Al-Kāfi

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنِ الْمُثَنَّى بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الْحَنَّاطِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ لَا تَدْخُلِ الْحَمَّامَ إِلَّا وَ فِي جَوْفِكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ يُطْفَأُ بِهِ عَنْكَ وَهَجُ الْمَعِدَةِ وَ هُوَ أَقْوَى لِلْبَدَنِ وَ لَا تَدْخُلْهُ وَ أَنْتَ مُمْتَلِئٌ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ .

5. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-Muthanna’ al-Hannat from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not enter a bathhouse until there is something in your belly to calm down the excitement of your stomach and it is more energizing for the body. Do not enter it with your stomach full of food.’”

عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَمَّنْ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ دُخُولَ الْحَمَّامِ تَنَاوَلَ شَيْئاً فَأَكَلَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ عِنْدَنَا يَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ عَلَى الرِّيقِ أَجْوَدُ مَا يَكُونُ قَالَ لَا بَلْ يُؤْكَلُ شَيْ‏ءٌ قَبْلَهُ يُطْفِئُ الْمَرَارَةَ وَ يُسَكِّنُ حَرَارَةَ الْجَوْفِ .

6. Ali ibn al-Hakam from has narrated from Rifa‘ah ibn Musa from those who narrated to him who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when about to take a bath would eat something. I once asked, ‘People around us say that before eating anything is the best time for taking a bath.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, one must eat something before taking bath; it banished bitterness (acidity) and calms down the temperature in the belly.’”

عدة من أصحابنا، عن سهل بن زياد، عن منصور بن العباس، عن حمزة بن عبدالله، عن ربعي، عن عبيد الله الدابقي قال: دخلت حماما بالمدينة فإذا شيخ كبيرو هو قيم الحمام فقلت: يا شيخ لمن هذا الحمام؟ فقال: لابي جعفر محمد بن علي بن الحسين عليهم السلام فقلت: كان يدخله؟ قال: نعم، فقلت: كيف كان يصنع؟ قال: كان يدخل فيبدء فيطلي عانته وما يليها ثم يلف على طرف إحليله ويدعوني فاطلي سائر بدنه، فقلت له يوما من الايام: الذي تكره أن أراه قد رأيته، فقال: كلا إن النورة سترة.

7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Mansur ibn al-‘Abbas from Hamzah ibn ‘Abd Allah from Rib‘iy from ‘Ubayd Allah al-Dabiqiy who has said the following: “I once in al-Madinah entered a bathhouse and an old man was the manager of the bathhouse. I asked, ‘O Shaykh to whom does this bathhouse belong?’ He replied, ‘It belongs to abu Ja‘far, Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam.’ I then asked, ‘Did he use it?’ He replied, ‘Yes, he did.’ I then asked, ’How would he use it?’ He said, ’First he applied lime to his pubic region and the surrounding area and to his urethra then he would call me to apply to the other parts of his body.’ I then asked, ‘Did you ever see what you do not like to see ? 5 He replied, ‘It never happened because lime is a cover.”’

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبِي وَ جَدِّي وَ عَمِّي حَمَّاماً بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَسْلَخِ فَقَالَ لَنَا مِمَّنِ الْقَوْمُ فَقُلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ فَقَالَ وَ أَيُّ الْعِرَاقِ قُلْنَا كُوفِيُّونَ فَقَالَ مَرْحَباً بِكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ أَنْتُمُ الشِّعَارُ دُونَ الدِّثَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُكُمْ مِنَ الْأُزُرِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ عَوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ حَرَامٌقَالَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَى أَبِي كِرْبَاسَةً فَشَقَّهَا بِأَرْبَعَةٍ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا وَاحِداً ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا فِيهَا فَلَمَّا كُنَّا فِي الْبَيْتِ الْحَارِّ صَمَدَ لِجَدِّي فَقَالَ يَا كَهْلُ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنَ الْخِضَابِ فَقَالَ لَهُ جَدِّي أَدْرَكْتُ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي وَ مِنْكَ لَا يَخْتَضِبُ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ لِذَلِكَ حَتَّى عَرَفْنَا غَضَبَهُ فِي الْحَمَّامِ قَالَ وَ مَنْ ذَلِكَ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي فَقَالَ أَدْرَكْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ( عليه السلام ) وَ هُوَ لَا يَخْتَضِبُ قَالَ فَنَكَسَ رَأْسَهُ وَ تَصَابَّ عَرَقاً فَقَالَ صَدَقْتَ وَ بَرِرْتَثُمَّ قَالَ يَا كَهْلُ إِنْ تَخْتَضِبْ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَدْ خَضَبَ وَ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) وَ إِنْ تَتْرُكْ فَلَكَ بِعَلِيٍّ سُنَّةٌ قَالَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجْنَا مِنَ الْحَمَّامِ سَأَلْنَا عَنِ الرَّجُلِ فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ مَعَهُ ابْنُهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) .

