Illness & Healing

قِيلَ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ إِنَّ سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ وَ أَصْحَابَهُ يَرْوُونَ عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ تَكَلَّمُ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ وَجْهاً لَكَ مِنْهَا الْمَخْرَجُ فَقَالَ مَا يُرِيدُ سَالِمٌ مِنِّي أَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجِي‌ءَ بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ اللَّهِ مَا جَاءَتْ بِهَذَا النَّبِيُّونَ وَ لَقَدْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع- إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ‌[5] وَ مَا كَانَ سَقِيماً وَ مَا كَذَبَ وَ لَقَدْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع‌ بَل

‘It was said to Abu Ja’far (asws) and I was in his (asws) presence that, ‘Saalim Bin Abu Hafsa and his companions are narrating from you (asws) that you (asws) speak upon seventy perspectives, for you (asws) there is a way out from (each one) of these?’ He (asws) said: ‘What does Saalim want from me (asws)? Does he wan

قَالَ لِي إِنِّي لَمَوْعُوكٌ‌[1] مُنْذُ سَبْعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَ لَقَدْ وُعِكَ ابْنِي اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْراً وَ هِيَ تَضَاعَفُ عَلَيْنَا أَ شَعَرْتَ‌[2] أَنَّهَا لَا تَأْخُذُ فِي الْجَسَدِ كُلِّهِ وَ رُبَّمَا أَخَذَتْ فِي أَعْلَى الْجَسَدِ وَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْ فِي أَسْفَلِهِ وَ رُبَّمَا أَخَذَتْ فِي أَسْفَلِهِ وَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْ فِي أَعْلَى الْجَسَدِ كُلِّهِ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنْ أَذِنْتَ لِي حَدَّثْتُكَ بِحَدِيثٍ عَنْ

Abu Ibrahim (asws) having said to me: ‘I (asws) have had fever for seven months and my (asws) son has had fever for twelve months and it has been increasing for us. I (asws) feel that it does not affect the whole body. Sometimes it affects in the upper part of the body and does not affect in the lower of it, and someti

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ حُمَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَأَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَعَوَّذَهُ فَقَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَشْفِيكَ وَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ يُعْيِيكَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ شَافِيكَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ خُذْهَا فَلْتَهْنِيكَ‌ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* فَلا أُقْسِمُ‌ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ‌ لَتَبْرَأَنَّ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ قَالَ بَكْرٌ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَن

The Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) had fever so Jibraeel (as) gave to him (saww) a charm. So he said: ‘In the Name of Allah (azwj) I perform incantation on you (saww), O Muhammad (saww), and in the Name of Allah (azwj) I heal you (saww), and in the Name of Allah (azwj) from every disease which has exhausted you (saww), and

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَهِدَ إِلَى آدَمَ ع أَنْ لَا يَقْرَبَ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْوَقْتُ الَّذِي كَانَ فِي عِلْمِ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا نَسِيَ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهَا وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ وَ لَقَدْ عَهِدْنا إِلى‌ آدَمَ‌ مِنْ قَبْلُ‌ فَنَسِيَ‌ وَ لَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ عَزْماً[1] فَلَمَّا أَكَلَ آدَمُ ع مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ أُهْبِطَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَوُلِدَ لَهُ هَابِيلُ وَ أُخْت

92. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al-Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Muhammad Bin Al-Fuzeyl, from Abu Hamza, who has said: Abu Ja’far (asws) having said that: ‘Allah (azwj) Blessed and High Covenanted to Adam (as) that he (as) would not go near the tree. When the time came which was in the Knowledge of Allah (azwj),

فِيمَا وَعَظَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ عِيسَى ع‌ يَا عِيسَى أَنَا رَبُّكَ وَ رَبُّ آبَائِكَ اسْمِي وَاحِدٌ وَ أَنَا الْأَحَدُ الْمُتَفَرِّدُ بِخَلْقِ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ وَ كُلُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ صُنْعِي وَ كُلٌّ إِلَيَّ رَاجِعُونَ يَا عِيسَى أَنْتَ الْمَسِيحُ بِأَمْرِي وَ أَنْتَ تَخْلُقُ مِنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ بِإِذْنِي وَ أَنْتَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى بِكَلَامِي فَكُنْ إِلَيَّ رَاغِباً وَ مِنِّي رَاهِباً وَ لَنْ ت

The Imam (asws) having said: ‘Among the Advice which Allah (azwj) Gave to Isa (as) was: “O Isa (as)! I (azwj) am your (as) Lord (azwj), and the Lord (azwj) of your (as) forefathers. My (azwj) Name is ‘وَاحِدٌ’ the One, and I (azwj) am the ‘الْأَحَدُ’ the One, which cannot be divided, the Lone One Who (azwj) Created eve

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْكُمْ وَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ سَلَكُوا سُبُلًا شَتَّى فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَخَذَ بِرَأْيِهِ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الرِّوَايَةَ وَ إِنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمْ بِأَمْرٍ لَهُ أَصْلٌ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْوَرَعِ وَ الِاجْتِهَادِ وَ اشْهَدُوا الْجَنَائِزَ وَ عُودُوا الْمَرْضَى وَ احْضُرُوا مَعَ قَوْمِكُمْ

‘By Allah (azwj)! There is no one from the people more beloved to me (asws) than you are, and that the people have gone in various directions. So among them is the ‘one’ who takes (religion) to his own opinion, and among them is one who follows his own desires, and among them is the one who follows the narration (Al-Ri

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ وَصَلْتُمْ وَ قَطَعَ النَّاسُ وَ أَحْبَبْتُمْ وَ أَبْغَضَ النَّاسُ وَ عَرَفْتُمْ وَ أَنْكَرَ النَّاسُ وَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اتَّخَذَ مُحَمَّداً ص عَبْداً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَهُ نَبِيّاً وَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع كَانَ عَبْداً نَاصِحاً لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَنَصَحَهُ وَ أَحَبَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَأَحَبَّهُ إِنَّ حَقَّنَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ بَيِّنٌ لَنَا صَفْوُ الْأ

You have maintained relations whilst the people have cut-off, and you loved whilst the people hated (you), and you recognised whilst the people denied, and it is the ‘الْحَقُّ’ Just. Allah (azwj) Took Muhammad (saww) to be a servant before He (azwj) Took him (saww) as a Prophet, and that Ali (asws) used to be a servant

الْحِجَامَةُ فِي الرَّأْسِ هِيَ الْمُغِيثَةُ تَنْفَعُ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلَّا السَّامَ‌[3] وَ شَبَرَ مِنَ الْحَاجِبَيْنِ إِلَى حَيْثُ بَلَغَ إِبْهَامُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَاهُنَا[4].

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘The cupping in the head is beneficial from every illness except for the death, and ‘Shibr’ (the length of an extended palm) from both the eyebrows to where his thumb reaches’ (centre of the head). Then said: ‘Like here’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنِّي لَا أَكَادُ أَلْقَاكَ إِلَّا فِي السِّنِينَ فَأَوْصِنِي بِشَيْ‌ءٍ آخُذُ بِهِ قَالَ أُوصِيكَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَ صِدْقِ الْحَدِيثِ وَ الْوَرَعِ وَ الِاجْتِهَادِ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْفَعُ اجْتِهَادٌ لَا وَرَعَ مَعَهُ وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُطْمِحَ نَفْسَكَ إِلَى مَنْ فَوْقَكَ‌[1] وَ كَفَى بِمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِرَسُولِهِ ص- فَلا تُعْجِبْكَ‌ أَمْوالُهُمْ وَ لا أَوْل

"I do not get to meet you for many years at a time so bequeath me something that I can hold on to." He (as) said, "I commend to you Taqwa (fear) of Allah, restraint (from sins) and striving (in worship). Beware of setting [your sight] on the one who is above you (i.ecoveting what he has of wealth). It should be suffici

خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الْخَافِضِ الرَّافِعِ- الضَّارِّ النَّافِعِ الْجَوَادِ الْوَاسِعِ الْجَلِيلِ ثَنَاؤُهُ الصَّادِقَةِ أَسْمَاؤُهُ الْمُحِيطِ بِالْغُيُوبِ وَ مَا يَخْطُرُ عَلَى الْقُلُوبِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الْمَوْتَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ عَدْلًا وَ أَنْعَمَ بِالْحَيَاةِ عَلَيْهِمْ فَضْلًا فَأَحْيَا وَ أَمَاتَ وَ قَدَّرَ الْأَقْوَاتَ أَحْكَمَهَا بِعِلْمِهِ تَقْدِيراً وَ أَتْقَنَهَا بِحِكْ

Abu Ja’far (asws) says that Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) gave a sermon saying: ‘Praise be to Allah (azwj), the Abaser, the Raiser, the Harmer, the Benefitter, the vastly Benevolent, Majestic is His (azwj) Praise, True are His (azwj) Names, Overwhelming by the Hidden and what approaches the hearts, the One Who (azwj) Made th

مَنِ اشْتَكَى الْوَاهِنَةَ أَوْ كَانَ بِهِ صُدَاعٌ أَوْ غَمْرَةُ بَوْلٍ‌[2] فَلْيَضَعْ يَدَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ وَ لْيَقُلْ اسْكُنْ سَكَّنْتُكَ بِالَّذِي سَكَنَ لَهُ مَا فِي اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهارِ وَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ‌.

