Al-Kāfi

Hadith 1138
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عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) يَسْتَاكُ عَرْضاً وَ يَأْكُلُ هَرْتاً وَ قَالَ الْهَرْتُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ بِأَصَابِعِهِ جَمِيعاً .
5. Ali ibn Muhammad in a marfu‘ manner has said the following: “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), would brush his teeth widthwise and eat using all of his fingers.’”
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī

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  • Al-Kāfi #1319 “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘’Amir al-Mu’minin, would eat vinegar with oil and keep his expenses under the carpet.’”
  • Al-Kāfi #1511 “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), would eat leeks with not so finely powdered salt.’”
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