She would, whenever someone from her family died and the women had gathered for that and then dispersed except for her close relatives and intimates, order a pot of talbinah to be cooked. Then tharid would be prepared and the talbinah poured over it. She would then say, "Eat some of it, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Talbinah soothes the heart of the sick and takes away some of the grief.'"
أنها كانت إذا مات الميت من أهلها فاجتمع لذلك النساء ثم تفرقن إلا أهلها وخاصتها أمرت ببرمة من تلبينة، فطبخت، ثم صنع ثريد فصبت التلبينة عليها، ثم قالت: كلن منها فإني سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: التلبينة مجمة لفؤاد المريض تذهب ببعض الحزن.
Bukhari related it in the Book of Medicine (5689), and Muslim in the Book of Greetings (2216), both through Aqeel bin Khalid, from Ibn Shihab, from Urwa, from Ayesha, as mentioned. Bukhari also related it (5690) through Hisham, from his father, from Ayesha, that she used to order talbinah and say, "It is the disliked yet beneficial thing."His saying, "talbinah," refers to a food made from flour, sometimes with honey added, named for its resemblance to milk in whiteness and thinness. His saying, "mujimma," means restful, and jimam, with a kasrah on the jeem, means rest.It has also been related from her in this wording, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when told that a certain person was sick and could not eat food, would say, "Take talbinah and make him sip it, for by the One in whose hand is my soul, it washes the stomach of one of you just as one of you washes his face with water to remove dirt."Ahmad related it (24500), and Ibn Majah (3446), both from the hadith of Ayman bin Nabil, from Umm Kulthum bint Amr, from Ayesha, as mentioned. Umm Kulthum, also said to be Kulthum Quryashiya, her status is unknown as stated in Taqrib, and no one related from her except Ayman bin Nabil, except that Nasai added in Kubra (7532), between Nabil and Umm Kulthum, "Fatimah bint Abu Aqrab," who is also unknown. There is severe confusion in the chain of transmission of this hadith.