Overeating During Ramadan
Assalam Alaikum my dear brother sisters, Alhumdillah we have reached Day 4 of Ramadan, 3 down and 27 more to go. Today I will like to share a reminder first to myself then to you guys, it is about overeating during Ramadan. I feel this very important for nowadays especially for us young people because we love food so much and sometimes we don't know how to restrain from it and often leads to unhealthy choices. But, before I talk about this reminder and share an example I will like to share a hadith I have read today: "Abou Said Al Khoudn (may Allah be pleased with him) said the Prophet (PBUH) said Allah frees some people from hell fire every day and night during Ramadan and every Muslim has an answered supplication every day and night of Ramadan" (Hadith). Ma Sha Allah what a hadith, this is one of the reasons why this month is so blessed and filled with forgiveness. Now I will like to discuss about the matter of overeating.
Miqdam ibn Ma'd reported "I heard the Prophet (PBUH) say no human ever filled a vessel worse than the stomach sufficient for any son of Adam are some morsels to keep his back straight. It if then must be then one third for his food, one third for his drink and one third for his praying (salah). This hadith has been written by Ahmed, Tirmidhu, Nasai and Ibn Majah. A person should not overeat when its time for iftaar/iftaari. This is the problem of nowadays we like to consume too much will all the fry stuff and all these unhealthy food. Now I am not saying do not eat pakoras or samosas I am trying to say we should consume less of it and keep it on the moderate level, even for healthy food. Because too much food whether healthy or unhealthy is never good for a persons health. Before we open iftaar/iftaari we prepare so much thinking that we will be so hungry since we haven't eating for 14 hours or more. Then, when its time to open iftaar/iftaari we barely finish half the things we have made and it has all gone to waste and we have wasted all that food. Allah (S.W.T.) wants us to eat less, so we can feel how the unfortunate feel and concentrate on our prayers instead of food and filling up our belly. The point of fasting is to have more discipline in life, also to strength the soul with Taqwa (God's consciousness).
By breaking your fast, by eating the amount of food you haven't eaten throughout the whole day. That means you gained nothing by fasting, you were just starving your stomach not your soul. Because if you were starving your soul it would have been satisfied by knowledge and Taqwa (God's consciousness) not food. One of the things you shouldn't do while fasting is sleeping until iftaar/iftaari because you still have gained no knowledge and Taqwa (God's consciousness). When you are weak you can concentrate more on your prayers and this will prevent shaytaan from approaching your heart and allowing you to look at whats in the kingdom of the hearts. Especially on the night of Laytul Qadr which I will discuss more in depth on the 27th day. Laytul Qadr is the night in which same kingdom is shown and this is what Allah (S.W.T.) meant. Allah (S.W.T.) has said "Indeed we have descended it on the night of Qadr, and whoever puts a barrier of food between his heart and chest. He will have a barrier put between himself and what is shown from his kingdom". By keeping your stomach free of food will not be enough to lift up this barrier but your mind has be to clear and think about the good things not the bad.
Al Hasan Al Basri said "The test of Adam (AS) was food and it is your test until Qiyamah". One day Al Hasan Al Basri offered some food to his companion who said "I have eaten, until I am no longer able to eat". Al Hasan replied "SubhanAllah What does a Muslim eat until he is no longer able to eat.
This is the end of my 4th blog of this month. Remember to reduce the intake of your food, this is a reminder for first myself than you guys. May Allah give everyone the strength to complete your fast and to gain more Taqwa (God's consciousness) and knowledge. Assalam Alaikum my brothers and sisters. Don't forget to share and comment about what you think and what you will like to me to discuss in more of my blogs. Until then Peace :D <3
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