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
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