Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Eating Excessively

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hadith 1294
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Man cannot fill a container worse than his stomach.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : مَا مَلأ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرَّاً مِنْ بَطْنِهِ.
Tags Food and DrinkHealth and Hygiene
hadith 1295
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘A man who fills his stomach will not enter the dominion of the heavens and the earth.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : لا يَدْخُلُ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاواتِ والأرْضِ مَنْ مَلَأ بَطْنَهُ.
Tags Food and Drink
hadith 1296
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Be warned against excessive food, for it poisons the heart with hardness, slows the limbs in performing acts of obedience, and blocks the souls from hearing counsel.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : إيَّاكُمْ وَفُضُولَ المَطْعَمِ ؛ فإنَّهُ يَسِمُ القَلْبَ بِالقَسوةِ ، وَيُبْطِئُ بِالجَوارِحِ عَنِ الطّاعَةِ، وَيُصِمُّ الهِمَمَ عَنْ سَمَاعِ المَوْعِظَةِ .
Tags Food and DrinkHeedlessness/Negligence
hadith 1297
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A man who eats excessively, his health declines and his burden becomes heavier than he can endure.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كَثُرَ أَكْلُهُ قَلَّتْ صِحَّتُهُ ، وَثَقُلَتْ عَلى نَفْسِهِ مُؤْنَتُهُ .
Tags Food and DrinkHealth and Hygiene