اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِذَنبي، وأسْتَهْدِيكَ لِمَرَاشِدِ أمْرِي، واسْتَجيرُكَ مِن شَرِّ نَفْسي، وأتُوبُ إليْكَ فَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إنَكَ أنتَ رَبِّي، اللَّهُمَّ فاجْعَلْ رَغْبَتي إليْكَ، واجْعَلْ غِنَايَ في صَدْري، وبَارِكْ لي فيمَا رَزَقْتَني، وتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي إنَّكَ أنتَ رَبِّي

Milh (Salt)

مِلحٌ‏:‏روى ابن ماجه في ‏(‏سننه‏)‏‏:‏ من حديث أنس يرفعه‏:‏ ‏(‏سَـيِّدُ إدامِكُم المِلحُ‏)‏‏.‏ وسيد الشىء‏:‏ هو الذي يُصلحه، ويقومُ عليه، وغالبُ الإدام إنما يصلح بالملح‏.‏ وفى ‏(‏مسند البزَّار‏)‏ مرفوعاً‏:‏ ‏(‏سَيُوشِكُ أن تكونوا في النَّاس مِثْلَ المِلْحِ في الطَّعَام، ولا يَصلُحُ الطَّعَامُ إلا بالمِلْحِ‏)‏‏.‏ وذكر البغوىُّ في ‏(‏تفسيره‏)‏‏:‏ عن عبد الله بن عمر رضى الله عنهما مرفوعاً‏:‏ ‏(‏إنَّ اللهَ أنزلَ أربعَ بركاتٍ من السَّمَاء إلى الأرْضِ‏:‏ الحَدِيدَ، والنارَ، والماءَ، والمِلْحَ‏)‏‏.‏ والموقوف أشبَهُ‏.‏ المِلْحُ يُصلِح أجسام الناس وأطعمتهم، ويُصلِح كُلَّ شىء يُخالطه حتى الذَّهبَ والفِضَّة، وذلك أن فيه قوةً تزيدُ الذهبَ صُفرةً، والفِضَّةَ بياضاً، وفيه جِلاءٌ وتحليل، وإذهابٌ للرطوبات الغليظة، وتنشيفٌ لها، وتقويةٌ للأبدان، ومنعٌ من عفونتها وفسادها، ونفعٌ من الجرب المتقرِّح‏.‏ وإذا اكتُحِلَ به، قلع اللَّحم الزائد من العَيْن، ومحَقَ الظَّفَرَة‏.‏ والأندرانى أبلغُ في ذلك، ويمنعُ القروحَ الخبيثة من الانتشار، ويُحدِرُ البراز، وإذا دُلِكَ به بطونُ أصحابِ الاستسقاء، نفعهم، ويُنقى الأسنانَ، ويدفعُ عنها العُفُونة، ويشُدُّ اللِّثة ويُقويها، ومنافعه كثيرة جدّاً

Ibn al-Qayyam wrote : Salt: Ibn Majah recorded in his "Sunan," from a Hadith narrated by Anas that Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "The best of your condiments is salt." The "best" ~ Syed here signifies that which improves, enhances, or completes something. Most condiments achieve their full flavor with salt. In "Musnad al-Bazzar," it is recorded that Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "There will come a time when you will be among people like salt in food, and food is only perfected by salt."

Al-Baghawi, in his "Tafsir," also mentions a saying attributed to Abdullah ibn Umar: "Allah has sent down four blessings from the heavens to the earth: iron, fire, water, and salt," though the version stopping at Abdullah (not reaching the Prophet) is more likely to be authentic.

Salt benefits both the human body and foods, enhancing everything it touches—even gold and silver. For instance, salt increases the yellowness of gold and the whiteness of silver. Salt has cleansing properties, removes thick, damp humors, and dries out excess moisture. It strengthens the body, prevents decay, aids against ulcerated scabies, and, when used as an eye kohl, removes excess flesh around the eye and diminishes growths (Pterygium).

