ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: Traditions about Ar-Ridha (a.s.) 135 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِبٍ‏ عَلَيْهِالسَّلا٠ُ قالَ: جاءَ جِبْرَئِيلُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ إِلَى النَّبِيِ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فَقالَ: عَلَيْكُ٠ْ بِالبَرنِيِّ فَإِنَّهُ خَيْرُ تُ٠ِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيُباعِدُ ٠31-135 According to the same documentation, Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) said, “Gabriel (a.s.) descended to the Prophet (S) and said, I advise you to eat ‘barni’ dates as they are the best type of your dates.

That will help you get closer to the Honorable the Exalted God and get more distant from the Fire.”