Question 1982: What benefits of eating onions are mentioned in narrations?

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✅ Answer: Please refer to the following narrations:

1 عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَیْدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُلَیْمَانَ عَمَّنْ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: إِنَّا لَنَأْکُلُ الْبَصَلَ وَ الثُّومَ.

📚 Al-Mahasin, p. 523

Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said: Indeed, we eat onions and garlic!

2 عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَصَلُ یَذْهَبُ بِالنَّصَبِ وَ یَشُدُّ الْعَصَبَ وَ یَزِیدُ فِی الْخُطَا وَ یَزِیدُ فِی الْمَاءِ وَ یَذْهَبُ بِالْحُمَّی.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 374

Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: Onions remove fatigue, strengthen the nerves, increase endurance in walking, boost seminal fluid, and eliminate fever!

3 عَنْ مُیَسِّرٍ بَیَّاعِ الزُّطِّیِّ وَ کَانَ خَالَهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ یَقُولُ کُلُوا الْبَصَلَ فَإِنَّ فِیهِ ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ یُطَیِّبُ النَّکْهَةَ وَ یَشُدُّ اللِّثَةَ وَ یَزِیدُ فِی الْمَاءِ وَ الْجِمَاعِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 374

Maysar said: I heard Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) say: Eat onions, for they have three benefits: they freshen the breath, strengthen the gums, and increase seminal fluid and intimacy!

4 عَنْ دُرُسْتَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: الْبَصَلُ یُطَیِّبُ الْفَمَ وَ یَشُدُّ الظَّهْرَ وَ یُرِقُّ الْبَشَرَةَ.

📚 Al-Mahasin, p. 522

Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: Onions freshen the breath, strengthen the back, and make the skin radiant!

5 عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجُعْفِیِّ قَالَ: ذَکَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَصَلَ فَقَالَ یُطَیِّبُ النَّکْهَةَ وَ یَذْهَبُ بِالْبَلْغَمِ وَ یَزِیدُ فِی الْجِمَاعِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 374

Abdullah ibn Muhammad said: Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) mentioned onions and said: They freshen the breath (or remove bad odor), eliminate phlegm, and increase intimacy!

6 عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زَیْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِذَا دَخَلْتُمْ بِلَاداً فَکُلُوا مِنْ بَصَلِهَا یَطْرُدْ عَنْکُمْ وَبَاءَهَا.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 374

Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: When you enter a city, eat its onions so that its plague stays away from you!

7 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَخِیهِ مُوسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الثُّومِ وَ الْبَصَلِ یُجْعَلُ فِی الدَّوَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ یُطْبَخَ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَکْلِ الثُّومِ وَ الْبَصَلِ بِالْخَلِّ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ.

📚 Qurb al-Isnad, p. 116

Ali ibn Ja'far said: I asked Imam al-Kazim (peace be upon him) about using raw garlic and onions in medicine before they are cooked. The Imam said: There is no problem with it!

And I asked him about eating garlic and onions with vinegar (pickled garlic and onions). The Imam said: There is no problem with it!

8 عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِی حَسَنَةَ الْجَمَّالِ قَالَ: شَکَوْتُ إِلَی أَبِی الْحَسَنِ قِلَّةَ الْوَلَدِ فَقَالَ لِی اسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَ کُلِ الْبَیْضَ بِالْبَصَلِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 324

Omar ibn Abi Hasna said: I complained to Imam al-Kazim (peace be upon him) about having few children! The Imam said to me: Seek forgiveness (Istighfar) and eat boiled eggs with onions!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر

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