Punishment
for consuming a Ḥarām morsel
It is reported that when a person
eats a Ḥarām morsel, every angel of the earth and the skies keeps cursing him until
that Ḥarām morsel remains in his stomach. If he dies in the same state, Hell
will be his abode.
(Mukāshafa-tul-Qulūb,
pp. 10)
Chest
filled with Nūr
The Beloved and Blessed Rasūl ﷺ has stated, 'When a person decreases his
consumption of food, his chest is filled with Nūr (spiritual light).'
(Al-Jāmi'-uṣ-Ṣaghīr,
pp. 35 Ḥadīš 469)
Four
pearls of wisdom
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm Bin Adĥam has
stated: 'I remained in the company of some saints in a mountain of Lebanon;
each of them gave me the following pieces of advice to convey to the people.
1. He who fills his stomach with food
will not attain pleasure in worship.
2. He who sleeps a lot will not have
blessing in his age.
3. He who desires only the pleasure of
people, will be despairing of the pleasure of Allah.
4. He who often backbites and speaks
unnecessarily will not die as a Muslim.'
(Minĥāj-ul-'Ābidīn,
pp. 107)
Fear
of bad end
Dear Islamic brothers! It is a fact
that gluttony increases the burden of the stomach and causes lethargy in the
body parts, resulting in laziness. This also brings about a lack of
concentration in worship. Many people experience this condition during the
Tarāwīḥ Ṣalāĥ in Ramadan. It is the age of the so-called food culture. People
fondly stuff various foods into their bellies. Further, samosas, kebabs and
pakoras also make their contribution to the deterioration of the stomach, and
due to excessive use of cold drinks, milkshakes and sour things, the sounds of
coughing, belching and throat-clearing echo in the Masājid these days.
Furthermore, if any one coughs, others also follow suit and start to cough
probably because of the psychological effect, resulting in the increase of the
sounds of coughing in the Masjid.
The fourth point mentioned by
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm Bin Adĥam that the one often backbiting and talking
unnecessarily will not die as a Muslim is also very alarming. Alas! These days,
you can rarely find a Muslim who refrains from useless speech and backbiting. O
Allah! Please protect our faith!
آمِيْن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الْاَمِيْن ﷺ
Musalmān
ĥay 'Aṭṭār Tayrī 'aṭā say
Ĥo Īmān per khātimaĥ Yā Ilāĥī!
By the
grace of Allah, 'Aṭṭār is Muslim
May he leave this world with faith, O Allah!
Cover
of religion
A person once sought advice from
Sayyidunā Ḥāmid Laffāf. He replied, 'Make a cover for the protection of
religion like the cover of the Holy Quran.' When asked as to what the cover of
religion meant, he replied, 'Refraining from useless speech, unnecessary
company of people and excessive eating.' He has further said, 'If you knew how
the Holy Prophet ﷺ, his companions and
the Muslims would be treated in Paradise (as special guests), you would never
eat food to a full stomach in the transient life of this mortal world.'
(Tażkira-tul-Wā'iẓīn,
pp. 234)
Sweetness
of worship
Hujjat-ul-Islam Sayyidunā Imām
Muhammad Ghazālī has stated, 'Eating food to a stomach full causes the
sweetness of worship to be lost.' Amīr-ul-Mūminīn Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Siddīq has
stated, 'Ever since I have become a Muslim, I have not eaten food to a full
stomach so that I can be blessed with the sweetness of worship. Likewise, since
I became a Muslim, I have not had a full drink in the desire of having the
drink of the Vision of Almighty Allah.
(Minĥāj-ul-'Ābidīn,
pp. 193)
Sayyidunā Sufyān Šaurī has stated,
'Worship is quite an art which is learnt in solitude, and its tool is hunger.'
(ibid)
Who
will be hungry on Day of Judgement?
Sayyidunā Abū Bujayr has narrated
that the Beloved and Blessed Prophet ﷺ
has stated, 'Many people eat delicious foods and lead a luxurious life in this
world, but they will be hungry and naked on the Day of Judgement.'
(Shu'ab-ul-Īmān,
vol. 2, pp. 170, Ḥadīš 1461)
Sayyidunā 'Abdullāĥ Ibn 'Umar has
narrated that once the Holy Prophet ﷺ
heard someone belching, so he said, 'Reduce your belch, because the one who
fills his stomach the most in the world will be the most hungry on the Day of
Judgement.'
(Jāmi'
Tirmiżī, vol. 4, pp. 217, Ḥadīš 2486)
Sayyidunā Abū Ṭālib Al-Makkī has
narrated that the companion who belched on that day was Sayyidunā Abū Juḥayfaĥ
. This companion stated, 'By Allah , I have not eaten food to a full stomach
ever since the day when the Holy Prophet ﷺ
admonished me and I hope Allah will protect me (from filling my stomach with
food) in the future as well.'
(Qūt-ul-Qulūb,
vol. 2, pp. 325)
Saint
with green skin
Sayyidunā Abū Ṭālib Al-Makkī was a
great scholar, a renowned teacher of Ḥadīš, a religious thinker, an eminent
saint and an illustrious Imām of Taṣawwuf. Even Sayyidunā Imām Muhammad Ghazālī
has taken considerable help in Taṣawwuf from his book 'Qūt-ul-Qulūb.' He had
risen to such a high degree of asceticism (Taqwā) that he gave up eating food
altogether and would live off grass. His consumption of grass had caused his
skin to become green.
Distribution
of almonds and sugar at a funeral
In the last moments of his life,
Sayyidunā Abū Ṭālib Al-Makkī was requested to make a will. He replied,
'Distribute almonds and sugar during my funeral procession if I pass away with
faith.' The person asked as to how he would know about it. He replied, 'Keep
sitting beside me and give your hand into mine. If I pass away in the state of
Īmān, I will press your hand firmly.' Therefore, the person held the hand of
Sayyidunā Abū Ṭālib Al-Makkī. When he was about to depart this life, he pressed
that person's hand with force and his soul left his body. When his sacred bier¹
was lifted to be taken to the cemetery, almonds and sugar were distributed
among the people. The great saint passed away on the 6th of Jumādal-Ākhiraĥ 386
A.H. His shrine, situated in the Mālikiyyaĥ graveyard of Baghdad city, is the
focal point for visitors.
(Al-Muntaẓam
fī Tārīkh-ul-Muluk-wal-Umam, vol. 14, pp. 385)
Key
to world
Sayyidunā Abū Sulaymān Dārānī has
stated, 'The key to the world is to fill the stomach and (the key) to the
Hereafter is to remain hungry.'
(Nuzĥa-tul-Majālis,
vol. 1, pp. 177)
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