Question

What is authenticity of following narration?

خمس يذهبن بالنسيان ويزدن في الحفظ ويذهبن البلغم: السواك، والصيام، وقراءة القرآن، والعسل، واللبان

 

Answer

Translation

Five things remove forgetfulness, increases the memory and prevents phlegm; miswak, fasting, reciting the Quran, honey and frankincense.

Authenticity

This narration appears in Musnadul Firdaws on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu).

(Musnadul Firdaws, Hadith: 2980, ‘ilmiyyah edition and Hadith: 2802, Darul Kitab Al ‘Arabi edition)

I have not come across the chain and can therefore not verify the authenticity. This should not be quoted as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa salam) until the chain can be located and then verified.

Imam Ghazali (rahimahullah) has cited a similar narration as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu). I have also not come across a chain for this version in any reliable Hadith source.

(Ihya Ulumid Din, vol. 2, pg. 265)

Note:

1) In a suitable Hadith, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) has said that using the miswak removes phlegm. See here.

2) Many of the deeds mentioned in the above Hadith have been recommended by the scholars to boost the memory. Therefore these may be practiced upon without deeming them Sunnah. See here.

3) Several Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) have prescribed frankincense to treat a weak memory. (Zadul Ma’ad, vol. 4, pg. 355. See here)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

الفردوس بمأثور الخطاب:
(٢٩٨٠)  
علي رضي الله عنه: خمس يذهبن بالنسيان ويزدن في الحفظ ويذهبن البلغم السواك والصيام وقراءة القرآن والعسل واللبان.

إحياء علوم الدين: (٢/ ٢٦٥)
وقال علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه: ثلاث يزدن في الحفظ ويذهبن البلغم السواك والصيام وقراءة القرآن.

زاد المعاد في هدي خير العباد: (٤/ ٣٥٥)
[لبان]: هو الكندر: قد ورد فيه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم «بخروا بيوتكم باللبان والصعتر»، ولا يصح عنه، ولكن يروى عن علي أنه قال لرجل شكا إليه النسيان: (عليك باللبان، فإنه يشجع القلب، ويذهب بالنسيان). ويذكر عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن شربه مع السكر على الريق جيد للبول والنسيان. ويذكر عن أنس رضي الله عنه، أنه شكا إليه رجل النسيان، فقال: عليك بالكندر وانقعه من الليل، فإذا أصبحت، فخذ منه شربة على الريق، فإنه جيد للنسيان.


Moulana Suhail Motala


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