Tradition 1: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: Eating any clay is unlawful like eating pork. If anyone eats any clay which leads to his death, I will not pray on him, except the clay of Imam Al-Husayn's ('a) grave, for indeed, it contains the cure for every disease. But one who eats it to satisfy a craving, will not find any cure in it.

Tradition 2: Similar to no. 1.

Tradition 3: Imam Al-Baqir or Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: Indeed, Allah, the blessed and exalted, created Adam from clay. Hence, He forbade mankind from eating clay.

I (narrator) asked, “What about the clay of Imam Al-Husayn's ('a) grave?”

Imam ('a) replied, “It is unlawful for people to eat their own flesh but is it permissible for them to eat our flesh?! It is permissible to eat a very little amount of it, as much as a pea.”

Tradition 4: Same as no. 1.

Tradition 5: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: Anyone who sells the clay of Imam Al-Husayn's ('a) grave has sold and bought the flesh of Husayn ('a).