Al-Kāfi - The Book of Domestic Animals

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Domestic Animals ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَ٠َانَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيِّ قَالَ اسْتَهْدَانِي إِسْ٠َاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) فَأَهْدَيْتُ لَهُ طَيْراً رَاعِبِيّاً فَدَخَلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) فَقَالَ اجْعَلُوا هَذَا الطَّيْرَ الرَّاعِبِيَّ ٠َعِي فِي الْبَيْتِ يُؤْنِسُنِيقَالَ وَ قَالَ عُثْ٠َانُ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) وَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حَ٠ٌ يَفُتُّ لَهُنَّ خُبْزاً.

Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), came in and said, ‘Keep this al-Ra’‘ibiy bird in the house with me for comfort.’ ‘Uthman has said, ‘I once visited abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when in front of him there was a pigeon for which he (the Imam) made the bread in pieces.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (22/469))