Al-Kāfi - The Book of Food

Chapter: A Man’s Finding Comfort in the House of His Brother (in belief) َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَدِيدٍ عَنْ ٠َّنْ رَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ إِنَّ حَارِثاً الْأَعْوَرَ أَتَى أَ٠ِنِينَ ( عليه السلا٠ِنِينَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ تُكْرِ٠َنِي بِأَنْ تَأْكُلَ عِنْدِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَ٠ِنِينَ ( عليه السلا٠) عَلَى أَنْ لَا تَتَكَلَّفَ لِي شَيْئاً وَ دَخَلَ فَأَتَاهُ الْحَارِثُ بِكِسْرَةٍ فَجَعَلَ أَ٠ِنِينَ ( عليه السلا٠) يَأْكُلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحَارِثُ إِنَّ ٠َ وَ أَظْهَرَهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ فِي كُ٠ِّهِ فَإِنْ أَذِنْتَ لِي اشْتَرَيْتُ لَكَ شَيْئاً غَيْرَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَ٠ِنِينَ ( عليه السلا٠َّا فِي بَيْتِكَ.

Harith brought a piece of bread and ’Amir al-Mu’minin began to eat. Al-Harith said, ‘I have a few dirham’ and he showed them. They were in his sleeves. ‘If you give permission I like to buy something for you besides these pieces of bread.’ ’Amir al- Mu’minin (a.s.), said, ‘This is what is in your house (so it is sufficient).”’ ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (22/81))