Eating in Moderation

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وَلَا تَدْخُلُ الْحِكْمَةُ مَعِدَةً مُلِئَتْ طَعَامًا

Wisdom does not enter a stomach that is full of food.

فَمَنْ قَلَّ طَعَامُهُ قَلَّ شُرْبُهُ

Whoever eats less, drinks less.

وَمَنْ قَلَّ شُرْبُهُ خَفَّ مَنَامُهُ

Whoever drinks less, sleeps lightly.

وَمَنْ خَفَّ مَنَامُهُ ظَهَرَتْ بَرَكَةُ عُمْرِهِ

Whoever sleeps lightly, the blessings in his life are evident.

وَمَنِ امْتَلَأَ بَطْنُهُ كَثُرَ شُرْبُهُ

Whoever's stomach is full, drinks more.

وَمَنْ كَثُرَ شُرْبُهُ ثَقُلَ نَوْمُهُ

Whoever drinks more, sleeps heavily.

وَمَنْ ثَقُلَ نَوْمُهُ مُحِقَتْ بَرَكَةُ عُمْرِهِ

Whoever sleeps heavily, the blessings in his life are diminished.

فإذا اكتفى بدون الشبع، حسن اغتذاء بدنه، وصلح حال نفسه وقلبه

If he is content with less than satiety, his body is well-nourished, and his soul and heart are in good condition.

وَمَنْ تَمَلَّى مِنَ الطَّعَامِ شَيْئًا غذا بَدَنَهُ وَأَشِرَتْ نَفْسُهُ وَقَسَا قَلْبُهُ

Whoever fills himself with food nourishes his body but makes his soul arrogant and hardens his heart.

فإياكم وفضول المطعم، فإنه يسم القلب بالقسوة، ويبطئ بالجوارح عن الطاعة، ويصم الأذان عن السماع للموعظة،

Beware of excess in food, for it marks the heart with hardness, slows the limbs from obedience, and deafens the ears from hearing admonition.

والطعام السخن مذموم، ونهى عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم

Very hot food is blameworthy, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade it.

وَكَذَلِكَ نُهِيَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْأَكْلِ مُتَّكِئًا

And similarly, the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade eating while reclining.

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ

It was narrated by Bukhari.

قَالَ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ لِأَنَّ هَذَا فِعْلُ الْجَبَابِرَةِ

Ubayy ibn Ka'b said that this is the action of the tyrants.