Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

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 ».

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said to one of his companions: "Do you visit the grave of Abu Abdullah (a.s)?" The companion replied: "Yes." Imam (a.s) then asked: "Do you prepare provisions for that journey?" The companion answered: "Yes." Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) 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 (a.s) replied: "Bread with milk."

وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ قَوْماً إِذَا زَارُوا اَلْحُسَيْنَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ حَمَلُوا مَعَهُمُ اَلسُّفْرَةَ فِيهَا اَلْجِدَاءُ وَ اَلْأَخْبِصَةُ وَ أَشْبَاهُهُ لَوْ زَارُوا قُبُورَ أَحِبَّائِهِمْ مَا حَمَلُوا مَعَهُمْ هَذَا».

In another narration, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "It has reached me that some people, when they visit the grave of Al-Husayn (a.s), bring with them provisions such as roasted kids (young goats), sweet dishes, and the like. If they were to visit the graves of their loved ones, they would not bring such things with them."