Un Autre Chapitre sur la Mesure et sur le Fait qu'il n'y a pas de Comptabilité pour la Nourriture

3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from abu Sa‘id from abu Hamzah who has said the following: “Once we were in a group with abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam. He (the Imam) ordered such a food the like of which in good taste and elegance we had never seen. Thereafter dates were brought, in which we could see the reflection of our faces because of their clarity and goodness. A man then said, ‘We will be held accountable for these bounties that we have received in the house of the child of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, then said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, is honorable and glorious. Once He gives you food and makes it delicious, He then does not hold you accountable for it. However, He will ask you about what He has granted through Muhammad and Ale (of) Muhammad, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause.’”

Un groupe de nos compagnons a rapporté de Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, d'Uthman ibn Isa, d'Abi Sa'id, d'Abi Hamza, qui a dit : Nous étions en compagnie d'Abu Abdullah (sur lui la paix) en groupe, alors il fit venir de la nourriture pour nous dont nous n'avions pas l'habitude, délicieuse et parfumée, et on nous apporta des dattes que nous regardions admirativement pour leur clarté et leur beauté. Un homme dit : Vous serez interrogés sur ce délice dont vous avez été comblés par le fils du Messager d'Allah (que la paix soit sur lui et sa famille). Alors Abu Abdullah (sur lui la paix) dit : Certes, Allah, Le Très-Haut et Le Plus Noble, est plus généreux et plus honorable que de vous donner à manger de la nourriture qui vous ravit, puis de vous interroger à ce sujet. Mais Il vous interrogera sur ce dont Il vous a comblés en Muhammad et la famille de Muhammad (que la paix soit sur lui et sa famille).

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn al-Hakam from Shihab ibn ‘Abde Rabbihi who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Extragance (overspending) is not applicable in food.’”

Il n'y a pas d'excès dans la nourriture.

5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah, from his father from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Jawhariy from al-Harith ibn Hariz from Sadir al-Sayrafiy from abu Khalid al-Kabuliy who has said the following: “I once visited abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam. He (the Imam) ordered food. I ate a food with him the like of which I never before had seen in cleanness and elegance. When we finished our food he (the Imam) asked, ‘O abu Khalid, how was your food’ or that he (the Imam) said, ‘Our food?’ I said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I had never seen such a food in delicacy and cleanness ever before; but I remembered the verse which is in the book of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘. . . on that day you will be asked about the bounties.’ (108:8) Abu Ja’far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, said, ‘No, you will be asked only about the truth in which you are, (belief in the divine authority of ‘A’immah).”’

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6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn af-Hakam from Shihab ibn ‘ Abd Rabbibi who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Prepare food and make it unique; then invite your friends for it.’”

"Prépare de la nourriture, goûte-la et invoque des bénédictions pour tes compagnons."