كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَكَلَّمَهُ شَيْخٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا لِي أَرَى كَلَامَكَ مُتَغَيِّراً فَقَالَ لَهُ سَقَطَتْ مَقَادِيمُ فَمِي فَنَقَصَ كَلَامِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ أَنَا أَيْضاً قَدْ سَقَطَ بَعْضُ أَسْنَانِي حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيُوَسْوِسُ إِلَيَّ الشَّيْطَانُ فَيَقُولُ لِي إِذَا ذَهَبَتِ الْبَقِيَّةُ فَبِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَأْكُلُ فَأَقُولُ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي عَلَيْكَ بِالثَّرِيدِ فَإِنَّهُ صَالِحٌ وَ اجْتَنِبِ السَّمْنَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُلَائِمُ الشَّيْخَ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Hammad Bin Usman who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, so an old man from the people of Al-Iraq spoke to him<sup>asws</sup>, so he<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘What is the matter I<sup>asws</sup> your speech as having changed?’ So he said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘The front (teeth) of my mouth have fallen off so my speech is deficient’. So Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘And I<sup>asws</sup> as well, some of my<sup>asws</sup> teeth have fallen off to the extent that the Satan<sup>la</sup> whispers unto me<sup>asws</sup> so he<sup>la</sup> is saying to me<sup>asws</sup>, ‘When the remaining (teeth) go away, so which what thing would you<sup>asws</sup> be eating?’ So I<sup>asws</sup> am saying: ‘There is not Strength except by Allah<sup>azwj</sup>’. Then he<sup>asws</sup> said to me: ‘It is upon you with (eating) <span class="iTxt">Al-Sareyd</span>, for it is corrective, and keep away from the margarine, for it is not compatible with the old man’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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