Food & Eating

يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ضَرَبْتَنِي ثَمَانِينَ سَوْطاً فِي شُرْبِ اَلْخَمْرِ فَهَذِهِ اَلْعِشْرُونَ مَا هِيَ فَقَالَ "هَذَا لِجُرْأَتِكَ عَلَى شُرْبِ اَلْخَمْرِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ".

Hadith.5089 - In the narration of Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir, who attributed it to the Prophet: Commander of the Faithful (as) was presented with Al-Najashi Al-Harithiyy, the poet, who had consumed alcohol during the month of Ramadan. Imam (as) flogged him eighty lashes, then imprisoned him for a night. The next day, Ima

لَا تُجَالِسُوا شُرَّابَ الْخَمْرِ فَإِنَّ اللَّعْنَةَ إِذَا نَزَلَتْ عَمَّتْ مَنْ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ. وَ لَا تَجُوزُ الصَّلَاةُ فِي بَيْتٍ فِيهِ خَمْرٌ مَحْصُورٌ فِي آنِيَةٍ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فِي ثَوْبٍ أَصَابَتْهُ خَمْرٌ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَرَّمَ شُرْبَهَا وَ لَمْ يُحَرِّمِ الصَّلَاةَ فِي ثَوْبٍ أَصَابَتْهُ[6]

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌[1] شَارِبُ الْخَمْرِ إِنْ مَرِضَ فَلَا تَعُودُوهُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَ فَلَا تَشْهَدُوهُ وَ إِنْ شَهِدَ فَلَا تُزَكُّوهُ‌[2] وَ إِنْ خَطَبَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَلَا تُزَوِّجُوهُ فَإِنَّ مَنْ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ شَارِبَ الْخَمْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَادَهَا إِلَى الزِّنَا وَ مَنْ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ مُخَالِفاً لَهُ عَلَى دِينِهِ فَقَدْ قَطَعَ رَحِمَهَا[3] وَ مَنِ ائْتَمَنَ شَارِبَ الْخَمْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَلَى اللَّه

Hadith.5091 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If a wine drinker falls ill, do not visit him; if he dies, do not attend his funeral; if he testifies, do not accept his testimony; and if he seeks marriage from you, do not marry him off. Whoever marries his daughter to a wine drinker, it is as if he has led h

خَمْسَةٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ مُحَالٌ الْحُرْمَةُ مِنَ الْفَاسِقِ مُحَالٌ وَ الشَّفَقَةُ مِنَ الْعَدُوِّ مُحَالٌ وَ النَّصِيحَةُ مِنَ الْحَاسِدِ مُحَالٌ وَ الْوَفَاءُ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ مُحَالٌ وَ الْهَيْبَةُ مِنَ الْفَقِيرِ مُحَالٌ[4]. وَ الْغِنَاءُ مِمَّا أَوْعَدَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّارَ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ

الرِّجْسُ مِنَ الْأَوْثَانِ الشِّطْرَنْجُ وَ قَوْلُ الزُّورِ الْغِنَاءُ[6] وَ النَّرْدُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الشِّطْرَنْجِ فَأَمَّا الشِّطْرَنْجُ فَإِنَّ اتِّخَاذَهَا كُفْرٌ وَ اللَّعِبَ بِهَا شِرْكٌ‌[1] وَ تَعْلِيمَهَا كَبِيرَةٌ مُوبِقَةٌ[2] وَ السَّلَامَ عَلَى اللَّاهِي بِهَا مَعْصِيَةٌ وَ مُقَلِّبَهَا كَمُقَلِّبِ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ[3] وَ النَّاظِرَ إِلَيْهَا كَالنَّاظِرِ إِلَى فَرْجِ أُمِّهِ‌[4] وَ اللَّاعِبَ بِالنَّرْدِ

Hadith.5093 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "So avoid the filth of idols and avoid false speech." (Surah Al-Hajj 22:30) Imam (as) said: "The filth of idols refers to chess, and false speech refers to singing. And backgammon (nard) is worse than

إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَنْفِرُ عِنْدَ الرِّهَانِ وَ تَلْعَنُ صَاحِبَهُ مَا خَلَا الْحَافِرَ وَ الْخُفَّ وَ الرِّيشَ وَ النَّصْلَ وَ قَدْ سَابَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ وَ أَجْرَى الْخَيْلَ[10]

فَرُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ نَاقَةَ النَّبِيِّ ص سُبِقَتْ فَقَالَ ع إِنَّهَا بَغَتْ وَ قَالَتْ فَوْقِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ لَا يَبْغِيَ شَيْ‌ءٌ عَلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ إِلَّا أَذَلَّهُ اللَّهُ- وَ لَوْ أَنَّ جَبَلًا بَغَى عَلَى جَبَلٍ لَهَدَّ اللَّهُ الْبَاغِيَ مِنْهُمَا.

Hadith.5095 - It has been narrated that the she-camel of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), was outrun in a race. So Prophet (sw), peace be upon him and his family, said: "It (camel) transgressed and said to itself, 'Upon me is the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family.'

وَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ تَحْرِيشِ الْبَهَائِمِ مَا خَلَا الْكِلَابَ‌[1].

Hadith.5096 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) forbade inciting animals against one another, except in the case of dogs.

"مَا عَلَيْكَ لَوِ اِشْتَرَيْتَهَا فَذَكَّرَتْكَ اَلْجَنَّةَ ".

Hadith.5097 - A man asked Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as) about purchasing a bondwoman with a beautiful voice. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm upon you if you buy her and she reminds you of Paradise."

آكِلُ الْمَيْتَةِ وَ الدَّمِ وَ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ عَلَيْهِ أَدَبٌ فَإِنْ عَادَ أُدِّبَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ عَادَ قَالَ يُؤَدَّبُ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ قَتْلٌ‌[1].

"One who consumes carrion, blood, or pork is to be disciplined. If he returns to it, he is disciplined again." I asked: "And if he does it again?" Imam (as) replied: "He is to be disciplined, but there is no execution upon him."

حَدَّثَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ الرَّوَّاسِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ الطَّبِيبِ‌[4] قَالَ: عَرَضْتُ هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةَ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ نَعَمْ هِيَ حَقٌّ وَ قَدْ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَأْمُرُ عُمَّالَهُ بِذَلِكَ- قَالَ أَفْتَى ع فِي كُلِّ عَظْمٍ لَهُ مُخٌّ فَرِيضَةً مُسَمَّاةً إِذَا كُسِرَ فَجُبِرَ عَلَى غَيْرِ عَثْمٍ‌[1] وَ لَا عَيْبٍ جَعَلَ فَرِيضَةَ الدِّيَةِ سِتَّةَ أَجْزَاءٍ[2] وَ جَعَل

I presented this narration to Abu Abdullah (as), and Imam(as) said: "Yes, it is true. Indeed, the Commander of the Faithful (as) used to instruct his officials with this." He said: "Imam (as) gave a ruling that for every bone that contains marrow, there is a specified obligatory compensation if it is broken and healed

لَا يُقَامُ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ وَ لَا يُطْعَمُ وَ لَا يُسْقَى‌[1] وَ لَا يُكَلَّمُ وَ لَا يُبَايَعُ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا فُعِلَ ذَلِكَ بِهِ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ فَيُقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ وَ إِنْ جَنَى فِي الْحَرَمِ جِنَايَةً أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ فِي الْحَرَمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَرَ لِلْحَرَمِ حُرْمَةً.

Hadith.5229 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Hisham ibn Al-Hakam from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who commits a crime outside the Sacred Sanctuary (Al-Haram) and then seeks refuge within it. Imam (as) said: "The legal punishment (hadd) is not to be carried out on him, but he should not be given food or drink, nor sp

كَانَ قَوْمٌ يَشْرَبُونَ فَيَسْكَرُونَ فَتَبَاعَجُوا[1] بِسَكَاكِينَ كَانَتْ مَعَهُمْ فَرُفِعُوا إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَسَجَنَهُمْ فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلَانِ وَ بَقِيَ رَجُلَانِ فَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْمَقْتُولَيْنِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَقِدْهُمَا بِصَاحِبَيْنَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع لِلْقَوْمِ مَا تَرَوْنَ فَقَالُوا نَرَى أَنْ تُقِيدَهُمَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع لَعَلَّ ذَيْنِكَ اللَّذَيْنِ مَاتَا قَتَلَ كُلُّ وَا

