Seeking the Place to Relieve Oneself and the Etiquettes of Entering and Exiting
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 3
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 3
Seeking the Place to Relieve Oneself and the Etiquettes of Entering and Exiting
وَ دَخَلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلْخَلاَءَ فَوَجَدَ لُقْمَةَ خُبْزٍ فِي اَلْقَذَرِ فَأَخَذَهَا وَ غَسَلَهَا وَ دَفَعَهَا إِلَى مَمْلُوكٍ كَانَ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ «تَكُونُ مَعَكَ لآِكُلَهَا إِذَا خَرَجْتُ» فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ لِلْمَمْلُوكِ «أَيْنَ اَللُّقْمَةُ» قَالَ أَكَلْتُهَا يَا اِبْنَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ' فَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا مَا اِسْتَقَرَّتْ فِي جَوْفِ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ اَلْجَنَّةُ ' فَاذْهَبْ فَأَنْتَ حُرٌّ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسْتَخْدِمَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلْجَنَّةِ.
Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام entered the restroom and found a piece of bread in the filth. He took it, washed (purified) it, and handed it to a servant who was with Him, saying: 'Keep it with you for me, to eat when I come out.' When he emerged, he asked the servant: 'Where is the piece of bread?' (The Servant) replied: "I have eaten it, O’ son of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم." Imam عليه السلام said: "It has not settled in the stomach of anyone except that Paradise is obligatory for him. Go, for you are free, as I dislike to employ a man from the people of Paradise”.
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh