So, I ate with him -asws such food what I had not eaten at...
So, I ate with him -asws such food what I had not eaten at all, any cleaner than it, nor more aromatic. So when we were free from the meal, he -asws said: ‘O Abu Khalid! How did you view your food?’, or said: ‘Our -asws food?’’ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَطْيَبَ مِنْهُ وَ لَا أَنْظَفَ قَطُّ وَ لَكِنِّي ذَكَرْتُ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَتُسْئَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you -asws !
I have not seen better than it, nor any cleaner at all, but I remember the Verse which is in the Book of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic: Then you will be Questioned on that Day about the bounties [102:8] ’. قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) لَا إِنَّمَا تُسْأَلُونَ عَمَّا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ Abu Ja’far -asws said: ‘No, but rather you would be Questioned what you are upon from the Truth’.
[19] [ البرقي ] عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن أبي سعيد، عن أبي حمزة، قال: كنا عند أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) جماعة، فدعا بطعام ما لنا عهد بمثله لذاذة وطيبا، حتى تملينا وأوتينا بتمر، ينظر فيه إلى وجوهنا من صفائه وحسنه، فقال رجل: * (ثم لتسئلن يومئذ عن النعيم) * عن هذا النعيم الذي نعمتم عند ابن رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) Al Barqy, from Usman Bin Isa, from Abu Saeed, from Abu Hamza who said, ‘There was a group in the presence of Abu Abdullah -asws , so he -asws called for the food (to be served).
There had never been for us the like of it in our time in taste and goodness, until it was complete, and brought us some dates. We looked at each other’s faces due to their cleanliness and beauty. So, a man said, ‘ Then you will be Questioned on that Day about the bounties [102:8] – is about these bounties which we have eaten in the presence of the son -asws of Rasool-Allah -saww ’.
فقال أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): الله أكرم وأجل من أن يطعمكم طعاما فيسوغكموه، ثم يسألكم عنه، ولكنه أنعم عليكم بمحمد وآل محمد (صلى الله عليه وآله) So Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘Allah -azwj is more Benevolent than that He -azwj would Feed you your food justifiably, then Question you all about it. But, Allah -azwj has Favoured upon them with Muhammad -saww and the Progeny -asws of Muhammad -saww ’.