Al-Khiá¹£Äl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: Four things are vain to do 4-142 ØدثÙا أب٠رض٠اÙÙ٠عÙÙ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا عÙ٠ب٠٠Ùس٠ب٠جعÙر ب٠أب٠جعÙر اÙÙ٠د ب٠عÙسÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¹Ù٠ب٠اÙØÙ٠بإسÙاد٠ÙرÙع٠إÙ٠أب٠عبد اÙÙ٠عÙÙ٠اÙسÙا٠ÙاÙ: أربعة ÙØ°Ùب٠ضÙاعا: اÙبذر Ù٠اÙØ³Ø¨Ø®Ø©Ø ÙاÙسراج Ù٠اÙÙÙ Ø±Ø ÙاÙاÙ٠عÙ٠اÙØ´Ø¨Ø¹Ø ÙاÙÙ 4-142 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Musa ibn Jaâfar ibn Abi Jaâfar al-Kumaydany quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hikam who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), âO Ali!
Four things are done in vain: eating after (attaining) satiety; lighting a lamp in moonlight; planting seeds in salty ground; and doing a favor for people who are not worthy of it.â