Tal’ (Shoots or Clusters of dates)

Allah said: “And tall date palms, with ranged clusters.”(50:10)

And He said:

“And green crops (field) and date palms with soft spadix.”(26:148)

The Tal’ of the date trees is the best fruit when it is still young.

There are two types of Tal’ (cluster):male and female. The reproduction process of date trees requires transferring pollen, which resembles the male organ and which looks like a fine powder, and placing it on the female organ. This process is called Ta’bir.

Muslim narrated in his Sahih that Talhan bin ‘Ubaidullah said:

“I and the Messenger of Allah as passed by some date trees and found some people doing Ta’bir. The Prophet asked about what they were doing and they said that they were removing the male sexual organ and placing it in the female sexual organ. The Prophet said, do not think that this process will be much helpful.’ When they heard what the Prophet said, they abandoned what they were doing and the trees did not reproduce. The Prophet then said, “It was only a guess on my part. If (the Ta’bir) does help, then do it. I am only human just like you and any guess is either correct or incorrect. But, whatever I inform you from Allah (is true), I will never utter a lie on Allah.”

The Tal’ stimulates semen production and strengthen the sexual drive. When a woman takes the powder of the Tal’ before having sex, it will help her get pregnant. The clusters of date trees are cold and dry in the second degree, strengthen the stomach and dry it out, and calm irritated blood, but are hard to digest.

Only those who have hot temperament in tolerate eating the Tal’. In addition, those who eat the tal’ regularly should In addition eat hot sweets with it. The Tal’ constipate and strengthens the intestines, just as the jummor, fresh dates and Busr that we mentioned before. Eating the Tal’ in excessive amounts harms the stomach and the chest and might cause painful constipation, while taking it with butter and sweets helps reduce these side effects.

‘Inab (Grapes)

The Messenger of Allah was reported to have liked eating grapes and watermelon. In addition, Allah has mentioned grapes in six instances in the Quran while listing the various bounties that He has bestowed on His slaves in this and the Next Life. Grapes are among the best and most beneficial fruits, and they are eaten fresh, dried, green and ripe. Further, Grapes are a type of fruit and nutritious food, along with their benefits as a remedy and a drink. Wetness and hotness are among the characteristics of grapes just as other grains. The best type of grapes is the big grapes that are full of juice, while white grapes are better than the black grapes when both are equal in sweetness. In addition, eating fresh grapes two or three days after harvest is better than eating them immediately otherwise they cause diarrhea and flatulence. The grapes are left on their hanging grapevines until their skin becomes thin. They are a source of good nutrition, just like raisins and figs, and In addition strengthen the body.

When the seeds of the grapes are removed, the grapes become a more effective laxative. Eating grapes excessively causes headache, unless one In addition eats sour pomegranate. Grapes in general are a good laxative and provide a good source of nutrition. The best types of fruits are three: grapes, dates and figs.