al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 6739
✧ The recommended amount of food a person should consume
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أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ جَابِرٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ:
«مَا وِعَاءٌ شَرَّ مِنْ بَطْنٍ: حَسْبُ الْمُسْلِمِ أُكُلَاتٌ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ. فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا مَحَالَةَ، فَثُلُثٌ لِطَعَامِهِ وَثُلُثٌ لِشَرَابِهِ وَثُلُثٌ لِنَفَسِهِ».
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Chain of narrators
- Muḥammad b. Salamah
- Ibn And Hb
- Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ
- Yaḥyá b. Jābir Yuḥaddith
- al-Miqdām b. Maʿdī Karib
- al-Nabī ﷺ
The Prophet ﷺ said: “No vessel is worse than a belly. A few morsels that keep his back upright are sufficient for a Muslim. But if it is unavoidable, then a third for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for his breath.”
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