The Islamic Viewpoint on being Overweight Quran: A Muslim should not merely follow his appetites. Allah said (what means): {Then, they were followed by generations who neglected the prayer and followed their appetites. They will encounter a pit of fire except for those who repent…} Quran, 59-60. Prophetic narrations: The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said: -The best generation is my generation, followed by the one after them then the one after them. Then will come a people who bear witness but are not asked to bear witness, who swear oaths but do not fulfill them and fatness will appear among them. (Muslim, Al-Bukhari). -My greatest fear for you is the appetites of transgression with regard to your stomachs and your privates and the inclinations which lead astray. (Ahmad and others) On the authority of Al-Miqdaam ibn Maadiy-Karib who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, saying: No human ever filled a vessel worse than the stomach. Sufficient for any son of Adam are some morsels to keep his back straight. But if it must be, then one third for his food, one third for his drink and one third for his breath. [Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasaa’I, Ibn Majah – Hadith sahih] Ibn Masaweh, a Muslim doctor, said after reading this narration: If the people only followed these words, they would avoid all diseases and maladies and the clinics and pharmacies would be idle. Another doctor, Al-Harith ibn Kalada said: That which has killed mankind is the introduction of food on top of food before it has been digested. The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, also said: The believer eats with one stomach while the disbeliever eats with seven stomachs. Meaning: The believer eats with the manners of Islam and in moderation, while the disbeliever eats based on desires and gluttony and so he eats with seven stomachs. Food for one is enough for two and food for two is enough for three and food for three is enough for four. Sayings of the Salaf ‘Umar saw a man with a big belly and said: “What is this?” He said, “A blessing from Allah.” He said, “Rather it is a punishment from Allah.” - Manaaqib Ameer al-Mu’mineen, p.200 A man said to Ibn Umar: Shouldn’t I bring you some jawarish? Ibn Umar said: What is that? He said: Something which aids in digesting your food after you eat. Ibn Umar said: I have not eaten to being full for four months. That is not because I am not able to do so, but I was with a group of people who were hungry more than they were full. Muhammad ibn Wasi said: Whoever eats little will understand and make others understand and will be clear and humble. Overeating weighs a person down and keeps him from much of what he wants [to accomplish]. Al-Hasan Al-Basri: The test of Adam, peace be upon him, was food and it is your test until Qiyamah. And, it used to be said: Whoever takes control of his stomach gets control of all good deeds. And: Wisdom does not reside in a full stomach. One day, Al-Hasan offered some food to his companion who said: I have eaten until I am no longer able to eat. To which Al-Hassan said: Subhaan Allah! Does a Muslim eat until he is no longer able to eat? He also said: O, son of Adam, eat with one third of your stomach and drink with one third and leave one third of your stomach to breathe so that you may think. Imam Ash-Shafi’I said: I have not filled myself in sixteen years because filling oneself makes the body heavy, removes clear understanding, induces sleep and makes one weak for worship. Ibn Rajab: Some scholars said: If you have a big stomach, you should consider yourself disabled until you become slim. (al-Jami, p. 519) Salamah bin Said: A person is criticized for his big stomach just as he is criticized for his sins. (al-Jami, p. 519) Abu Imran al-Juni: The one who wants to have an enlightened heart should eat a little. (al-Jami, p. 519)
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