8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il ibn Bazi‘ all from Hanan ibn Sadir from his father who has said the following: “My father, grandfather, uncle and I once entered a bathhouse in al-Madinah and there was a man in the room for undressing. He asked, ‘From where are you people ?’ We replied, ‘We are from Iraq.’ He then asked, ‘From which part of Iraq are you?’ We replied that we are from al-Kufah.’ He said, ‘Welcome, O people of al-Kufah, but you wear only one layer of clothes and why do you not have loincloths? The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “Private parts of believing people are unlawful for the believing people.’” He then sent a piece of cotton fabric for my father and made it in four parts. Then each one of us took one piece. When we were in the hot room, he turned to my grandfather and said, ‘Old man, what prevents you from using dyes?’ My grandfather said, ‘I lived with one who was better than me and you, and who did not use dyes.’ He became angry so much so that we noticed it in the bathhouse. He asked, ‘Who is that person better than you and me?’ He replied, ‘I lived with Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.), and he did not use dyes.’ He looked down and perspired. He said, ‘You have spoken the truth and proved your point.’ ‘O old man, if the Messenger of Allah used dyes, you should also use dyes because he is better than Ali ibn abu Talib, but if you will not use it you have followed the Sunnah of Ali ibn abu Talib.’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘When we left the bathhouse we asked about the man and found out that he was Ali ibn al-Husayn, along with his son, Muhammad ibn Ali, ‘Alayhim al-Salam.’”

محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن علي بن الحكم، عن علي بن أبي حمزة قال: دخلت مع أبي بصير الحمام فنظرت إلى أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قد أطلى وأطلى إبطيه بالنورة قال: فخبرت أبا بصير فقال: أرشد ني إليه لاسأله عنه فقلت: قد رأيته أنا فقال: أنت قد رأيته وأنا لم أره أرشدني إليه قال: فأرشدته إليه فقال له: جعلت فداك أخبرني قائدي أنك قد أطليت وطليت إبطيك بالنورة؟ قال: نعم يا أبا محمد إن نتف الابطين يضعف البصر، أطل يا أبا محمد، قال: فقال: أطليت منذ أيام فقال: أطل فإنه طهور.

9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following: “I once entered a bathhouse with abu Basir and saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), who had applied (lime) and on his underarms. I then informed abu Basir and he asked me to lead him so he can ask him about it. I said, ‘I saw him.’ He said, ‘You saw him (the Imam) but I cannot see him (the Imam)? Lead me to where he is.’ I then led him and he said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, my lead has said that you have applied lime and on your underarms.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, O abu Muhammad, pulling up hairs of underarms weakens eyesight, so you must apply lime, O abu Muhammad.’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘I applied since that time and he (the Imam) said, ‘Apply; it is cleansing.’”

أحمد بن محمد، عن علي بن الحكم، عن رجل من بني هاشم قال: دخلت على جماعة من بني هاشم فسلمت عليهم في بيت مظلم فقال بعضهم: سلم على أبي الحسن عليه السلام فإنه في الصدر قال: فسلمت عليه وجلست بين يديه فقلت له: قد أحببت أن ألقاك منذ حين لاسألك عن أشياء فقال: سل ما بدالك قلت: ما تقول في الحمام؟ قال: لا تدخل الحمام إلا بمئزر، وغض بصرك، ولا تغتسل من غسالة ماء الحمام فإنه يغتسل فيه من الزنا ويغتسل فيه ولد الزنا والناصب لنا أهل البيت وهو شرهم(1).

10. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hakam from a man of banu Hashim who has said the following: “I once entered in dark house where a group of banu Hashim were and I offered them greeting of peace with the phrase of offering greeting. A certain one among them said, ‘Offer greeting of peace to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), he is in the center.’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘I offered him (the Imam) greeting of peace and sat in front of him and said, “Since a long time I loved to visit you to ask about certain things.’” He (the Imam) said, ‘Ask whatever you like.’ I then asked, ‘What do you say about using a bathhouse?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not enter a bathhouse without a loincloth, keep your eyes cast down, do not wash with used water because fornicators take a bath with it as well as those bom out of wedlock, and enemies of Ah/ al-Bayt, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, who are the worst of them. 5 ”

أحمد بن محمد، عن علي بن أحمدبن أشيم، عن سليمان الجعفري قال(2): من أراد أن يحمل لحما فليدخل الحمام يوما ويغب يوما ومن أراد أن يضمر(3) وكان كثير اللحم فيلدخل الحمام كل يوم.

11. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Ushaym from Sufayman af-Ja‘fariy who has said the foifowing: “He (the Imam) has said, ‘If one wants to gain weight he should use a bathhouse one day and the day after the next day but if one is heavy and wants to lose weight he should use a bathhouse every day.”’

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن عبدالرحمن بن الحجاج قال: سألت أبا عبدالله عليه السلام عن الرجل يطلي بالنورة فيجعل له الدقيق بالزيت يلت به فيمسح به بعد النورة ليقطع ريحها عنه، قال: لا بأس.

12. Afi ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘ Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajj aj who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who applies lime, then mixes flour with oil then rubs it on him after lime to remove its smell. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’”

وفى حديث آخر لعبد الرحمن قال: رأيت أبا الحسن عليه السلام وقد تدلك بدقيق ملتوت بالزيت فقلت له: إن الناس يكرهون ذلك، قال: لا بأس به.

13. In another Hadith it is narrated from ‘Abd al-Rahman who has said the following: “I once saw abu al-Hassan (a.s.), rubbing with flour mixed with oil and I said that people dislike it. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’”

عدة من أصحابنا عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن إسحاق ابن عبدالعزيز قال: سئل أبوعبدالله عليه السلام عن التدلك بالدقيق بعد النورة فقال: لا بأس قلت: يزعمون أنه إسراف، فقال: ليس فيماأصلح البدن إسراف إني ربما أمرت بالنقي(4) فيلت لي بالزيت فأتدلك به، إنما الاسراف فيما أتلف المال وأضر بالبدن.

14. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Ishaq ibn ‘Abd al-’Aziz who has said the following: “Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about rubbing with flour after lime. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’ I then said, ‘They think it is misuse of flour.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Use of things for the benefit of body is not a misuse. I sometimes ask for bleached flour mixed with oil and rub. Misuse is when one’s belongings are destroyed and the body is harmed.’”