10 - الأكل‏

10. FOOD

63 - الحَثُّ عَلى قِلَّةِ الأكلِ‏

63. Encouraging Little [Consumption of] Food

184.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنْ قَلَّ طُعْمُهُ صَحَّ بَطْنُهُ وَصَفَا قَلْبُهُ ، وَمَنْ كَثُرَ طُعْمُهُ سَقُمَ بَطْنُهُ وقَسَا قَلْبُهُ .¹

184.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A man whose [consumption of] food is little has a healthy stomach and a pure heart, and a man whose food is plenty has a sick stomach and a hard heart.' ²

185.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : قِلَّةُ الأَكْلِ مِنَ العَفَافِ ، وَكَثْرَتُهُ مِنَ الإسْرَافِ .³

185.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Eating little is a sign of self-restraint, and eating a lot is a sign of wastefulness.' ⁴

62 - الإحسانُ إلَى الأسيرِ

62. The Prisoner of War

(وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلى‏ حُبِّهِ مِسْكِيناً وَيَتِيماً وَأَسِيراً) .¹

"They give food, for the love of Him, to the needy, the orphan and the prisoner" ²

(يا أَيُّها النَّبيُّ قُلْ لِمَنْ فِي أَيْدِيكُمْ مِنَ الْأَسْرى‏ إِنْ يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ خَيْراً يُؤْتِكُمْ خَيْراً مِمّا أُخِذَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ) .³

"O Prophet! Say to the captives who are in your hands, 'If Allah finds any good in your hearts, He will give you [something which is] better than what has been taken away from you, and He will forgive you, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful." ⁴

180.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إطعامُ الأسيرِ والإحسانُ إليهِ حقٌّ واجبٌ ، وإنْ قَتَلْتَه مِن الغدِ .⁵

180.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Feeding the prisoner and treating him well is an obligatory duty, even if you are to execute him the next day.' ⁶

181.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِابنَيهِ عليهما السلام لمّا ضَرَبه ابنُ مُلْجَم - : احبِسُوا هذا الأسيرَ ، وأطعِمُوهُ ، واسْقُوهُ ، وأحْسِنوا إسارَهُ .⁷

181.Imam Ali (AS) said to his sons, after Ibn Muljim struck him, 'Imprison this captive and feed him, quench his thirst, and make his captivity endurable.' ⁸

182.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إطعامُ الأسيرِ حقٌّ على‏ مَن أسَرَهُ وإن كان يُرادُ مِن الغدِ قَتْلُهُ ، فإنّه يَنبغي أن يُطعَمَ ويُسْقى‏ ويُظَلّ ويُرفَقَ بهِ ، كافراً كان أو غَيْرَهُ .⁹

182.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Feeding the prisoner is the obligatory duty of the person who captured him, even if he intends to execute him the next day; he must be fed, given water, sheltered, and treated well - whether he is a disbeliever or not.' ¹⁰

183.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ عليّاً عليه السلام كان يُطعِمُ مَن خُلِّدَ في السِّجْنِ مِن بيتِ مالِ المسلمينَ .¹¹

183.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Imam Ali (AS) used to feed those who were sentenced to life imprisonment using the money of the Muslim treasury.' ¹²