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘The one who complains of weakness, or headache, or urine blockage, should place his hand upon that particular place and should say: ‘اسْكُنْ سَكَّنْتُكَ بِالَّذِي سَكَنَ لَهُ مَا فِي اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ وَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ’ ‘Settle down for the Sake of the One for Whom (azwj) se

اشْتَكَى غُلَامٌ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقِيلَ إِنَّهُ بِهِ طُحَالًا[5] فَقَالَ‌ أَطْعِمُوهُ الْكُرَّاثَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَأَطْعَمْنَاهُ إِيَّاهُ‌[1] فَقَعَدَ الدَّمُ ثُمَّ بَرَأَ.

Once a boy complained to Abu Al-Hassan (asws), so he (asws) asked about him, so they told him (asws) that the boy had the spleen trouble. So he (asws) said: ‘Feed him leek for three days’. So we fed it to him, he excreted blood, then was free (cured)’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ شَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ ضَعْفَ مَعِدَتِي فَقَالَ اشْرَبِ الْحَزَاءَ بِالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ[2] فَفَعَلْتُ فَوَجَدْتُ مِنْهُ مَا أُحِبُّ.

‘Drink ‘الْحَزَاءَ’ Al-Haza’a with the cold water’. So I did it, and found what I liked’.

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلَ ع يَقُولُ‌ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الشَّابِكَةِ وَ الْحَامِ وَ الْإِبْرِدَةِ فِي الْمَفَاصِلِ‌[3] تَأْخُذُ كَفَّ حُلْبَةٍ وَ كَفَّ تِينٍ يَابِسٍ تَغْمُرُهُمَا بِالْمَاءِ وَ تَطْبُخُهُمَا فِي قِدْرٍ نَظِيفَةٍ ثُمَّ تُصَفِّي ثُمَّ تُبَرِّدُ ثُمَّ تَشْرَبُهُ يَوْماً وَ تَغِبُّ يَوْماً حَتَّى تَشْرَبَ مِنْهُ تَمَامَ أَيَّامِكَ قَدْرَ قَدَحٍ رَوِيٍّ.

‘The one with wind (gastric trouble), and Al-Haam, and the coldness in the joints should take a handful of fenugreek (plant) and a handful of dry fig, soak these two in the water, and cook these two in a clean pot, then drain it, then cool it, then drink from it every other day until the completeness of your days the m

مَنْ تَغَيَّرَ عَلَيْهِ مَاءُ الظَّهْرِ[4] فَلْيَنْفَعْ لَهُ اللَّبَنُ الْحَلِيبُ وَ الْعَسَلُ‌[5].

222. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Muhammad Bin Ali, from Nuh Bin Shuayb, from the one whom he mentioned: Abu Al-Hassan (a.s.) said: ‘The one who’s water of the back (semen) has changed, so the butter milk and the honey would be beneficial for him’.

الدَّوَاءُ أَرْبَعَةٌ السَّعُوطُ وَ الْحِجَامَةُ وَ النُّورَةُ وَ الْحُقْنَةُ[3].

The medical cures are four – The inhalation, and the cupping, and the hair removal (Al-Noura), and the enema’.

شَكَا رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع السُّعَالَ وَ أَنَا حَاضِرٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ خُذْ فِي رَاحَتِكَ شَيْئاً مِنْ كَاشِمٍ‌[4] وَ مِثْلَهُ مِنْ سُكَّرٍ فَاسْتَفَّهُ يَوْماً أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ ابْنُ أُذَيْنَةَ فَلَقِيتُ الرَّجُلَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلْتُهُ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً حَتَّى ذَهَبَ.

‘At your convenience, take something from ‘كَاشِمٍ’ lovage (plant) and similar amount of sugar, swallow it for one or two days’. Ibn Azina (the narrator) said, ‘I met the man after that, so he said, ‘I did not do it but once and it went (cured)’.

إِنَّ مُوسَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ ع شَكَا إِلَى رَبِّهِ تَعَالَى الْبِلَّةَ وَ الرُّطُوبَةَ فَأَمَرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَنْ يَأْخُذَ الْهَلِيلَجَ وَ الْبَلِيلَجَ وَ الْأَمْلَجَ‌[1] فَيَعْجِنَهُ بِالْعَسَلِ وَ يَأْخُذَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هُوَ الَّذِي يُسَمُّونَهُ عِنْدَكُمُ الطَّرِيفَلَ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) said that: ‘Musa Bin Imran (as) complained to his (as) Lord (azwj) the High about the moisture and the humidity. So Allah (azwj) the high Commanded that he (as) should take the myrobalan (fruit) and ‘Al-Balaylaj’ and ‘Al-Amlaj’, knead it in honey and take it’. Then Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘It has

