On Overeating and Being Fat and Obese | No. 11: “The First Thing a Believing Servant Works on is His Stomach.”
December 26, 2015 § Leave a comment
“’Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Zaid said, ‘The first thing a believing servant works on is his stomach. If it remains on the right course, then his religion will remain on the right course, and if his stomach doesn’t remain on the right course, then his religion won’t remain on the right course.’”
Al-Joo, p. 78.
For No. 10, see here.
On Overeating and Being Fat and Obese | No. 10: Ibn Umar’s Wife, Safiyyah, Talking About His Eating Habits
December 26, 2015 § Leave a comment
Ibn ’Umar’s wife, Safiyyah bint Abi ’Ubaid, said, “I can’t say I saw him eat his fill because I never saw him eat until he was full. So when I saw that that was the case I made him something—he used to have two orphans and so he called them and they ate with him. When they got up, I went and brought him something [else to eat], so he said, ‘Call so and so and so and so [i.e., the orphans],’ so I said, ‘They’ve gone to sleep and you’ve already given them their fill.’ So he said, ‘Call some of the People of As-Suffah for me.’ So some poor people were called and ate with him.”
Al-Joo’, p. 58.
For No. 9, see here.
On Overeating and Being Fat and Obese | No. 9: “If You’re Fat, Then …”
December 25, 2015 § Leave a comment
“Al-Hussain ibn ’Abdur-Rahmaan said, ‘One of the scholars said, ‘If you are potbellied, consider yourself an invalid/chronically ill until you become lean.’’”
Al-Joo of Ibn Abid-Dunyaa, p. 73.
See here for No. 8.
On Overeating and Being Fat and Obese | No. 8: Al-Hasan al-Basri on the Trial of Food
December 24, 2015 § Leave a comment
“Al-Hasan al-Basri … said, ‘Your father Aadam’s trial عليه السلام was a bite [of food], and it will be your trial up until the Day of Resurrection.’”
Al-Joo, p. 77.
See here for No. 7.
On Overeating and Being Fat and Obese | No. 7: The Companion, Ibn Umar’s Eating Habits رضي الله عنه
December 23, 2015 § Leave a comment
“A man came to Ibn ’Umar and said, ‘Shall I not make some ‘Jawaarshan’ for you?’
So Ibn ’Umar said, ‘And what is, ‘Jawaarshan?’
He said, ‘Something you eat which will make you feel better if you overstuff yourself with food.’
So Ibn ’Umar said, ‘I’ve not eaten my fill for four months—and that isn’t because I don’t have it, but it’s because I met a people who would go hungry one time and satisfy their appetite the next.’”
In another narration, Ibn ’Umar said, “I’ve not eaten my fill since I became a Muslim.”
Al-Joo’, p. 61.
See here for No. 6.
On Overeating and Being Fat and Obese | No. 6: The Companion’s Son Who Ate Too Much One Night and His Father’s Reaction
December 22, 2015 § Leave a comment
“It was said to [the Companion] Samurah ibn Jundub, may Allaah be pleased with him, ‘Your son spent the night gorged such that he suffered from indigestion.’ So he said, ‘If he had died I wouldn’t have prayed over him.’
Shaikh Taqiyud-Deen said, ‘Namely, because he would have aided in killing himself, and so would be like someone who committed suicide.’”
Al-Aadaab ash-Shar’iyah wal-Manh al-Mar’iyah, vol. 3, p. 196.
For No. 5, see here.
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