The Child of Adam is Hollow; thus He must Eat Food

Al-Kāfi|Volume 6|Book 5|Chapter 41
Al-Kāfi

Volume 6, Book 5, Chapter 41

The Child of Adam is Hollow; thus He must Eat Food

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خَلَقَ ابْنَ آدَمَ أَجْوَفَ .
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham from Zurarah who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far عليه السلام, has said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has created the child of Adam hollow.’”
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