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنِّي رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ وَ لِيَ بِالطِّبِّ بَصَرٌ وَ طِبِّي طِبٌّ عَرَبِيٌّ وَ لَسْتُ آخُذُ عَلَيْهِ صَفَداً[2] فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ قُلْتُ إِنَّا نَبُطُّ الْجُرْحَ‌[3] وَ نَكْوِي بِالنَّارِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ قُلْتُ وَ نَسْقِي هَذِهِ السُّمُومَ الْأَسْمَحِيقُونَ وَ الْغَارِيقُونَ‌[4] قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا مَاتَ قَالَ وَ إِنْ مَاتَ قُلْتُ نَسْقِي عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيذَ

I said to Abu Abdullah (asws), ‘I am a man from the Arabs and I have medicine for vision, and my medicine is the Arabic medicine, and I do not take gifts for it’. He (asws) said: ‘There is no problem’. I said, ‘I let the wound bleed and burn it by the fire’. He (asws) said: ‘There is no problem’. I said, ‘And my prescr

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الرَّجُلُ يَشْرَبُ الدَّوَاءَ وَ يَقْطَعُ الْعِرْقَ وَ رُبَّمَا انْتَفَعَ بِهِ وَ رُبَّمَا قَتَلَهُ قَالَ يَقْطَعُ وَ يَشْرَبُ‌[3].

‘The man drinks the medicine, and cuts the vein, and perhaps it benefits him and perhaps it kills him’. He (asws) said: ‘He can cut and he can drink’.

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلِ ع فَرَآنِي أَتَأَوَّهُ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ قُلْتُ ضِرْسِي فَقَالَ لَوِ احْتَجَمْتَ‌[5] فَاحْتَجَمْتُ فَسَكَنَ فَأَعْلَمْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي مَا تَدَاوَى النَّاسُ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْ مَصَّةِ دَمٍ أَمْ مُزْعَةِ عَسَلٍ‌[6] قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا الْمُزْعَةُ عَسَلٍ [عَسَلًا] قَالَ لَعْقَةُ عَسَلٍ‌[7].

I was in the presence of Abu Al-Hassan the First (asws). He (asws) saw me groaning (with pain). So he (asws) said: ‘What is the matter with you?’ I said, ‘My molar (toothache)’. So he (asws) said: ‘If only you had cupping done’. So I got cupping done and it settled down. I informed him (asws) of it’. So he (asws) said

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى ع يَقُولُ‌ دَوَاءُ الضِّرْسِ تَأْخُذُ حَنْظَلَةً فَتُقَشِّرُهَا ثُمَّ تَسْتَخْرِجُ دُهْنَهَا فَإِنْ كَانَ الضِّرْسُ مَأْكُولًا مُنْحَفِراً تُقَطِّرُ فِيهِ قَطَرَاتٍ وَ تَجْعَلُ مِنْهُ فِي قُطْنَةٍ شَيْئاً وَ تَجْعَلُ فِي جَوْفِ الضِّرْسِ وَ يَنَامُ صَاحِبُهُ مُسْتَلْقِياً يَأْخُذُهُ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ فَإِنْ كَانَ الضِّرْسُ لَا أَكْلَ فِيهِ وَ كَانَتْ رِيحاً قَطِّرْ فِي الْأُذُنِ الَّتِي

‘To cure the toothache, take colocynth (a bitter fruit), peel it, then extracts its oil. So if the tooth has a cavity, apply the drops by cotton, place it inside the cavity and lie down upon the back. He should do this for three nights. And if the tooth does not have a cavity to it and it has a smell to it, apply the d

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جُعِلْتُ لَكَ الْفِدَاءَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ النُّجُومَ لَا يَحِلُّ النَّظَرُ فِيهَا وَ هِيَ تُعْجِبُنِي فَإِنْ كَانَتْ تُضِرُّ بِدِينِي فَلَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي شَيْ‌ءٍ يُضِرُّ بِدِينِي وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَا تُضِرُّ بِدِينِي فَوَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَشْتَهِيهَا وَ أَشْتَهِي النَّظَرَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ لَيْسَ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ لَا تُضِرُّ بِدِينِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ فِ

233. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Ibn Fazzaal, from Al-Hassan Bin Asbaat, from Abdul Rahmaan Bin Sayaabat who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s.), ‘May I be sacrificed for you (a.s.), the people are saying that it is not permissible to study the stars, and this has surprised me.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الْجِمَالِ يَكُونُ بِهَا الْجَرَبُ أَعْزِلُهَا مِنْ إِبِلِي مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُعْدِيَهَا جَرَبُهَا وَ الدَّابَّةُ رُبَّمَا صَفَرْتُ‌[1] لَهَا حَتَّى تَشْرَبَ الْمَاءَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ أَعْرَابِيّاً أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُصِيبُ الشَّاةَ وَ الْبَقَرَةَ وَ النَّاقَةَ بِالثَّمَنِ الْيَسِيرِ وَ بِهَا جَرَبٌ فَأَكْرَهُ شِرَاءَهَا

