Al-Ash’ath ibn Qays reported: I approached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, during the delegation of Kindah. The Prophet said to me, “Do you have any children?” I said, “A boy was born to me as I was coming out to you, from a daughter of Jamd. I wish in his …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, a prominent and obese man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection who does not weigh as much as the wing of a gnat to Allah. Recite the verse: Thus, We will not give them any weight on the …
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Al-Rabia’ ibn Sulayman reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I have not satiated myself for sixteen years, as I have cast fullness aside. For satiety puts heaviness in the body, hardens the heart, causes loss of intelligence, induces sleepiness, and weakens the performance of the worshiper.” Source: Ādāb al-Shāfiʻī wa Manāqibuh 1/78 …
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Abu Huraira reported: By the One in whose hand is my soul, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not satiate his family with wheat bread for three consecutive nights until he departed from this world. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2976 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي …
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Ibn Umar reported: A man belched in the presence of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet said, “Restrain your belching, for those who were most satiated in the world will be the most hungry on the Day of Resurrection.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2478 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to her, “O Aisha, set up a barrier from the Hellfire, even with half of a date in charity, for it settles the hungry in place of the full.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 24501 Grade: Hasan (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar عَنْ عَائِشَةَ …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not a believer who spends the night satiated while the neighbor to his side is hungry.” Source: al-Mustadrak ‘alá al-Ṣaḥīḥayn 2166 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَن ّرَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He does not have faith in me who spends the night satiated while he knows that a neighbor to his side is hungry.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 751 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله …
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Hakim ibn Jabir reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, was lying down between his companions and he had a cloth over his face. A priest passed by him and they were amazed at how fat he was. They said, “O Allah, curse him! How big is he! How fat is he!” Abu …
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Mujahid reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O people, beware of gluttony in eating. Verily, it causes laziness in prayer, it harms the body, it contracts disease, and Allah Almighty detests the fatness of a cleric. Rather, you must be moderate in your provisions, for it is closer to righteousness, …
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‘Imran ibn Husayn reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best of you belong to my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them. Verily, after you will come deceitful people who cannot be trusted. They will swear oaths without being asked to swear oaths, they will make …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, left this world while he had never ate to his fill of barley bread. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5098 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ الدُّنْيَا وَلَمْ يَشْبَعْ …
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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 رحمه الله قَالَ إِذَا امْتَلأَ الْبَطْنُ طَغَى الْجَسَدُ 23 الجوع لابن أبي الدنيا
Umar reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, spend the entire day suffering from hunger. The Prophet could not find even the worst dates with which to fill his stomach. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2978 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عن عمر قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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Ja’dah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saw a man with a large belly. The Prophet pointed to his belly and he said, “If this had been placed elsewhere, it would have been better for you.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 2140 Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Al-Iraqi Al-Ghazali said, “Meaning, it would …
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Al-Hasan reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, saw a man with a large belly and he said, “What is this?” The man said, “It is a blessing from Allah.” Umar said, “No, rather it is a punishment.” Source: Ḥadīth Muḥammad ibn ‘Abd Allāh al-Anṣārī 42 عَنِ الْحَسَنِ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ …
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‘Urwah reported: Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, “Verily, the first trial to occur in this nation after the passing of its Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was people eating to their fill. For when people fill their stomachs, their bodies are fattened, their hearts are hardened, and their desires are …
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Abu Talib al-Makki reported: Sahl al-Tustari, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “All good is combined in these four traits, and by them the righteous replacements became saints: having slender bellies, silence, sleeplessness, and withdrawing from people.” Source: Qūt al-Qulūb 1/170 عن أبي طالب المكي قَالَ سَهْلٌ التُّسْتَرِيُّ رحمه الله اجتمع الخير كله في …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would spend several nights in a row with an empty stomach, and his family would not find anything for dinner. Most of their bread was made from barley. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2360 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ …
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Malik ibn Dinar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, never ate to his fill of bread or meat unless he was eating with people. Source: al-Shamā’il al-Muḥammadīyah 71 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ مَا شَبِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ خُبْزٍ قَطُّ …
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