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Hadith 1076
Hadith #
1076
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
6
Section
41
Part
The Book of Food
Chapter
The Child of Adam is Hollow; thus He must Eat Food
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
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 (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has created the child of Adam hollow.’”
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 .
Tags Food and DrinkCreation/Signs of God

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