is a lot of it. Yes, correct. If Allah wills, in Mecca, we will show it to you. Good. He says, the production of, yes, the production of the substance furfural, which is used in filtering oils. The production of a type of medicine to treat rheumatism and eye diseases. The production of pickles.
The student: Pickles.
The Shaykh : Pickles.
The student: Pickles.
The Shaykh : Pickles. What are pickles?
The student: This is a type of pickled food.
The Shaykh : Pickled. Good. Pickles from the "jamar" after adding salts and spices to them. The production of many types of pastries and sweets, like "khabis," "madquqa," "hanini," date candy, "suwq," and date paste. This is it. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. And Allah knows best. Compiled by the poor one seeking the pardon of his Lord, al-Hajjaj ibn 'Abd al-Radi al-Ansari al-Khazraji. And Allah, in any case, all of it is good, but some of it needs proof. Therefore, this text needs an explanation.
The student: If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills. You will finish it during this vacation. Explain it. Yes.