Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Eating

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hadith 517
Imam Ali (AS) said, Eating less is from self-restraint and overeating is from indulgence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قِلَّةُ الأكلِ مِنَ العَفافِ وَ كَثْرَتُهُ مِنَ الإسْرافِ
Tags Food and DrinkHealth and Hygiene
hadith 518
Imam Ali (AS) said, Eating less prevents many maladies of the body.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قِلَّةُ الأكْلِ يَمْنَعُ كَثيراً مِنْ أعلالِ الجِسمِ
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hadith 519
Imam Ali (AS) said, How often has [the eating of] one food prevented [the eating of] other foods.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَمْ مِنْ أكْلَة مَنَعَتْ أكَلات
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hadith 520
Imam Ali (AS) said, Overeating is from gluttony, and gluttony is the worst flaw.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَثرَةُ الأكلِ مِنَ الشَّرَهِ والشَّرَهُ شَرُّ العُيوبِ
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hadith 521
Imam Ali (AS) said, Overeating and oversleeping corrupt the soul and bring about impairment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَثرَةُ الأكلِ وَ النَّوْمِ تُفْسِدانِ النَّفْسَ وَ تَجْلُبانِ المَضَرَّةَ
Tags Food and DrinkSoul (Nafs)
hadith 522
Imam Ali (AS) said, Overeating causes bad [body] odour.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَثرَةُ الأكلِ تُذَفِّرُ (تُدْفِرُ)
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hadith 523
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be like the bee – when it eats it eats what is good and when it secretes it secretes what is good, and when it sits on a twig it does not break it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ كالنَّحْلَةِ إذا أكَلَتْ أكَلَتْ طَيِّباً وإذا وَضَعَتْ وَضَعتْ طَيِّباً وَ إذا وَقَعَتْ على عُود لَمْ تُكَسِّرْهُ
Tags Food and DrinkGood Temper
hadith 524
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever eats less, his thoughts become pure.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ قَلَّ أكلُهُ صَفى فِكْرُهُ
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hadith 525
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who restricts his eating, his health improves and his thoughts become righteous.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اقْتَصَرَ في أكْلِهِ كَثُرَتْ صِحَّتُهُ وَ صَلُحَتْ فِكْرَتُهُ
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hadith 526
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose efforts are [solely] for [acquiring] that which enters his stomach, his value is [equal to] that which comes out from it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كانَتْ هِمَّتُهُ ما يَدْخُلُ بَطْنَهُ كانَتْ قيمَتُهُ ما يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ
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hadith 527
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who eats excessively, his health deteriorates and his expenses become heavy for him to bear.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن كَثُرَ أكْلُهُ قَلَّتْ صِحَّتُهُ وَ ثَقُلَتْ على نَفْسهِ مَؤُنتُهُ
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