If Allah -azwj Knew of a thing more prestigious than the lamb...

If Allah -azwj Knew of a thing more prestigious than the lamb, Allah -azwj would have Sacrificed by that (instead of) Ismail -as .’ [10] عنه، عن بعض أصحابنا، عمن ذكره، عن عبد الله بن سنان، عن أبى عبد الله (ع) قال: من أصابه ضعف في قلبه أو بدنه فليأكل لحم الضأن باللبن From him, from one of our companions, form the one who mentioned it, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, Abu Abdullah -asws has said: ‘One who is struck by weakness of his heart or his body, so he should eat meat of the lamb with the milk.’ [11] ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَحْمٍ مَقْلُوٍّ فِيهِ بَاذَنْجَانٌ فَقَالَ كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏ فَإِنَّ هَذَا طَعَامٌ كَانَ يُعْجِبُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ع Then he -asws was brought fried meat wherein were aubergines .

He -asws said: ‘In the Name of Allah -azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. This is food which used to fascinate Al-Hassan ‑asws Bin Ali -asws .’ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ حَامِضٍ قَدْ ثُرِدَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏ فَإِنَّ هَذَا طَعَامٌ كَانَ يُعْجِبُ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ع Then he -asws was brought some sour milk, porridge having made in it.

He -asws said: ‘Eat in the Name of Allah -azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful, for this is food which used to fascinate Al-Husayn -asws Bin Ali -asws .’ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِجُبُنٍّ مُبَزَّرٍ فَقَالَ كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏ فَإِنَّ هَذَا طَعَامٌ كَانَ يُعْجِبُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ع Then he -asws was brought cheese sandwiches.

He -asws said: ‘Eat in the Name of Allah -azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful, for this is food which used to fascinate Muhammad -asws Bin Ali -asws .’ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِتَوْرٍ فِيهِ بَيْضٌ كَالْعُجَّةِ فَقَالَ كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏ فَإِنَّ هَذَا طَعَامٌ كَانَ يُعْجِبُ أَبِي جَعْفَراً ع Then he -asws was brought a container in which were like the ‘Ujjah’ (egg dish in flour).

He ‑asws said: ‘Eat in the Name of Allah -azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful, for this food used to fascinate Abu Ja’far -asws .’ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِحَلْوَاءَ فَقَالَ كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏ فَإِنَّ هَذَا طَعَامٌ كَانَ يُعْجِبُنِي Then he -asws was brought the sweets. He -asws said: ‘Eat in the Name of Allah -azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful.