Al-Halwa’ (Sweet)

1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Harun ibn Muwaffaq al-Madiniy from his father who has said the following: “Once al-Madiy (the previous) abu al-Hassan ‘Alayhi al-Salam, called me for food and I ate food with him. He (the Imam) ate quite a bit of al-Halwa’ (sweet) and I said, ‘This is quite a bit of al-HalwaY He (the Imam) said, ‘I and our followers are created from sweetness; thus we like sweet.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir who has said the following: “If one of us does not want al-Halwa’ he wants drink (which is sweet).”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated from Ibn Fadhal, from Yunus ibn Yaqub, from Abd al-A'la, who said: "I ate with Abu Abdullah al-Sadiq (as) one day when a chicken stuffed with khabees (a type of sweet dish) was brought to him. We took it apart and ate it." Ibn Fadhal also narrated from Yunus ibn Yaqub, from Abd al-A'la, who said: "I ate with Abu Abdullah al-Sadiq (as) similarly to the first report."

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Ibn Faddal has narrated from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has said the following: “We were in al-Madinah and abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), sent a message to us to make for him (the Imam) Faludah (a kind of sweet) of a little quantity . We then sent it to him (the Imam) in a small bowl.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.