The truthful person [is one who] restricts his speech, food, sleep, and mixing with others [to only that which is necessary].
Category: Food & Eating
Not from the muttaqoon until…
A man is not [considered to be] from amongst the muttaqoon [الْمُتّقُوْن] until he takes himself to account [to a degree] more than taking his partner to account, [sufficiently such] until he knows...
People who do not eat chicken
I have met some people who do not eat chicken, and then I found [the following narration] in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree no.4385, on the authority of Zahdam
Poverty and hardship
Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله was praying with 'Abdur-Razzaaq رحمه الله, and became distracted.
Honouring the guest
I have not eaten my fill for thirty years, except for when I had a guest.
A daily diet of bread
The diet of al-'Alaa ibn Ziyaad every day was [just] a loaf of bread.
In control of one's hunger
'Aatikah bint Ibn Abi 'Aasim رحمها الله said she heard her father say: '[When] I left Koofah for Makkah, I ate [some] food in Koofah, and the next [time I had something to eat was] in Makkah.'
A year comes and passes
Indeed a year comes [and passes], and I will not have eaten any meat, other than from my udh.hiyah sacrifice on the day of ['Eed] al-Adh.haa.
Eating your fill weakens your ability to worship
I have not eaten my fill for 16 years, except on one occasion; and [on that occasion] I placed my hand in my mouth and induced myself to vomit.
The benefits of hunger
Hunger cleanses the mind and kills the desires, and it is a cause for attaining deeper knowledge.