Abu Ja’far on Gluttony: If stomach is full, body will sin

Ibn Abi Dunya reported: Abu Ja’far, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “When the belly is full, the body will transgress.”

Source: al-Jū’ li-Ibn Abī Dunyā 23

عن ابن أبي دنيا عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا امْتَلأَ الْبَطْنُ طَغَى الْجَسَدُ

23 الجوع لابن أبي الدنيا

Abu Amina Elias

Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.

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