disadvantages. Let’s listen to the disadvantages of eating a lot in the light of the sayings of pious predecessors and try to protect ourselves from the greed for food.

Perils of living body

Sayyiduna Yahya Mu’aaz Razi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, ‘The one who has the habit of eating his fill, flesh increases in his body;  the one in whose body flesh increases follows his desires and the one who follows his desires, his sins increase and the one whose sins increase, his heart becomes hard and the one whose heart becomes hard, he falls victim to the calamities and attractions of the world.’ (Al-Munabbihat, pp. 59)

Glutton is more inclined to sins

Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, ‘Eating a lot causes Fitnah in body parts; it arouses the desire of causing disturbance in body parts and causing them to commit immodest deeds. When a person eats a lot, he becomes arrogant, his eyes desire to see immodest things, his ears desire to hear evil things, his tongue wants to speak about indecent things, his feet are keen to move towards impermissible places. On the contrary, if a person is hungry, all of his body parts remain peaceful; they will neither be driven by the greed for any evil nor will feel happy after seeing any evil.’

Sayyiduna Abu Ja’far رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, ‘When the stomach is hungry, all other body parts are at peace; they demand nothing. However, if the stomach is full, other body parts are inclined to committing different evils due to being hungry.’ (Minhaj-ul-‘Aabideen, pp. 82-83)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد