Chapters On Zuhd
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī 2380
مَا مَلأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرًّا مِنْ بَطْنٍ بِحَسْبِ ابْنِ آدَمَ أُكُلاَتٌ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ لاَ مَحَالَةَ فَثُلُثٌ لِطَعَامِهِ وَثُلُثٌ لِشَرَابِهِ وَثُلُثٌ لِنَفَسِهِ
mā malʾa ādamiyyun wiʿāʾan sharran min baṭnin biḥasbi ābni ādama ukulātun yuqimna ṣulbah fa-in kāna lā maḥālaha fathuluthun liṭaʿāmihi wathuluthun lisharābihi wathuluthun linafasihi
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib said:"I heard the Messenger of Allah (S.a.w) 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
Source
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī · 2380
- Sahih
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