Hadith.5236 - Al-Sakuni narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) that a group of people were drinking and became intoxicated. They began to attack each other with knives they had with them. They were brought before the Commander of the Faithful (as), and Imam (as) imprisoned them. Two of them died, and two remained alive. The f

الْمَاحِي صُورَةَ الْأَصْنَامِ وَ مَاحِي الْأَوْثَانِ وَ الْأَزْلَامِ وَ كُلِّ مَعْبُودٍ دُونَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ قِيلَ فَمَا تَأْوِيلُ الْحَادِّ قَالَ يُحَادُّ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَ دِينَهُ قَرِيباً كَانَ أَوْ بَعِيداً[1] قِيلَ فَمَا تَأْوِيلُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَسُنَ ثَنَاءُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْكُتُبِ بِمَا حُمِدَ مِنْ أَفْعَالِهِ قِيلَ فَمَا تَأْوِيلُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ وَ

"Indeed, the name of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) in the scriptures of Ibrahim is Al-Mahi (the Eraser), in the Torah of Musa it is Al-Had (the Opponent), in the Gospel of Isa it is Ahmad, and in the Qur'an it is Muhammad (sw)." It was asked: "What is the meaning of Al-Mahi?" Imam (as) said: "Al-Mahi i

هَذِهِ السَّفِينَةُ لِفُلَانٍ وَ لَمْ يُسَمِّ مَا فِيهَا وَ فِيهَا طَعَامٌ أَ يُعْطَاهَا الرَّجُلُ وَ مَا فِيهَا قَالَ هِيَ لِلَّذِي أَوْصَى لَهُ بِهَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ صَاحِبُهَا اسْتَثْنَى مَا فِيهَا وَ لَيْسَ لِلْوَرَثَةِ شَيْ‌ءٌ[2].

I asked Imam (as) about a man who said: "This ship belongs to so-and-so," without specifying what was inside it, and there was food in it. Should the man be given the ship and what is inside it? Imam (as) said: "It belongs to the one to whom it was bequeathed, unless its owner explicitly excluded what was inside it. Th

إِلَيْهِ‌[3] جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لَيْسَ لِي وَلَدٌ وَ لِي ضِيَاعٌ وَرِثْتُهَا عَنْ أَبِي وَ بَعْضُهَا اسْتَفَدْتُهَا وَ لَا آمَنُ مِنَ الْحَدَثَانِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِي وَلَدٌ وَ حَدَثَ بِي حَدَثٌ فَمَا تَرَى جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنْ أَقِفَ بَعْضَهَا عَلَى فُقَرَاءِ إِخْوَانِي وَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ أَوْ أَبِيعَهَا وَ أَتَصَدَّقَ بِثَمَنِهَا فِي حَيَاتِي عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِنِّي أَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ لَا يُنْفَذَ الْوَقْفُ بَعْدَ م

I wrote to Imam (as) - may I be your sacrifice - saying, "I have no children, and I possess estates that I inherited from my father and some that I acquired myself. I do not feel secure from unforeseen events. If I remain childless and something happens to me, what do you advise - may I be your sacrifice - should I ded

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ صَارَ الْمِيرَاثُ‌ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ‌ فَقَالَ لِأَنَّ الْحَبَّاتِ الَّتِي أَكَلَهَا آدَمُ ع وَ حَوَّاءُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ كَانَتْ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ حَبَّةً أَكَلَ آدَمُ مِنْهَا اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ حَبَّةً وَ أَكَلَتْ حَوَّاءُ سِتّاً فَلِذَلِكَ صَارَ الْمِيرَاثُ‌ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ‌[2].

"I asked Abu Abdullah (as), 'Why is the inheritance for the male equal to the share of two females?' Imam (as) replied: 'Because the grains that Adam (as) and Hawwaʾ ate in Paradise were eighteen grains. Adam ate twelve of them, and Hawwaʾ ate six. For this reason, the inheritance is for the male equal to the share of

شَرُّ الْمَآكِلِ أَكْلُ مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ ظُلْماً.

