The Muslim woman generally spends most of her time in the kitchen, busy preparing various types of food, so [as a result] she misses out on taking advantage of the time during the month of Ramadhaan...
Tag: food
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.
Too much talking and too much eating
Two characteristics harden the heart: too much talking and too much eating.
Eating too much
Indeed, a man will certainly become full from speech (talking too much), just as he will become full from food (eating too much).
Something special for my wife
I live [together] with my father, my mother, my wife and my brothers in one house, and sometimes I bring something specifically for my wife to eat - without my parents knowing [about it].