Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

504 Financial and judiciary institutions at the time of 'Ali
( ) calling: '0 people, do not eat this meat, for they were
slaughtered as a sacrifice for something other than Allah.'" Ibn Hazm
said: The Messenger of Allah (g) said: "May Allah curse the one
who offers a sacrifice to anything other than The point
here is that the slaughter was for the sake of pride and glory, which
meant that it was sacrificed for something other than Allah (B), so it
was included in what was referred to in this
4. Impurity of the egg inside the dead hen
An egg which is inside a dead hen is impure, according to 'Ali
(4); it is not permissible to eat it whether the shell has hardened or
not. That was narrated from him by Ibn ~ndk~ah.'~~
5. Food of the polytheists and Magians other than meat
There is nothing wrong with eating the food of the Magians
and polytheists if it does not contain any meat slaughtered by them,
because the prohibition applies only to meat. Amir al-Mu'mineen
'Ali (&) said: 'There is nothing wrong with eating the food of the
Magians. It is only meat slaughtered by them that is forbidden."l6'
According to another report: "There is nothing wrong with eating the
bread of the Magians. It is only their meat that is f~rbidden."'~~ This
is the view of the majority of j~rists.'~'
6. Leaving white hair
It is permissible to leave one's hair white and not change it by
dyeing it with henna and the like, according to 'Ali(4).
That was
narrated from him by Ibn Hajar and others.'69 It was narrated that
ash-Sha'bi said: ''I saw 'Ali with a head of white hair and a white
beard that filled the area between his two shou~ders."'~~ It was
narrated from Ahu Ishiq: "I saw 'Ali bald and with a white head and
beard."17' It was narrated from Ibn al-Haneefah that 'Ali(&) dyed
his hair with henna once, then stopped.'72