بنه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the place name Banha, a city in Egypt. It details its geographical location, historical mentions in hadith, and the character and scholarly output of its inhabitants. The entry also touches upon the local honey production.

Derived headwords

بِنْهَاname

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Banha (city)both
A city in Egypt, located in the Sharqia governorate, approximately six leagues from Fustat.

بَنَهَاname

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Banha (city, common pronunciation)both
The common pronunciation of the city name Banha, with the initial 'b' being open (fatha) rather than short (kasra). This is the more widely known pronunciation today.

عَسَلُهَاnoun

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its honeyboth
The honey produced in or associated with the city of Banha. It is mentioned in a prophetic supplication for its blessing.

البَنَهَاوِيname

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Al-Banawiboth
A nisba (attribution) indicating someone from the city of Banha. Specifically refers to the scholar Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Banawi al-Shafi'i.

Parallel reading

هي (ة) بمصر من أعمال الشرقية.

It is a town in Egypt, from the districts of Sharqia.

هي (على ستة فراسخ من فسطاط مصر)

It is six leagues from Fustat, the capital of Egypt.

والناس اليوم يفتحون الباء.

And people today pronounce the 'b' with a fatha (open vowel).

وهو المشهور على ألسنتهم ولا يعرفون الكسر.

And this is what is famous on their tongues, and they do not know the kasra (short vowel).

الظاهر عسلها لأن الضمير للقرية وكأنه ظنها بلدا.

The apparent meaning is 'its honey' because the pronoun refers to the town, as if he thought it was a country.

وقد جاء ذكرها في الحديث: وبارك النبي صلى الله عليه وسلمفي عسلها، بقوله: (بارك الله في بنها وعسلها)،

And it has been mentioned in the hadith: 'And the Prophet, peace be upon him, blessed its honey, saying: (May Allah bless Banha and its honey),'

فالدعاء منه صلى الله عليه وسلملأهلها ولعسلها.

So the supplication from him, peace be upon him, was for its people and its honey.

ومنذ زمان لا يوجد فيها عسل، ولا يقتنون النحل إلا ما جلب من حواليها

And for a long time, honey has not been produced there, and they do not keep bees except those brought from its surroundings.

وهم أحسن الناس أخلاقا وألينهم عريكة، والغالب عليهم الصلاح وملازمة السنة؛

And they are the best of people in character and the most gentle in disposition, and righteousness and adherence to the Sunnah prevail among them;

وردت عليهم مرارا حين ذهابي إلى دمياط ورجوعي إليهم

I visited them multiple times when going to Damietta and returning to them,

فوجدتهم أهل البر والحب واللطافة،

And I found them to be people of piety, love, and kindness,

وخرج منها أكابر العلماء والمحدثين،

And great scholars and hadith narrators emerged from it,

فمن متأخريهم الشمس محمد بن محمد بن إسماعيل البنهاوي الشافعي روى عن ابن الشحنة، وعنه الحافظ السخاوي والبرهان البقاعي.

Among its later scholars is Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Banawi al-Shafi'i, who narrated from Ibn al-Shihna, and from him narrated Al-Hafiz al-Sakhawi and Al-Burhan al-Biqa'i.