Al-Khiṣāl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: The Four Characteristics of Leeks توكل رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا ٠د بن يحيى العطار، عن ٠ر بن عيسى، عن فرات بن أحنف قال: سئل أبوعبد الله عليه السلا٠عن الكراث فقال: كله فان فيه أربع خصال: يطيب النكهة، ويطرد الرياح، ويقطع البواسير، وهو أ٠4-114 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hamedany, on the authority of Umar ibn Isa, on the authority of Forat ibn Ahnaf, “Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) was questioned about leeks.

The Imam (as) said, ‘They have four characteristics: It makes your mouth smell fresh, it lets off the air from the digestive system; it can stop hemorrhoids, and it can provide immunity from leprosy if you constantly eat it.”