الحَمّام
THE BATHHOUSE
الحَمّامُ / The Bathhouse
1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعْمَ البَيتُ الحَمّامُ ؛ تُذكَرُ فيهِ النّارُ، ويَذهَبُ بالدَّرَنِ.
1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best of houses is the bathhouse for in it the Fire
[of Hell] is remembered and
[bodily] dirt is removed.’
[al-Faqih, v. 1, p. 115, no. 237]
2ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَلاثةٌ يُسْمِنَّ وثَلاثةٌ يُهْزِلْنَ ، فأمّا الّتي يُسْمِنَّ : فإدْمانُ الحَمّامِ ، وشَمُّ الرائحَةِ الطَّيّبَةِ ، ولُبْسُ الثِّيابِ اللَّيّنَةِ ، وأمّا الّتي يُهْزِلْنَ : فإدْمانُ أكْلِ البَيضِ، والسَّمَكِ، والطَّلْعِ.
2– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Three things cause weight gain and three others cause weight loss. As for those that cause weight gain – excessive use of the bathhouse, smelling sweet fragrance and wearing soft clothing. And as for those that cause weight loss, they are: eating too many eggs, fish and unripe dates.’
[al-Khisal, p. 155, no. 194]
الحَمّام
THE BATHHOUSE
3ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَلاثٌ يَهْدِمْنَ البدَنَ ورُبّما قَتَلْنَ : أكْلُ القَديدِ الغابِّ ، ودُخولُ الحَمّامِ على البِطْنَةِ ، ونِكاحُ العَجائزِ.
3– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Three things destroy the body and may even kill it: eating
[cooked] meat that has been left overnight, entering the bathhouse after overeating and having intercourse with the elderly.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 75, no. 19]
4ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تَدخُلِ الحَمّامَ إلّا وفي جَوفِكَ شَيءٌ يُطفِئُ عنكَ وهَجَ المَعِدَةِ ، وهُو أقْوى للبَدَنِ . ولا تَدخُلْهُ وأنتَ مُمْتَلئٌ مِن الطَّعامِ.
4– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Do not enter the bathhouse except after you have put something in your belly that will cool the heat of the stomach for that strengthens your body. And do not enter the bathhouse with a full stomach.’
[Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 125, no. 298]
5ـ الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليهالسلام : الحَمّامُ يَومٌ ويَومٌ لا يُكْثِرُ اللّحْمَ ، وإدْمانُهُ كلَّ يَومٍ يُذيبُ شَحْمَ الكُلْيتَينِ .
5– Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Going to the bathhouse every alternate day causes weight gain, and going every day causes the fat around the kidneys to melt away.’
[Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 126, no. 303]