Al-Kāfi

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) مَنِ اصْطَبَحَ بِإِحْدَى وَ عِشْرِينَ زَبِيبَةً حَمْرَاءَ لَمْ يَمْرَضْ إِلَّا مَرَضَ الْمَوْتِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ .

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from af-Nawfafiy from af-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘One who eats twenty- one pieces of red raisins every morning before breakfast will not become ill except the illness to die, by the will of Allah.”’

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) إِحْدَى وَ عِشْرُونَ زَبِيبَةً حَمْرَاءَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ عَلَى الرِّيقِ تَدْفَعُ جَمِيعَ الْأَمْرَاضِ إِلَّا مَرَضَ الْمَوْتِ .

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn Yahya from his grandfather al-Hassan ibn Rashid from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘Eating twenty-one pieces of red raisins every day before breakfast dispels all kinds of illnesses except the illness of death.’”

عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ مِصْرَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ الزَّبِيبُ يَشُدُّ الْعَصَبَ وَ يَذْهَبُ بِالنَّصَبِ وَ يُطَيِّبُ النَّفَسَ .

3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “A man from Egypt narrated to me that abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Raisins strengthen nerves, dispels illness and make one’s breathe pleasant.’”

عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ فُلَانٍ الْمِصْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ الزَّبِيبُ الطَّائِفِيُّ يَشُدُّ الْعَصَبَ وَ يَذْهَبُ بِالنَّصَبِ وَ يُطَيِّبُ النَّفَسَ .

4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ya’qub Yazid from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Fulan al-Misriy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Raisin of Taef strengthens nerves, removes troubles and makes one’s breath pleasant.’”