About Fish

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once asked for dates and ate it; then said, ‘I have no appetite for it but it is because I just ate fish. He (the Imam) then said, ‘If one goes to sleep for the night and there is fish in his…

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, when eating fish would say, ’O Lord, make it a blessing for us…

“Abu ‘Abd Allah, or abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, once said, ‘O Mu‘attib, order for us fresh fish; I want to apply cupping.’ I ordered fish and brought them. He (the Imam) said to me to cook for him (the Imam) a part…

I once heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, ‘You must eat fish; if you eat it without bread it is sufficient; and if you eat with bread it becomes more palatable for you.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘Do not eat fish very often; it melts the body.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Eating fish melts the body.’”

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘Eating fresh fish melts the body.’”

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘Fresh fish melts the fat of the eye.’”

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘Fresh fish melts the fat of the eyes.’”

‘If I apply cupping, yellowness stirs up, when I delay it blood harms me, so what would you advise me in such case?’ He (the Imam) (a.s.), wrote, ‘Apply cupping and after cupping eat fresh fish as kabab.’ He (the…