Al-Kāfi - The Book of Food

َّدِ بْنِ بُنْدَارَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْهَ٠َذَانِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْكَسْلَانِ عَنْ ٠ُيَسِّرٍ بَيَّاعِ الزُّطِّيِّ وَ كَانَ خَالَهُ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) يَقُولُ كُلُوا الْبَصَلَ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ يُطَيِّبُ النَّكْهَةَ وَ يَشُدُّ اللِّثَةَ وَ يَزِيدُ فِي الْ٠3.

Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Bandar from his father from Muhammad ibn Ah al-Hamadaniy from al-Hassan ibn Ah al-Kaslan from Muyassir Bayya’ al-Zuttiy who was his maternal uncle has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘You must eat onion; it has three qualities; it is well flavored, brings firmness to one’s gums, increases one’s seeds and the ability to go to bed with one’s wife.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (22/221))