Abu Dawud and At Trimidhi narrated that the Prophet PBUH used to eat watermelon with ripe dates, saying: The hotness of this substance (dates) neutralizes the coolness of that (Watermelon)
Explanation:
- Green watermelon is cold, wet and sweet. It also works as a cleanser for stomach and intestines.
- Watermelon departs from the stomach quickly and blends with what ever substances are present in stomach.
- It is beneficial to eat watermelon when it is warm but when it is cold, its better to have it with ginger to offset its harm.
- Watermelon should be eaten befoer the meals, otherwise it causes nausea. This is also mentioned by Doctors that eating watermelon before meals in beneficial.
Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam says about melons in one of his hadith:
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[one of the fruits] of the Garden." Mukhtasar Tadhkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 313
)Said the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) : "Whenever you eat fruit, eat melon, because it is the fruit of Paradise and contains a thousand blessings and a thousand mercies. The eating of it cures every diseases. None of your women who are pregnant and eat of watermelon will fail to produce offspring who are good in countenance and good in character." The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) took melons with fresh dates.
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