Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Diet Control is the Fountainhead of Remedies

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hadith 3406
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Starving out is the best of remedies.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): التَّجوُّعُ أنفَعُ الدواءِ.
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hadith 3407
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Dieting from food causes no harm to the sick person.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَضُرُّ المَريضَ ما حَمَيتَ عنهُ الطَّعامَ.
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hadith 3408
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘[Starting to] Diet from food is of no benefit to the sick person after seven days.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا تَنفَعُ الحِميَةُ لمريضٍ بعدَ سبعَةِ أيّامٍ.
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hadith 3409
Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Diet control is the fountainhead of remedies and the stomach is the house of all ailments, so condition your body while it can be conditioned.
الإمامُ الكاظمُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الحِميةُ رأسُ الدواءِ ، والمَعِدةُ بيتُ الداءِ ، عَوِّدْ بَدَناً ما تَعَوّدَ.
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hadith 3410
Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Diet control is not to avoid eating absolutely anything, rather diet control is to eat lightly.
الإمامُ الكاظمُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَيسَ الحِميةُ أن تَدَعَ الشيءَ أصلاً لاتَأكُلَهُ، ولكنَّ الحِميَةَ أن تَأكُلَ مِنَ الشيءِ وتُخَفِّفَ .
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