1955 - وَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ : إِذَا كَانَ اَلْيَوْمُ اَلَّذِي يَصُومُ فِيهِ أَمَرَ بِشَاةٍ فَتُذْبَحُ وَ تُقْطَعُ أَعْضَاؤُهُ وَ تُطْبَخُ فَإِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ اَلْمَسَاءِ أَكَبَّ عَلَى اَلْقُدُورِ حَتَّى يَجِدَ رِيحَ اَلْمَرَقِ وَ هُوَ صَائِمٌ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ «هَاتُوا اَلْقِصَاعَ اِغْرِفُوا لآِلِ فُلاَنٍ اِغْرِفُوا لآِلِ فُلاَنٍ» ثُمَّ يُؤْتَى بِخُبْزٍ وَ تَمْرٍ فَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ عَشَاءَهُ.
Hadith.1955 - Imam Zain al-Abidin Ali ibn al-Hussein would, on the day he fasted, order a sheep to be slaughtered, its parts to be cut, and then cooked. When it was evening, he would lean over the pots to smell the aroma of the broth while still fasting.
Then Imam
would say: "Bring the dishes and serve portions to the family of so-and-so, and to the family of so-and-so."
Afterward, bread and dates would be brought to Imam
, and that would be his dinner.