Hadith.5776 - The Prophet (sw) said; "The worst of foods (wealth) is consuming the wealth of an orphan unjustly."

سِبَابُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فُسُوقٌ قِتَالُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كُفْرٌ أَكْلُ لَحْمِهِ مِنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حُرْمَةُ مَالِهِ كَحُرْمَةِ دَمِهِ.

Hadith.5781 - The Prophet (sw) said; "Insulting a believer is wickedness, fighting a believer is disbelief, consuming his flesh (backbiting) is disobedience to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, and the sanctity of his wealth is like the sanctity of his blood."

لِلصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ هَذَا الْقَوْلِ قَوْلُ مَنْ هُوَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْإِيمَانَ وَ التَّقْوَى وَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ عَاقِبَةِ الْأُمُورِ إِنَّ أَشْرَفَ الْحَدِيثِ ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ رَأْسَ الْحِكْمَةِ طَاعَتُهُ وَ أَصْدَقَ الْقَوْلِ وَ أَبْلَغَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ وَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَ أَوْثَقَ الْعُرَى الْإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ وَ خَيْرَ الْمِلَلِ مِلَّ

I asked Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "Inform me about this statement, whose words are: 'I ask Allah (swt) for faith and piety, and I seek refuge in Allah (swt) from the evil consequences of matters. Indeed, the most honorable speech is the remembrance of Allah (swt), the Exalted, and the pinnacle

قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : "إِذَا وَقَعَ اَلْوَلَدُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ صَارَ وَجْهُهُ قِبَلَ ظَهْرِ أُمِّهِ إِنْ كَانَ ذَكَراً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ أُنْثَى صَارَ وَجْهُهَا قِبَلَ بَطْنِ أُمِّهَا وَ يَدَاهُ عَلَى وَجْنَتَيْهِ وَ ذَقَنُهُ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ كَهَيْئَةِ اَلْحَزِينِ اَلْمَهْمُومِ فَهُوَ كَالْمَصْرُورِ مَنُوطٌ بِمِعَاءٍ مِنْ سُرَّتِهِ إِلَى سُرَّةِ أُمِّهِ فَبِتِلْكَ اَلسُّرَّةِ

Hadith.5901 - Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Kufi narrated from Isma'il ibn Mihran, from Murazim, from Jabir ibn Yazid, from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari, who said that the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "When the child is in the womb of his mother, if it is a male, his face is tur

سَمِعْتُ مَوْلاَيَ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ : "إِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ لاَ نَشْرَبُ اَلْمُسْكِرَ وَ لاَ نَأْكُلُ اَلْجِرِّيَّ وَ لاَ نَمْسَحُ عَلَى اَلْخُفَّيْنِ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ شِيعَتِنَا فَلْيَقْتَدِ بِنَا وَ لْيَسْتَنَّ بِسُنَّتِنَا".

"I heard my master, the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), say: 'Indeed, we are the Ahlul Bayt who do not drink intoxicants, do not eat catfish, and do not wipe over leather socks (in ablution). So whoever is from our Shia should follow our example and adhere to our Sunnah.'"

سِبَابُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فُسُوقٌ وَ قِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ وَ أَكْلُ لَحْمِهِ مِنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ حُرْمَةُ مَالِهِ كَحُرْمَةِ دَمِهِ[1]

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قُتَيْبَةَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا ع يَقُولُ‌ لَمَّا حُمِلَ رَأْسُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِلَى الشَّامِ أَمَرَ يَزِيدُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ فَوُضِعَ وَ نُصِبَ عَلَيْهِ مَائِدَةٌ فَأَقْبَلَ هُوَ وَ أَصْحَابُهُ يَأْكُلُونَ وَ يَشْرَبُونَ الْفُقَّاعَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغُوا أَمَرَ بِالرَّأْسِ فَوُضِعَ فِي طَسْتٍ تَحْتَ سَرِيرَةٍ وَ بُسِطَ عَلَيْهِ رُقْعَةُ الشِّطْرَنْجِ

Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutaybah narrated to us from Al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, who said: I heard Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as), say: "'When the head of Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as), peace be upon him, was taken to Sham, Yazid - may Allah (swt) curse him - ordered that it be placed and a table was set upon it. He (Yazid) and his