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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2380

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying: ‘The human does not fill any container that is worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat what will…

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حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْحِمْصِيُّ، وَحَبِيبُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ جَابِرٍ الطَّائِيِّ، عَنْ مِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ

قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَا مَلأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرًّا مِنْ بَطْنٍ بِحَسْبِ ابْنِ آدَمَ أُكُلَاتٌ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَثُلُثٌ لِطَعَامِهِ وَثُلُثٌ لِشَرَابِهِ وَثُلُثٌ لِنَفَسِهِ» حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، نَحْوَهُ.

وَقَالَ الْمِقْدَامُ بْنُ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying: ‘The human does not fill any container that is worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat what will support his back. If this is not possible, then a third for food, a third for drink, and third for his breath.’”

মিকদাম ইবনু মাদীকারিব (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত আছে, তিনি বলেন, আমি রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লামকে বলতে শুনেছিঃ মানুষ পেট হতে অধিক নিকৃষ্ট কোন পাত্র পূর্ণ করে না। মেরুদণ্ড সোজা রাখতে পারে এমন কয়েক গ্রাস খাবারই আদম সন্তানের জন্য যথেষ্ট। তার চেয়েও বেশি প্রয়োজন হলে পাকস্থলীর এক-তৃতীয়াংশ খাদ্যের জন্য, এক-তৃতীয়াংশ পানীয়ের জন্য এবং এক-তৃতীয়াংশ শ্বাস-প্রশ্বাসের জন্য রাখবে।

সহীহ, ইবনু মা-জাহ (৩৩৪৯)। উপরোক্ত হাদীসের সমার্থবোধক হাদীস আল-হাসান ইবনু আরাফা-ইসমাঈল ইবনু আইয়্যাশ (রাহঃ)-এর সূত্রে বর্ণনা করেছেন। তবে এই সনদে মিকদাম ইবনু মাদীকারিব (রাঃ) হতে “আমি রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লামকে বলতে শুনেছি" স্থলে “রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেন" উল্লেখ আছে। আৰূ ঈসা বলেন, এ হাদীসটি হাসান সহীহ।

مقدام بن معدیکرب رضی الله عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ میں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو یہ فرماتے ہوئے سنا: ”کسی آدمی نے کوئی برتن اپنے پیٹ سے زیادہ برا نہیں بھرا، آدمی کے لیے چند لقمے ہی کافی ہیں جو اس کی پیٹھ کو سیدھا رکھیں اور اگر زیادہ ہی کھانا ضروری ہو تو پیٹ کا ایک تہائی حصہ اپنے کھانے کے لیے، ایک تہائی پانی پینے کے لیے اور ایک تہائی سانس لینے کے لیے باقی رکھے“ ۱؎۔ امام ترمذی کہتے ہیں: ۱- یہ حدیث حسن صحیح ہے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Suwaid bin Nashr] telah mengkhabarkan kepada kami [Abdullah bin Al Mubarak] telah mengkhabarkan kepada kami [Isma'il bin 'Ayyasy] telah menceritakan kepadaku [Abu Salamah Al Himshi] dan [Habib bin Shalih] dari [Yahya bin Jabir Ath Tho`i] dari [Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib] berkata: Aku mendengar Rasulullah Shallallahu 'alaihi wa salam bersabda: "Manusia tidak memenuhi wadah yang buruk melebihi perut, cukup bagi manusia beberapa suapan yang menegakkan tulang punggungnya, bila tidak bisa maka sepertiga untuk makanannya, sepertiga untuk minumnya dan sepertiga untuk nafasnya."

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Al Hasan bin 'Arafah] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Isma'il bin 'Ayyasy] Sepertinya dan berkata Al Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib dari Nabi Shallallahu 'alaihi wa Salam namun didalamnya ia tidak menyebut: Aku mendengar nabi Shallallahu 'alaihi wa Salam. Berkata Abu Isa: Hadits ini hasan shahih

Mıkdam b. Ma’dikerîb (radıyallahü anh)’den rivâyete göre, şöyle demiştir: Rasûlüllah (sallallahü aleyhi ve sellem)’in şöyle buyurduğunu işittim: “Ademoğlu midesinden daha kötü bir kap doldurmamıştır. Adem oğluna kendisini ayakta tutacak kadar yemesi içmesi yeterlidir. Şayet bu miktardan fazla yiyecek ise midesini üç kısma ayırsın; bir kısmı yemek bir kısmı meşrubat bir kısmı da nefes için ayrılmalıdır.” (İbn Mâce, Etıme:)

Jami at-Tirmidhi 2380, Book 36, Chapters On Zuhd, Hadith 77. 1 min read
The note in this edition

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

What it means

The noble Prophet (ﷺ) directs us to one of the principles of medicine, namely, to protect our health by eating little. Rather, a person should only eat the amount that maintains his survival and enables him to do the necessary activities. The worst vessel to be filled is the stomach, given the numberless ruinous diseases that result from fullness, sooner or later, and outwardly or inwardly.

Then, the Messenger (ﷺ) said: If a person must fill his stomach, let him eat as much as one-third, another one-third for drinking, and another one-third for breathing, so that he does not suffer difficulty and harm and laziness in performing the duties Allah has imposed on him concerning his religion and worldly life.

What it teaches

  • We should not eat and drink much. This is a principle that combines all principles of medicine, given the numerous illnesses and maladies that result from satiety.
  • The purpose behind eating is to maintain one's health and strength, which are necessary for the soundness of life.
  • Filling the stomach with food results in physical and religious harmful effects. ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Beware of gluttony, for it harms the body and causes laziness toward the prayer."
  • Eating, in terms of its ruling, falls into various categories: Obligatory: that which preserves life, and neglecting it would lead to harm. Permissible: what goes beyond the obligatory amount without fear of harm. Disliked: what carries a risk of harm. Prohibited: what is known to cause harm. Recommended: what aids a person in worshiping and obeying Allah. This is summarized in the Hadīth in three levels: 1. Filling the stomach. 2. A few bites or morsels that keep the back straight. 3. His saying: "One-third for his food, one-third for his drink, and one-third for his breath." And all of this applies when the type of food itself is lawful.
  • The Hadīth is a principle from among the principles of medicine. Since the science of medicine revolves around three foundations—preservation of strength, dietary regulation, and elimination—the Hadīth encompasses the first two of them, as in the statement of Allah Almighty: {Eat and drink, but do not waste, for He does not like the wasteful.} [Surat al-A‘rāf: 31]
  • The Hadīth demonstrates the perfection of this Shariah, as it includes people's interests concerning their religion and worldly life.
  • The sciences of Shariah include the principles of medicine and various types of it, like what is reported on honey and the black seed.
  • The rulings of the Shariah contain wisdom and are based on the principle of warding off evils and bringing about benefits.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam at-Tirmidhi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam at-TirmidhiCompiler, died 279 AH
  2. 2Suwayd ibn NasrTold us, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn al-MubarakInformed us, Third generation, died 181 AH
  4. 4Ismail ibn AyyashInformed us, Third generation, died 181 AH
  5. 5Sulayman ibn SulaymTold me, Third generation, died 147 AH
  6. 6Habib ibn SalihWith, Third generation, died 147 AH
  7. 7Yahya ibn JabirFrom, Successor, died 126 AH
  8. 8مِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَFrom

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