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Hadith 208
Hadith #
208
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
77
Part
Part 2: On Two-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
Using Two Kinds of Toothpicks Would Lead to Leprosy
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
۞
2-94 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah al-Dehqan, on the authority of Durost ibn Abi Mansoor, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Sin’an that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
Do not use sweet basil stems or pomegranate tree twigs as toothpicks as this might lead to leprosy.”
2-94 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن عيسى، عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله الدهقان، عن درست بن أبي منصور، عن عبد الله بن سنان قال
قال أبوعبد الله عليه السلام: لا تتخللوا بعود الريحان، ولا بقضيب الرمان، فانهما يهيجان عرق الجذام
Tags health-hygiene

Similar narrations

  • Al-Kāfi #1571 "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) forbade the use of reeds and basil twigs as toothpicks."
  • Al-Kāfi #1569 "Do not use a basil twig or a pomegranate branch as a toothpick, for they both can stimulate the nerve of leprosy."
  • Al-Amālī #636 Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) said: Do not use basil twigs nor pomegranate twigs as toothpicks, for they irritate the vein of leprosy.
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