Fatwa #306701 October 2014United States of America
How is Talbeenah made?
Question
I wanted to know about Talbeenah. I searched online and I found two ways to make it. One was made with barley flour, bran, honey and milk. The other was just the barley flour, honey, and milk. What are the right ingredients to make talbeenah?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Talbeenah comes from the word laban (milk)[1]. Talbeenah (تلبينة) is a sweet dish made with barley flour or with bran, and honey can be added for its sweetness[2]. It is called Talbeenah due to its whitishness like milk. This type of food is best for sick people, for this food is very thin and light on the stomach.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Immad Bin Arshad
Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
[1] وسائل الوصول إلى شمائل الرسول صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم (ص: 335)
قال الهرويّ: سمّيت تلبينة؛ لشبهها باللّبن لبياضها ورقّتها، وهذا هو الغذاء النّافع للعليل، وهو الرّقيق النّضيج، لا الغليظ النّيء
[2] فتح الباري لابن حجر (9/ 550)
بِفَتْحِ الْمُثَنَّاةِ وَسُكُونِ اللَّامِ وَكَسْرِ الْمُوَحَّدَةِ بَعْدَهَا تَحْتَانِيَّةٌ سَاكِنَةٌ ثُمَّ نُونٌ طَعَامٌ يُتَّخَذُ مِنْ دَقِيقٍ أَوْ نُخَالَةٍ وَرُبَّمَا جُعِلَ فِيهَا عَسَلٌ سُمِّيَتْ بِذَلِكَ لِشَبَهِهَا بِاللَّبَنِ فِي الْبَيَاضِ وَالرِّقَّةِ وَالنَّافِعُ مِنْهُ مَا كَانَ رَقِيقًا نَضِيجًا لَا غَلِيظًا نِيئًا وَقَوْلُهُ