Here are a few famous sayings of the eighth Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Reza (AS):
— The one for whom the day of Ashura is a day of tragedy, grief and weeping, Allah The Mighty, The Glorious, shall make the Day of Judgment, a day of joy and happiness for him.
— Dried grapes regulate the bile, remove excess phlegm from the body, strengthen the sinews, take away melancholic tendencies from the mind, and purify the soul.
— Pomegranate is a fruit of paradise. There is one seed from Paradise in every pomegranate growing on the earth.
— Honey is nature’s best medicine. Whenever someone offers you honey as present, accept it.
— The oil of violet should be used as hair oil because it has a cooling effect during summer and warm during winter.
— Satan does not visit for forty days a person who applies olive oil to his head or uses it in food.
— Mother’s milk is the best food for an infant.
— Recitation of Quran and taking honey with milk sharpens the memory.
— Use of meat as a food improves health and builds up power of resistance against diseases.
— Starting meal with salt prevents seventy types of ailments, one of which is leprosy.
— A gluttonous person will starve on the day of resurrection.
— Masur (a kind of beans, lentils) was the favorite food of seventy thousands prophets. It moderates the temperament and augments the activity of tear glands.
— The person who refrains from meat for forty days will become ill-tempered.
— Food should be taken when it is at moderate temperature.
— Start eating from the sides of the plate and not from the middle.
— For longevity one should eat nourishing food, wear comfortable shoes and try to remain free from debts.
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