Food
34 sayings
I eat food like slaves and sit on the ground as they do.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 959; Page No. 136 link
Make your food cold to bring you bliss (health).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1223; Page No. 175 link
Man does not fill up anything worse than his stomach.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1227; Page No. 176 link
Man does not satiate anything worse than his belly(stomach).For sons of Adam, that which keeps them strong (and healthy) would suffice.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1228; Page No. 176 link
Have supper, though a handful of bad date might be there, for surely doing the reverse brings old age and weakness.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 863; Page No. 122 link
Hold bread in honor, for God has sent it down from the blessings of the heavens and brought it up from the blessings of the earth.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 907; Page No. 128 link
Eat when you desire and stop while you still desire.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 62, p. 290; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 330 link
Do not leave your plates uncovered for Satan spits on uncovered plates and takes from them what he wants.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 8, p. 295, no. 9485; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 333 link
Im?m M?s? ibn Ja'far al-K??im (a.s.) when he was asked who the contemptible person was, replied, 'The one who eats in the marketplaces.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 16, p. 510, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 333 link
Prolong your seating at the dinnertable, for these are times that will not [need to] be accounted for as part of your lives
al-Ikhtisas, p. 253; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 333 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
A man who wants to be healthy and have a light body must decrease his dinner.
Bihar al-Anwar, v.62, p. 324; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 330 link
A man who is eating and is being watched by another, to whom he does not offer to share his food will be afflicted with an incurable disease.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 47; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 331 link
The believer eats according to the desire of his family, while the hypocrite makes his family eat according to his own desires.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 62, p. 291; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 331 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Whoever mentions the name of Allah at the beginning of [eating his] food or drink and thanks Allah at the end will never be asked about the favor of this food.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 16, p. 484, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 331 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Start with salt before you eat. If people knew what [benefits] salt has, they would prefer it to tested medicine.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 16, p. 520, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 331 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Set hot food aside until it cools off, for when the Prophet (SAWA) was given hot food, he said, 'Set it aside until it cools down, for Allah, Mighty and Exalted, would not feed us fire when blessings lie with that which is cool.
al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 321, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 332 link
There are twelve things that every Muslim should know about the table [manners]; four are mandatory, four are recommended, and four are general manners. The mandatory are: knowledge [of the food], to be content with it, mentioning the name of Allah [before it], and offering thanks to Him [afterwards]. The recommended acts are: ablution before eating, sitting on one's left side, eating with three fingers, and licking the fingers [after the meal]. And the general manners are: eating from the closest spot to you, taking small bites, chewing well, and rarely looking at people's faces [while eating].
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 16, p. 539, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 325 link
He who washes his hands before and after eating will be blessed at the beginning and at the end of his food. As long as he lives, he will be in comfort, and he will be cured of the ills of his body.
al-Mahajjat al-Baydha, v. 3, p. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 332 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) narrated, on the authority of his fathers about the tradition entailing certain prohibitions of the Prophet (SAWA), 'He prohibited blowing on food or drink.'
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 16, p. 518, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 332 link
In the Hadith Of Meeraj (The Prophet's Ascension to the heavens), the Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O Allah! What is the outcome of hunger?' He said, 'Wisdom, protection of the heart, drawing closer to Me, lasting sorrow, less burden on the people, telling the truth, and lack of concern whether one lives in wealth or poverty.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 22, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 330 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
How good a helper hunger is at taming the self and breaking its habit.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 16, p. 214, no. 19634; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 330 link
Lack of sleep sweetens sleeping and hunger increases the tastiness of food.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 369, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 330 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Astuteness and gluttony cannot coexist.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 12, p. 94, no. 13615; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 329 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
When the stomach is filled with [even] permissible food, the heart becomes blind to goodness.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4139; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 329 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Overeating spoils piety.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 659; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 329 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Overeating is the greatest aid to acts of disobedience.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9922; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 329 link
Applaud a man who abstains from food, sleeps hungry, and has patience. These are the ones who will be satiated on the Day of Judgment.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 462, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 329 link
A man whose [consumption of] food is little has a healthy stomach and a pure heart, and a man whose food is plenty has a sickly stomach and a hard heart
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 46; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 327 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Eating little is a sign of self-restraint, and eating a lot is a sign of wastefulness.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 16, p. 213, no. 19634; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 327 link
Man cannot fill a container worse than his stomach.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 100; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 328 link
A man who fills his stomach will not enter the dominion of the heavens and the earth.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 100; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 328 link
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.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 182, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 328 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
A man who eats excessively, his health declines and his burden becomes heavier than he can endure.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8903; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 328 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Hunger and disease cannot coexist.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 16, p. 222, no. 19652; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 328 link
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