Al-AmÄlÄ« - Sixteenth Assembly Chapter: Ascetic habits of âAli (as) 2 - ÙاÙ: أخبرÙ٠أب٠اÙØس٠عÙ٠ب٠بÙا٠اÙÙ ÙÙب٠ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا عبد اÙÙ٠ب٠راشد اÙإصÙÙاÙÙ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا إبراÙÙ٠د اÙØ«ÙÙÙ ÙاÙ: أخبرÙا Ø£Ø٠ر ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا عبد اÙÙÙ Ø¨Ù Ù Ø Ø¹Ù Ø¬Ø¹Ùر اÙصاد٠ب٠٠د اÙباÙØ±Ø Ø¹Ù Ø£Ø¨Ù٠عÙÙÙÙ ÙÙ٠عÙ٠ب٠أب٠طاÙب عÙÙ٠اÙسÙا٠أت٠بخبÙص Ùأب٠أ٠ÙØ£ÙÙÙØ ÙÙاÙÙا ÙÙ: أتØر٠ÙØ ÙاÙ: ÙØ§Ø ÙÙÙÙ٠أخش٠أ٠تتÙ٠إÙÙÙ ÙÙس٠ÙأطÙØ¨Ù Ø Ø«Ù ØªÙا Ùذ٠اÙØ¢ÙØ©: " أذÙبت٠2.
He said: Abul Hasan âAli ibn Bilal al-Malhabi reported to me from Abdullah ibn Rashid al-Ishfahani, who reported from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi, who reported from Ahmad ibn Shimr, who reported from Abdullah ibn Maymoon al-Makki, the client of Banu Makhzoon, from Jaâfar al-Sadiq ibn Muhammad al-Baqir, peace be upon them, from his father who said: Once, Amirul Muâmineen âAli ibn Abi Talib peace be upon him, was offered a sweet dish called Khubais (mixture of dates, raisins and ghee), but he refused to eat it.
They said: "Do you consider it forbidden?" He said, "No, but I fear that my heart may become so desirous of it, that I am forced to come out in its quest." Then he recited the verse: â....You have vested all your good deeds,for the enjoyment in the life of this world....â(Al-Ahqaf, 46:20)