The Ritual Bath of Jumu’ah, Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquette, and Teachings on Cleanliness and Beautification

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 23

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 23

The Ritual Bath of Jumu’ah, Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquette, and Teachings on Cleanliness and Beautification

Hadith #75

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «ثَلاَثَةٌ يَهْدِمْنَ اَلْبَدَنَ وَ رُبَّمَا قَتَلْنَ أَكْلُ اَلْقَدِيدِ اَلْغَابِّ وَ دُخُولُ اَلْحَمَّامِ عَلَى اَلْبِطْنَةِ وَ نِكَاحُ اَلْعَجُوزِ. وَ رُوِيَ: «اَلْغِشْيَانُ عَلَى اَلاِمْتِلاَءِ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq said: "There are three things that can weaken and potentially destroy the body: eating dried meat excessively, entering the bathhouse on a full stomach, and marrying an elderly woman." It is also reported: "Intimacy on a full stomach."

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