They said to each other, âWe have achieved the chance we wanted.
They said to each other, âWe have achieved the chance we wanted.â They said, âO abu Jaâfar, is this table of food something?â He (the Imam) said, âYes, that is true.â They asked, âWhat are its limits?â He (the Imam) said, âOf its limits is that when it is made ready one must say, âIn the name of Allahâ, and when it is taken away one must say, âAll praise belongs to Allah,â that every human being must eat from what is nearest to him, and must not take from what is before the others.ââ
ضعÙÙ - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (MirʾÄt al-Ê¿UqÅ«l fÄ« Sharḥ AkhbÄr Äl al-RasÅ«l (22/106))
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