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Hadith 442
Hadith #
442
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
156
Part
Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
There Are Three Characteristics in Onions
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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3-200 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali al-Hamedany, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kasa’ee , on the authority of Maysar (ibn Abdul Aziz) - the seller of black slaves - in the presence of Khalid that
I heard Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “Eat onions since they have three characteristics: they make your mouth smell fresh; they strengthen your gums; and they increase your sperm and sex drive.”
3-200 حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد بن علي الهمداني، عن الحسن بن علي الكسائي عن ميسر بياع الزطي وكان خالد قال
سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: كلوا البصل فان فيه ثلاث خصال: يطيب النكهة، ويشد اللثة، ويزيد في الماء والجماع
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