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Traditions about Ar-Ridha (a.s.)
81 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: عَلَيْكُمْ بِالزَّيتِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكشِفُ المِرَّةَ وَيُذهِبُ البَلْغَمَ، وَيَشُدُّ العَصَبَ، وَيَذهَبُ بِالضَّنا، وَيُحسِنُ الخُلقَ وَيُطيبُ النَّفسَ وَيَذهَبُ بِالغِمِّ.
31-81 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “I advise you to eat oil (olive oil) since it will cleanse the stomach, reduce phlegm, strengthen the nerves, eliminate illness, improve tempers, cleanse the soul and eliminate sorrows.”
82 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: كُلُوا العِنَبَ حَبَّةً حَبَّةً فَإِنَّهُ أَهنَأ وَأَمرَءُ.
31-82 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Eat grapes one by one, for it is more wholesome and easier."
83 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِن يَكُنْ فِي شَيءٍ شِفاءٌ فَفِي شَرطَةِ حَجّامٍ أَو شَربَةِ عَسَلِ.
31-83 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “If there is healing in anything, it is in the phlebotomy lancet and in drinks made of honey.”
84 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: أَفْضَلُ اَعمالِ اُمَّتي انتِظارُ فَرَجِ اللَّهِ.
31-84 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “The best deed for my nation is awaiting some relief (of their affairs) by God.”
85 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لا تَرُدُّوا شَربَةَ العَسَلِ عَلَى مَن اَتاكُم بِها.
31-85 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “If someone brings you a drink made of honey as a gift do not turn him down.”
86 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: إِذا طَبَختُم فَأَكثِروُا القَرعَ فَإِنَّهُ يَسُرُّ [يَشُدُّ -خل] القَلْبَ الحَزِينِ.
31-86 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “When you cook use a lot of gourd since it alleviates sorrows.”
87 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِب عَلَيْهِالسَّلامُ أَنَّهُ قالَ: عَلَيْكُمْ بِالقَرعِ فَإِنَّهُ يَزِيدُ في الدِّماغِ.
31-87 According to the same documentation, Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) said, “When you cook use a lot of gourds since it strengthens mental powers.”
88 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: ضَعُفتُ عَنِ الصَّلاةِ وَالجِماعِ فَنَزَلَت عَلَيَّ قِدرٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ فَأكَلتُ مِنْها فَزادُ فِي قُوَّتِي قُوَّةَ أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلاً فِي البَطشِ وَالجِماعِ وَهُوَ الهَريسُ.
31-88 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “I became too weak to say night prayers and make love. Then a pot of food came down from the heavens from which I ate and regained the strength equal to that of forty men in fighting and intercourse. The food was a form of porridge.”
89 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: لَيْسَ شَيءٌ أبغَضَ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِن بَطنٍ مَلآنَ.
31-89 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “Nothing is more despised by God than overeating.”
90 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ قالَ: قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُعَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: يا عَلِيُّ مِن كَرامَةِ المُؤمِنِ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ يَجعَل لأَجلِه وَقْتاً حَتّى يَهُمَّ بِبائِقَةٍ فَإِذا هَمَّ بِبائِقَةٍ قَبَضَهُ إِلَيْهِ قالَ: وَقالَ جَعْفَرِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: تَجَنَّبُوا البَوائِقَ يَمُدُّ لَكُمْ فِي الأَعمارِ.
31-90 According to the same documentation, God’s Prophet (S) said, “O Ali! One of the signs that a believer is honored by God is that He never lets him adventure. Once he decides to do so, God will issue the order that his life be taken away.” Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.) said, “Avoid adventures so that you may live a long life.”