‘A Bedouin came up to the Rasool Allah (saww). He said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww), I come across injured sheep, cows, and the camels sold at a cheap price, but they have scabies. I dislike buying these fearing that they may infect my camels and my sheep with that scabies’. So the Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘O Bedouin! So w

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ الطِّيَرَةُ عَلَى مَا تَجْعَلُهَا إِنْ هَوَّنْتَهَا تَهَوَّنَتْ وَ إِنْ شَدَّدْتَهَا ______________________________ «بقية الحاشية من الصفحة الماضية» و أرى هذا القول أولى لما فيه من التوفيق بين الأحاديث و الأصول الطبية التي ورد الشرع باعتبارها على وجه لا يناقض أصول التوحيد. و قوله: «و لا طيرة» هذا أيضا مثل السابق و المراد أنّه لا يجوز التطيّر و التشؤم بالامور أو لا تأثير للطيرة على الاستق

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى- وَ إِذا مَسَّ الْإِنْسانَ ضُرٌّ دَعا رَبَّهُ مُنِيباً إِلَيْهِ‌[2] قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي أَبِي الْفَصِيلِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عِنْدَهُ سَاحِراً فَكَانَ إِذَا مَسَّهُ الضُّرُّ يَعْنِي السُّقْمَ دَعَا رَبَّهُ مُنِيباً إِلَيْهِ يَعْنِي تَائِباً إِلَيْهِ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مَا يَقُولُ- ثُمَّ إِذا خَوَّلَهُ‌ نِعْمَةً مِنْهُ‌ يَعْنِي ا

I asked Abu Abdullah (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) the High: “[39:8] And when distress afflicts a man he calls upon his Lord turning to Him frequently”, he (asws) said: ‘This was Revealed regarding Abu Al-Faseyl, who used to consider the Rasool Allah (saww) as a sorcerer. And when distress afflicted him, m

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع أَشْكُو جَفَاءَ أَهْلِ وَاسِطٍ وَ حَمْلَهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَ كَانَتْ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْعُثْمَانِيَّةِ تُؤْذِينِي فَوَقَّعَ بِخَطِّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَخَذَ مِيثَاقَ أَوْلِيَائِنَا عَلَى الصَّبْرِ فِي دَوْلَةِ الْبَاطِلِ فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَلَوْ قَدْ قَامَ سَيِّدُ الْخَلْقِ‌[4] لَقَالُوا- يا وَيْلَنا مَنْ بَعَثَنا مِنْ مَرْقَدِنا هذا ما وَعَدَ الرَّحْمن

‘Surely Allah (azwj) has Taken a Covenant from our (asws) friends for the patience during the government of the falsehood. So be patient for the Judgement of your Lord (azwj). So when the chief of the creatures (Al-Qaim (asws)) makes a stand, they would say: “[36:52] They shall say: O woe to us! who has raised us up fr

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي فَضْلِ مَعْرِفَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا مَدُّوا أَعْيُنَهُمْ إِلَى مَا مَتَّعَ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْأَعْدَاءَ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَ نَعِيمِهَا وَ كَانَتْ دُنْيَاهُمْ أَقَلَّ عِنْدَهُمْ مِمَّا يَطَئُونَهُ بِأَرْجُلِهِمْ وَ لَنُعِّمُوا بِمَعْرِفَةِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ وَ تَلَذَّذُوا بِهَا تَلَذُّذَ مَنْ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي رَوْضَاتِ الْجِنَانِ مَعَ أَوْلِيَاءِ اللَّهِ إِنّ

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘If the people knew the merits of recognising Allah (azwj) they would not extend their eyes to what treats the enemies of Allah (azwj) have from the blossoms of the life of the world and its bounties. And their world would seem little in their presence than what they are treading on with t

ع لَا يَسْتَحِقُّ عَبْدٌ حَقِيقَةَ الْإِيمَانِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْمَوْتُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَيَاةِ وَ يَكُونَ الْمَرَضُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الصِّحَّةِ وَ يَكُونَ الْفَقْرُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْغِنَى فَأَنْتُمْ كَذَا فَقَالُوا لَا وَ اللَّهِ جَعَلَنَا اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ وَ سُقِطَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ‌[2] وَ وَقَعَ الْيَأْسُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا دَاخَلَهُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ أَ يَسُرُّ أَحَدَكُمْ أَنّ

‘A servant does not become deserving of the true belief until the death becomes more beloved to him than the life, and the illness becomes more beloved to him than the health, and the poverty becomes more beloved to him than the richness. So are you all like this?’ So we said, ‘No, by Allah (azwj)! May Allah (azwj) Mak

فَفَعَلْتُ فَمَا عَادَتْ إِلَيَّ.

