Al-Kafi 11959

Translation

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Ibn Fazzal, from Sa’alba Bin Maymoun, from Ammar Al Sabaty who said, ‘I was with Abu Abdullah^asws, so he^asws brought me some dates, and he^asws went on to eat from it, and drank the water, and he^asws gave me the bowl. So I disliked to return it, so I drank until I had done that repeatedly. So I said, ‘I was with excess phlegm so I complained about it to Ahran the physician of Al-Hajjaj’. So he^asws said to me: ‘Is there a palm tree for you in the orchard?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He^asws said: ‘Therein are palm trees?’ I said, ‘Yes’. So he^asws said to me: ‘Count to me^asws whatever its therein’. So I counted until I reached <span class="iTxt">Al-Heyroun </span>(a type of date). So he^asws said to me: ‘Eat seven dates from it whenever you intend to sleep, and do not drink the water’. So I did it, and I wanted to spit but I did not have the ability upon that. So I complained to him^asws of that, so he^asws said to me: ‘Drink the water, a little, and wait until your condition is moderate’. So I did it. So Abu Abdullah^asws said: ‘As for myself^asws, so had it not been for the water, I would not care if I^asws do not taste it’.

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