Friday, August 14, 2020

Hadith: Avoiding Overeating Unnecessarily

 📖 Jabir RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The food of one person is enough for two, the food of two is enough for four, and the food of four is enough for eight." 

Source: Sahih Muslim 2059 

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

Al-Nawawi said, "In this is encouragement to be sympathetic with food, that even a little food is enough to suffice, and there is blessing in sharing with those present." 

Source: Sharh Al-Nawawī ‘alá Sahih Muslim 2059

📖 Miqdam ibn Ma’d RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The son of Adam (humans) cannot fill a vessel worse than his stomach, as it is enough for him to take a few bites to straighten his back (to survive). If he cannot do it, then he may fill it with a third for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for his breath." 

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2380 

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Ibn Muflih

📖 Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, the people who ate to their fill in the world today will be the people of hunger in the Hereafter tomorrow." 

Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabīr 11693 

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Mundhiri