Hadiths Of Healthy Food for the Soul

الإمام الحسن (عليه السَّلام):

عَجَبٌ لِمَنْ يَتَفَكَّرُ فِي مَأْكُولِهِ كَيْفَ لَا يَتَفَكَّرُ فِي مَعْقُولِهِ فَيُجَنِّبُ بَطْنَهُ مَا يُؤْذِيهِ وَ يُودِعُ صَدْرَهُ مَا يُرْدِيهِ .

Imam al-Hasan (as):

I wonder at the one who is selective about his food choices but does not care about the food for his soul, so he refrains from the types of food which are detrimental to him but allows into his heart that which will ruin him.

Source: Bahar alanevar Vol1 P218

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

إِيَّاكَ وَ إِدْمَانَ الشِّبَعِ فَإِنَّهُ يُهَيِّجُ الْأَسْقَامَ وَ يُثِيرُ الْعِلَلَ .

Imam Ali (as):

Beware of constant satiety for it exacerbates ailments and develops diseases.

Source: ‘Uyūn al-Ḥikam wal-Mawā’iḍ Vol1 P97

ID: 29956

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

كَثْرَةُ الْأَكْلِ وَ النَّوْمِ تُفْسِدَانِ النَّفْسَ وَ تَجْلِبَانِ الْمَضَرَّةَ .

Imam Ali (as):

Eating and sleeping too much corrupt one's soul and inflict harm upon them.

Source: ‘Uyūn al-Ḥikam wal-Mawā’iḍ Vol1 P389

ID: 29946

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الإمام الكاظم (عليه السَّلام):

أقِرُّوا الحَارَّ حَتّى يَبْرَدَ ، فإنَّ رَسُولَ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله قُرِّبَ إلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ حَارٌّ فَقَالَ : أقِرُّوهُ حَتَّى يَبْرَدَ ، مَا كَانَ اللّهُ عزّ و جلّ لِيُطْعِمَنَـا النَّـارَ ، وَ البَرَكَةُ فِي البَارِدِ .

Imam al-Kazim (as):

Set hot food aside until it cools down, for when the Prophet (SAWA) was given hot food, he said, 'Set it aside until it cools down, for Allah, Mighty and Exalted, would not feed us fire when blessings lie with that which is cool.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol6 P321

ID: 27462

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الإمام الكاظم (عليه السَّلام):

لَيسَ مِن دواءٍ إلاّ و هو يُهَيِّجُ داءً ، و ليسَ شيءٌ في البَدنِ أنفَعَ مِن إمساكِ اليدِ إلاّ عمّا يَحتاجُ إلَيهِ .

Imam al-Kazim (as):

There is no medicine except that it exacerbates another ailment, and there is nothing more beneficial to the body than self-restraint from all except that which the body needs.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol8 P273

ID: 27330

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الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السَّلام ):

إنَّ اللّهَ تبارَكَ و تعالى يقولُ : الصَّومُ لِي و أنا أجزِي علَيهِ .

Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):

Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, ‘The fast is solely for Me and I reward for it.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol4 P63

ID: 27282

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الإمام محمد الباقر (عليه السَّلام):

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْإِنْسانُ إِلى‏ طَعامِهِ‏ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: مَا طَعَامُهُ؟ قَالَ: عِلْمُهُ الَّذِي يَأْخُذُهُ، عَمَّنْ‏ يَأْخُذُهُ؟

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as):

I asked Imam al-Baqir (as), regarding the verse: "Then let man look at his food.", What is meant by 'his food'? He replied: It means the knowledge he acquires, [he should consider] from whom he acquires it.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol1 P123

ID: 16755

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

مَن لَم يَرَ للّهِ عَزَّ و جلَّ علَيهِ نِعمَةً إلاّ في مَطعَمٍ أو مَشرَبٍ أو مَلبَسٍ ، فقد قَصُرَ عَملُهُ و دنا عَذابُهُ .

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

He who does not see the bounties of Allah upon himself other than in his food, drink, and clothes, falls short in his actions and his punishment draws near.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P316

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الإمام محمد الباقر (عليه السَّلام):

كانَ أبي يقولُ : خَيرُ الأعمالِ الحَرْثُ ، تَزرَعهُ فَيَأكُلُ مِنهُ البَرُّ و الفاجِرُ ، أمّا البَرُّ فَما أكَلَ مِن شيءٍ استَغفَرَ لكَ ، و أمّا الفاجِرُ فما أكَلَ مِنهُ مِن شَيءٍ لَعَنَهُ ، و يَأكُلُ مِنهُ البهائمُ و الطَّيرُ.

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as):

My father [Imam Ali al-Sajjad (as)] used to say, 'The best of occupations is tilling the land, the produce of which is eaten by both the good-doer and the wrongdoer. That which the good-doer eats will seek forgiveness on his [i.e. the grower's] behalf, and that which the wrongdoer eats will curse him [i.e. the wrongdoer]. The birds and animals eat thereof too.'

Source: al-Kāfī Vol5 P260

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الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السَّلام ):

أقرَبُ ما يكونُ العَبدُ مِن اللّهِ جلَّ و عَزَّ إذا خَفَّ بَطنُهُ ، و أبغَضُ ما يكونُ العَبدُ إلَى اللّهِ عَزَّ و جلَّ إذا امتَلَأَ بَطنُهُ .

Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):

The nearest a servant can ever be to Allah is when his stomach is light, and the most hated a servant can ever be by Allah is when his stomach is filled [with food].

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