Hadith 885
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Hadith.2452 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said to one of his companions:
"Do you visit the grave of Abu Abdullah (as)?"
The companion replied: "Yes."
Imam (as) then asked: "Do you prepare provisions for that journey?"
The companion answered: "Yes."
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If you were to visit the graves of your fathers and mothers, you would not do that."
The companion asked: "Then what should we eat?"
Imam (as) replied: "Bread with milk."
2452 - قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ : «تَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ صَلَوَاتُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ » فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «تَتَّخِذُونَ لِذَلِكَ سُفْرَةً» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «أَمَا لَوْ أَتَيْتُمْ قُبُورَ آبَائِكُمْ وَ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ » قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَيَّ شَيْءٍ نَأْكُلُ قَالَ «اَلْخُبْزَ بِاللَّبَنِ ».
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