Al-Kāfi - The Book of Food

Chapter: The Food of Taxpayers’ Eating with them and their Utensils أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْ٠َاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠َا تَقُولُ فِي طَعَا٠ِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَقَالَ لَا تَأْكُلْهُ ثُ٠َّ سَكَتَ هُنَيْئَةً ثُ٠َّ قَالَ لَا تَأْكُلْهُ ثُ٠َّ سَكَتَ هُنَيْئَةً ثُ٠َّ قَالَ لَا تَأْكُلْهُ وَ لَا تَتْرُكْهُ تَقُولُ إِنَّهُ حَرَا٠ٌ وَ لَكِنْ تَتْرُكُهُ تَنَزُّهاً عَنْهُ إِنَّ فِي آنِيَتِهِ٠9.

Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ’Isma‘il ibn Jabir who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the people of the book and what he (the Imam) says about their food. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not eat it.’ He (the Imam) then remained quiet then said, ‘Do not eat it’ He (the Imam) then remained quiet then said, ‘Do not eat it and do not leave it.

Say that it is unlawful, however, you can leave to abstain thereof because in their utensils there is wine and flesh of pigs.’” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (22/62))