‘Why is it that I (asws) see you with a grim face?’ So I said, ‘I have fever’. So he (asws) said: ‘What prevents you from the blessed and good. Take the sugar and dissolve it in the water and drink it on an empty stomach and during the evening’. He said, ‘I did that, so it (fever) did not return to me’.

شَكَوْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْوَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ فَكُلْ سُكَّرَتَيْنِ قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ فَبَرَأْتُ وَ أَخْبَرْتُ بِهِ بَعْضَ الْمُتَطَبِّبِينَ وَ كَانَ أَفْرَهَ أَهْلِ‌[4] بِلَادِنَا فَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ عَرَفَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هَذَا هَذَا مِنْ مَخْزُونِ عِلْمِنَا أَمَا إِنَّهُ صَاحِبُ كُتُبٍ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَكُونَ أَصَابَهُ فِي بَعْضِ كُتُبِهِ.

‘When you go to your bed, take two (pieces) of sugar’. So he said, ‘I did it. So I was free from it, and I informed one of the doctors who was a renowned one of our city. He said, ‘From where did Abu Abdullah (asws) understand this? This is from the treasures of our knowledge. But he (asws) is the owner of Books. He pr

قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ بِأَيِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تُعَالِجُونَ مَحْمُومَكُمْ إِذَا حُمَّ قَالَ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ بِهَذِهِ الْأَدْوِيَةِ الْمُرَّةِ بَسْفَايَجٍ وَ الْغَافِثِ‌[5] وَ مَا أَشْبَهَهُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُبْرِئَ بِالْمُرِّ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُبْرِئَ بِالْحُلْوِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا حُمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْخُذْ إِنَاءً نَظِيفاً فَيَجْعَلَ فِيهِ سُكَّرَةً وَ نِصْفاً ثُمَّ يَقْرَأَ عَلَيْهِ مَا حَضَرَ مِ

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said to a man: ‘With what thing do you cure your sick when they have fever?’ He said, ‘May Allah (azwj) Keep you well, by these bitter medicines – by Safaayaj, and Al-Ghafas, and similar to these’. So he (asws) said: ‘Glory be to Allah (azwj), the One Who (azwj) has the Power to Free (Cure) with

سَمِعْتُ عُثْمَانَ الْأَحْوَلِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَيْسَ مِنْ دَوَاءٍ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ يُهَيِّجُ دَاءً وَ لَيْسَ شَيْ‌ءٌ فِي الْبَدَنِ أَنْفَعَ مِنْ إِمْسَاكِ الْيَدِ إِلَّا عَمَّا يُحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ.

I heard from Abu Al-Hassan (asws) saying: ‘There is none from the medicine but it agitates the illness, and there is nothing in the body more beneficial than restraining the hand except from what is needy for it’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَمْرَضُ مِنَّا الْمَرِيضُ فَيَأْمُرُ الْمُعَالِجُونَ بِالْحِمْيَةِ[2] فَقَالَ لَكِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ لَا نَحْتَمِي إِلَّا مِنَ التَّمْرِ وَ نَتَدَاوَى بِالتُّفَّاحِ وَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ تَحْتَمُونَ مِنَ التَّمْرِ قَالَ لِأَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ حَمَى عَلِيّاً ع مِنْهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ.

I said to Abu Abdullah (asws), ‘When one of us becomes ill, the healers order us to go on a diet’. So he (asws) said: ‘But, the People (asws) of the Household, we (asws) do not stay away except from the dates, and we (asws) cure by the apple and the cold water’. I said, ‘And why do you (asws) keep away from the dates?’

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَا تَنْفَعُ الْحِمْيَةُ لِمَرِيضٍ بَعْدَ سَبْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ.

‘Dieting is not beneficial to the sick after seven days’.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنَّ الْمَشْيَ لِلْمَرِيضِ نُكْسٌ‌[3] إِنَّ أَبِي ع كَانَ إِذَا اعْتَلَّ جُعِلَ فِي ثَوْبٍ فَحُمِلَ لِحَاجَتِهِ يَعْنِي الْوُضُوءَ وَ ذَاكَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمَشْيَ لِلْمَرِيضِ نُكْسٌ.

‘The walking is detrimental to the sick. When my (asws) father (asws) became sick, he (asws) had to be carried in a cloth for his (asws) need, meaning the ablution, and that is why he (asws) used to say that the walking is detrimental to the sick’.

سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا ع بِخُرَاسَانَ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ وَرِثْنَا الْعَفْوَ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ وَ وَرِثْنَا الشُّكْرَ مِنْ آلِ دَاوُدَ وَ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ كَلِمَةً أُخْرَى وَ نَسِيَهَا مُحَمَّدٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَعَلَّهُ قَالَ وَ وَرِثْنَا الصَّبْرَ مِنْ آلِ أَيُّوبَ فَقَالَ يَنْبَغِي. - قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَسْبَاطٍ وَ إِنَّمَا قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ يَعْقُوبَ بْنَ يَقْطِينٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ ب

480. Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Al-Ashary, from Moalla Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Muhammad Bin Al-Husayn Bin Yazeed who said: I heard Al-Ridha (asws) at Khurasaan and he (asws) was saying: ‘We (asws), the People (asws) of the Household inherited the forgiveness from the Progeny of Yaqoub (as), and we (asws) in

لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ سِبْطِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ لَا مِنْ سِبْطِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ- قالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفاهُ عَلَيْكُمْ‌ وَ قَالَ‌ إِنَّ آيَةَ مُلْكِهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَكُمُ التَّابُوتُ‌ فِيهِ سَكِينَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ‌ وَ بَقِيَّةٌ مِمَّا تَرَكَ آلُ مُوسى‌ وَ آلُ هارُونَ‌ فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ تَحْمِلُهُ وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ- إِنَّ اللَّهَ مُبْتَلِيكُمْ بِنَهَرٍ فَمَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي‌ وَ مَنْ لَم

Abu Ja’far (asws) regarding the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[2:247] And their prophet said to them: Surely Allah has raised Talut to be a king over you. He (asws) said: ‘He (as) was neither from the grandsons of the Prophets (as) nor was he (as) from the grandsons of the kings’. He said: Surely Alla

كَانَ الْمَسِيحُ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ التَّارِكَ شِفَاءَ الْمَجْرُوحِ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ شَرِيكٌ لِجَارِحِهِ لَا مَحَالَةَ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْجَارِحَ أَرَادَ فَسَادَ الْمَجْرُوحِ وَ التَّارِكَ لِإِشْفَائِهِ لَمْ يَشَأْ صَلَاحَهُ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَشَأْ صَلَاحَهُ فَقَدْ شَاءَ فَسَادَهُ اضْطِرَاراً فَكَذَلِكَ لَا تُحَدِّثُوا بِالْحِكْمَةِ غَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا فَتَجْهَلُوا وَ لَا تَمْنَعُوهَا أَهْلَهَا فَتَأْثَمُوا وَ لْيَكُنْ أَحَدُكُمْ

545. A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ubeydullah Al-Dahqaan, from Abdullah Bin Al-Qasim, from Ibn Abu Najraan, from Aban Bin Taglub, who has narrated: Abu Abdullah (asws) has said; ‘The Messiah (as) used to say: ‘The one who avoids treating the wounded from his wounds is inevitably an associate of

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع أَنَا وَ حُسَيْنُ بْنُ ثُوَيْرِ بْنِ أَبِي فَاخِتَةَ[1] فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّا كُنَّا فِي سَعَةٍ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ وَ غَضَارَةٍ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ فَتَغَيَّرَتِ الْحَالُ بَعْضَ التَّغْيِيرِ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يَرُدَّ ذَلِكَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ أَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تُرِيدُونَ تَكُونُونَ مُلُوكاً أَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِثْلَ طَاهِرٍ وَ هَرْثَمَةَ[2] وَ إِنَّ

I went to Abu Al-Hassan Al-Ridha (asws) with Husayn Bin Suweyr Bin Abu Fakhta. So I said to him (asws), ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), we used to be in a time of sustenance and led an affluent lifestyle. Our condition changed as it sometimes does, so supplicate to Allah (azwj) to return that state to us’. So he (

خَالَفَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع قَوْمَهُ وَ عَابَ آلِهَتَهُمْ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَ عَلَى نُمْرُودَ فَخَاصَمَهُ فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع‌ رَبِّيَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ قالَ أَنَا أُحْيِي وَ أُمِيتُ‌ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ‌ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْتِي بِالشَّمْسِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِها مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ‌ فَبُهِتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ وَ اللَّهُ لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ‌[2] وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع عَابَ آلِهَتَهُمْ- فَنَظَرَ نَ

‘Ibrahim (as) opposed his (as) people, and faulted their gods until he was brought to Nimrod (la) to contend with him (la). So Ibrahim (as) said: “[2:258] My Lord is He who gives life and causes to die, he said: I give life and cause death. Ibrahim said: So surely Allah causes the sun to rise from the east, then make i

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا يَتَدَاوَى مِنَ الزُّكَامِ وَ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وَ بِهِ عِرْقٌ مِنَ الْجُذَامِ فَإِذَا أَصَابَهُ الزُّكَامُ قَمَعَهُ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) never used to cure himself (saww) from the flu, and would say: ‘There is no one except that he has a vein from the leprosy, so if he is struck by the flu, it suppresses it’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الزُّكَامُ جُنْدٌ مِنْ جُنُودِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَبْعَثُهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى الدَّاءِ فَيُزِيلُهُ.

