Imam Ali (AS) said, That which you have eaten has gone, but what you have fed to others spreads [like a pleasant fragrance].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أكَلْتَهُ راحَ وَ ما أطْعَمْتَهُ فاحَ
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Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1278Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘That which you yourself eat gets consumed whereas that which you feed others diffuses [i.e. the benediction in that...