Chapter on the Travel in Which Preparing Provisions is Disliked
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 21
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 21
Chapter on the Travel in Which Preparing Provisions is Disliked
2 hadiths
قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ: «تَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ صَلَوَاتُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ » فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «تَتَّخِذُونَ لِذَلِكَ سُفْرَةً» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «أَمَا لَوْ أَتَيْتُمْ قُبُورَ آبَائِكُمْ وَ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ » قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَيَّ شَيْءٍ نَأْكُلُ قَالَ «اَلْخُبْزَ بِاللَّبَنِ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said to one of his companions: "Do you visit the grave of Abu Abdullah عليه السلام?" The companion replied: "Yes." Imam عليه السلام then asked: "Do you prepare provisions for that journey?" The companion answered: "Yes." Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "If you were to visit the graves of your fathers and mothers, you would not do that." The companion asked: "Then what should we eat?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Bread with milk."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ قَوْماً إِذَا زَارُوا اَلْحُسَيْنَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ حَمَلُوا مَعَهُمُ اَلسُّفْرَةَ فِيهَا اَلْجِدَاءُ وَ اَلْأَخْبِصَةُ وَ أَشْبَاهُهُ لَوْ زَارُوا قُبُورَ أَحِبَّائِهِمْ مَا حَمَلُوا مَعَهُمْ هَذَا».
In another narration, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "It has reached me that some people, when they visit the grave of Al-Husayn عليه السلام, bring with them provisions such as roasted kids (young goats), sweet dishes, and the like. If they were to visit the graves of their loved ones, they would not bring such things with them."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh