24 June 2015, 10:54 AM
Discouraging from concentrating on satisfying the
stomach
From Al-Miqdad bin Ma’d Yakrib رضي الله عنه who said, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ
saying:
“A human does not fill a more evil
container than the stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat small
portions by which his back can remain straight. If it is not possible, then he
should reserve his stomach, a third for his food, a third for his drink and a
third for breathing.”
[Collected by Tirmidhi and he declared it
to be hasan, and by Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban & Albaani declared it to be
saheeh. No. 2135]
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya
MiraathPublications.Net
---------------------
