Chapter on Eating and Drinking From Gold and Silver Utensils and Other Etiquettes of Eating
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 37
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 37
Chapter on Eating and Drinking From Gold and Silver Utensils and Other Etiquettes of Eating
وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "اِبْدَءُوا بِالْمِلْحِ فِي أَوَّلِ اَلطَّعَامِ فَلَوْ عَلِمَ اَلنَّاسُ مَا فِي اَلْمِلْحِ لاَخْتَارُوهُ عَلَى اَلتِّرْيَاقِ اَلْمُجَرَّبِ".
Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام said: "Begin with salt at the start of the meal, for if people knew what is in salt, they would prefer it over the tried remedy."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh