2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham from Zurarah who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far , has said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has created the child of Adam hollow.’”

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ali ibn af-Hassan al-Tamimiy from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad Hakim from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al- Hamid from af-Wafid ibn Sabih who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said, ‘The body is made out of bread (food).”’

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from al-Qasim ibn al-’Urwah from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Zurarah who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far , about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘On the day when the earth will be replaced with another earth.’ (14:48) He (the Imam) said, ‘It will be replaced with purified bread from which people will eat until their accounting is complete.’ Someone then said to him (the Imam), ‘People on that day will already have other things to worry about instead of eating.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has created the child of Adam hollow. He must have food and drink. Will they be more seriously preoccupied on that day or those in hellfire who plead? And Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, says, “If they plead their pleading will be responded with water like al-Muhl that roasts the faces and it is the worst kind of drink.” (18:29)’”

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from those whom he has mentioned who has said the following: “About the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, quoting Musa , ‘My Lord, I am in great need of the good things You have sent to me...’ (27:24) Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said, ‘He (Moses) asked for food.’”

6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from his father from abu al-Bakhtariy in a marfu‘ manner has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘O Lord, grant us blessings in bread and do not separate it from us. If bread had not been available, we could not fast or perform Salat (prayer) or fulfill any of our obligation toward our Lord, most Majestic, most Glorious.”’

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Ibrahim ibn ‘ Abd al-Hamid from al-Walid ibn Sabih who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said, ‘The body is built on bread only.’”