The Bathhouse

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.