The Andarani salt (gem salt ~ الأندرانى Andarani ~ which is taken out from mines) is particularly effective. It prevents the spread of malignant sores, promotes bowel movement, aids in cases of dropsy when rubbed on the abdomen, cleanses the teeth, prevents decay, strengthens the gums, and has numerous other benefits.

We have checked pure seal-salt collected from the shores of Mastoorah in Saudi Arabia, & no doubt that it is the best salt of this world.

Ibn al-Bytaar wrote : Salt is a drying agent with cleansing, softening, and pain-relieving properties. It can remove excess flesh from wounds and reduce the spread of malignant sores. This salt is used in various remedies for treating scabies, cleaning wounds, treating eye conditions, and improving oral health. When combined with oil and vinegar and applied to the skin near a heat source, it relieves itching, cures scabies, and treats leprosy and stubborn sores. Mixed with honey, it helps alleviate throat swelling. Additionally, when applied with barley ash and honey, it strengthens the gums and heals mouth sores.

This salt can also be used as a poultice to treat stings and bites, and mixed with honey, it alleviates the effects of snake bites. Applied with beef tallow, it helps treat scalp sores and abnormal skin growths. When mixed with oil and vinegar, it can break down abscesses. It can also help with earaches when used with vinegar, and prevent redness and inflammation in the skin when combined with hyssop. Some people burn salt on charcoal to use it as a remedy, while others bake the salt in dough to intensify its properties.

Salt, when subjected to heat, becomes more effective as it dries further, as observed by Abu Jurayj, who notes that salt in foods like cheese and fish transforms them, making them warming and drying. Salt has a dispersing effect, aiding digestion and inducing vomiting to cleanse excess phlegm from the stomach and chest. It also clears black bile and sticky phlegm from the body.

In "The Mansuri," al-Razi states that salt enhances the flavor of foods, stimulates appetite, and aids digestion, although excessive consumption can harm the blood, weaken eyesight, and lead to itching and skin conditions. In "Removing the Harmful Effects of Foods," he emphasizes that salt counteracts body dampness and reduces greasiness in food, benefiting individuals with high moisture levels in their bodies. However, it may harm those with thin body frames.

Other varieties of salt include salt used for baking dough, mineral salt, and rare types like andrani salt.

There are various types of salt, including:

• Crystal-like Salt: Some types contain an oil that gives them a dark hue. When heated, the oil dissipates, making the salt resemble Andarani salt.
• Black Salt: Comes in two varieties, one without a strong dark color or oily smell, and another with a slight oily scent. Both are moderately hot and help relieve phlegm and black bile.
• Ammonium Chloride (Indian Salt~ NAUSHADAR): Known for its reddish hue, this salt has unique effects on the body.

Benefits and Uses:

Black Salt: Assists with digestion, easing phlegm and black bile. It provides relief from excess moisture in the body and stimulates appetite.

Indian Salt (Naushadar): It’s especially beneficial for those suffering from yellow bile or excessive gas. It can calm the stomach and chest, alleviate phlegm, and enhance heart health.

Andarani Salt: Known to sharpen the mind, Andarani salt has properties that reduce overgrowths in the eye and improve eyesight when mixed in eye treatments.

Oral Health: When dissolved in vinegar and used as a mouth rinse, it stops bleeding from gums or post-tooth extraction bleeding. Holding warmed salt in the mouth also relieves tooth pain.

Skin and Body: Used with a mixture of vinegar and oil, it soothes itchy skin, treats persistent scabies, and helps relieve blisters and other skin eruptions when applied regularly.

Respiratory Relief: Adding Andarani salt to eye solutions enhances vision, alleviates minor growths, and reduces eye discoloration. Combined with aloe, it aids in clearing sinuses.

Inflammation: Heated salt combined with vinegar and soap is effective for treating soft tumors, nerve inflammation, and joint pain.

General Health: When dissolved in Sakanjabeen (a traditional vinegar and Honey drink) or consumed with water, it clears blockages in the body, removes sticky phlegm, and can be taken in doses of up to two grams for best results.

Sea-salt from Mastoorah

Pink Salt from Pakistan