‘The flu is an army from the armies of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic. Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Sends it to the illness, to eradicate it’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ آدَمَ إِلَّا وَ فِيهِ عِرْقَانِ عِرْقٌ فِي رَأْسِهِ يُهَيِّجُ الْجُذَامَ وَ عِرْقٌ فِي بَدَنِهِ يُهَيِّجُ الْبَرَصَ فَإِذَا هَاجَ الْعِرْقُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّأْسِ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ الزُّكَامَ حَتَّى يَسِيلَ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ الدَّاءِ وَ إِذَا هَاجَ الْعِرْقُ الَّذِي فِي‌ الْجَسَدِ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الدَّمَامِيلَ حَتَّى يَسِيلَ مَا فِيهِ مِن

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘There is no one from the children of Adam (as) except that there are two veins within him. A vein in his head which incites the leprosy, and a vein in his body which incites the vitiligo. So if the vein in the head gets incited, Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majes

دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ هُوَ يَشْتَكِي عَيْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْأَجْزَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةِ الصَّبِرِ وَ الْكَافُورِ وَ الْمُرِّ فَفَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ ذَلِكَ فَذَهَبَتْ عَنْهُ‌[1].

‘A man came up to Abu Abdullah (asws) and he was complaining about his eyes, so he (asws) said to him: ‘Where are you from these three parts – the Aloe, the Camphor, and the Myrrh’. The man did that, and it (illness) went away from him’.

فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع ابْتِدَاءً مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنْ كُحْلِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع جُزْءُ كَافُورٍ رَبَاحِيٍ‌[1] وَ جُزْءُ صَبِرٍ أُصْقُوطْرِيٍّ يُدَقَّانِ جَمِيعاً وَ يُنْخَلَانِ بِحَرِيرَةٍ يُكْتَحَلُ مِنْهُ مِثْلَ مَا يُكْتَحَلُ مِنَ الْإِثْمِدِ[2] الْكَحْلَةُ فِي الشَّهْرِ تَحْدُرُ كُلَّ دَاءٍ فِي الرَّأْسِ وَ تُخْرِجُهُ مِنَ الْبَدَنِ قَالَ فَكَانَ يَكْتَحِلُ بِهِ فَمَا اشْتَكَى عَيْنَيْهِ

583. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Suleym the slave of Ali Bin Yaqteen, who has said: He said: ‘I had conjunctivitis in my eye which hurt. ‘Abu Al-Hassan (asws) wrote to me about it initiating from himself (asws); ‘What is preventing you from applying the application of Abu Ja’far (asws),

الْمَبْطُونُ وَ الْكَسِيرُ يُؤَمَّمَانِ وَ لَا يُغَسَّلَانِ[2]

وَ قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فُلَاناً أَصَابَتْهُ جَنَابَةٌ وَ هُوَ مَجْدُورٌ فَغَسَّلُوهُ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ قَتَلُوهُ أَلَّا سَأَلُوا[3] أَلَّا يَمَّمُوهُ إِنَّ شِفَاءَ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالُ‌[4].

Hadith.219 - It was said to the Messenger of Allah (sw): 'O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), so-and-so became junub (ritually impure due to sexual discharge) and had smallpox, so they washed him and he died.' Imam (as) said: 'They killed him! Why did they not ask? Why did they not perform tayammum for him? Surely, the cure fo

اَلصَّادِقُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا دَخَلْتَ اَلْحَمَّامَ فَقُلْ فِي اَلْوَقْتِ اَلَّذِي تَنْزِعُ فِيهِ ثِيَابَكَ: اَللَّهُمَّ اِنْزِعْ عَنِّي رِبْقَةَ اَلنِّفَاقِ وَ ثَبِّتْنِي عَلَى اَلْإِيمَانِ وَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ اَلْبَيْتَ اَلْأَوَّلَ فَقُلْ: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي وَ أَسْتَعِيذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَذَاهُ وَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ اَلْبَيْتَ اَلثَّانِيَ فَقُلِ: اَللَّهُمَّ

Hadith.232 - Yahya ibn Sa'id Al-Ahwazi narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr, and him from Muhammad ibn Hamran who reported that Imam Ja'far Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When you enter the bathhouse (hammam), at the time you remove your clothes, say: Allāhumma inzi‘ ‘annī ribqata al-nifāq wa tha

مَنِ اطَّلَى وَ اخْتَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ آمَنَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ ثَلَاثِ خِصَالٍ الْجُذَامِ وَ الْبَرَصِ وَ الْآكِلَةِ إِلَى طَلْيَةٍ مِثْلِهَا