This is food which has been fascinating me -asws .

This is food which has been fascinating me -asws .’ وَ رُفِعَتِ الْمَائِدَةُ فَذَهَبَ أَحَدُنَا لِيَلْقُطَ مَا كَانَ تَحْتَهَا فَقَالَ ع إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ فِي الْمَنَازِلِ تَحْتَ السُّقُوفِ فَأَمَّا فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ فَهُوَ لِعَافِيَةِ الطَّيْرِ وَ الْبَهَائِمِ And the meal was raised. One of us went to pick up what was beneath it. He -asws said: ‘But rather, that should be (done) in the houses under the rooves.

As for in the likes of this place, it is for the well-being of the birds and the beasts.’ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِالْخِلَالِ‏ فَقَالَ مِنْ حَقِّ الْخِلَالِ أَنْ تُدِيرَ لِسَانَكَ فِي فَمِكَ فَمَا أَجَابَكَ ابْتَلَعْتَهُ وَ مَا امْتَنَعَ ثَمَّ بِالْخِلَالِ تُخْرِجُهُ فَتَلْفِظُهُ Then he -asws was brought the toothpicks. He -asws said: ‘It is from a right of the toothpick that it be rotated around the tongue in your mouth.

So, whatever (pieces) respond to you, swallow it, and whatever prevents, then (use) toothpick again and extract it and spit it out.’ وَ أُتِيَ بِالطَّسْتِ وَ الْمَاءِ فَابْتَدَأَ بِأَوَّلِ مَنْ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ حَتَّى انْتُهِيَ إِلَيْهِ فَغَسَلَ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ مَنْ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ حَتَّى أُتِيَ عَلَى آخِرِهِمْ And he -asws was brought the tray and the water. He -asws began with the first one upon his -asws left until it ended to him -asws .

He -asws washed, then the one on his -asws right washed until it came to their last one. ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَاصِمُ كَيْفَ أَنْتُمْ فِي التَّوَاصُلِ وَ التَّبَارِّ فَقَالَ عَلَى أَفْضَلِ مَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ Then he -asws said: ‘O Asim!

How are you all regarding the connecting (helping financially) and the poverty?’ He said: ‘Upon better than what anyone is upon.’ فَقَالَ أَ يَأْتِي أَحَدُكُمْ عِنْدَ الضِّيقَةِ مَنْزِلَ أَخِيهِ فَلَا يَجِدُهُ فَيَأْمُرُ بِإِخْرَاجِ كِيسِهِ فَيُخْرَجُ‏ فَيَفُضُّ خَتْمَهُ فَيَأْخُذُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَاجَتَهُ فَلَا يُنْكِرُ عَلَيْهِ He -asws said: ‘Does one of you come to his brother during the financial difficulty, and he does not find him, so he instructs with bringing out his moneybag.