sa·ti·ate
1. To satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
2. To satisfy to excess.
1. To satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
2. To satisfy to excess.
The more you place in the physical, the more you inhibit the spiritual. The messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, never ate to his fill.
“Be cautious against the plots of satiation
Never has a man filled a vessel with elation
Worse than a belly of food, in times of ease.”
Never has a man filled a vessel with elation
Worse than a belly of food, in times of ease.”
(Imam Bahraq, verse 8).
The city of Madinah did not need a doctor. The messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “we are a people who eat and drink, but not to excess.”
The messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “the son of Adam has never filled a vessel worse than his stomach. A few morsels of food suffice the son of Adam in order that his back be kept upright. However, if he must fill his stomach, then a third for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for air to breathe.” [Tirmidhi & Ibn Hibban]
“Spread peace, give food away, and pray while others sleep” --> Jannah!
Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, would go an entire month without food (out of abstention not fasting). The companions’ staple diet was dates and water; they were worried about Allah’s response on the Day of Judgement.
Aishah, may Allah be well pleased with her, said: “satiation was the first innovation to occur after the death of the messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.”
When we finish eating, we should still be hungry.
The 10 implications of satiation:
1. Hardens the heart, extinguishes inner light, and murders the spiritual life.
2. The arousal of limbs to act in a detrimental and corrupting manner.
3. The limitation of knowledge and understanding.
4. The promotion of sloth and disinterest in worship, such that the eyes and body become burdened.
5. The loss of ecstasy in worship, tasting no sweetness.
6. The danger of falling into the doubtful and unlawful matters.
7. An increase in one’s financial burden.
8. A proportional increase in the pangs of death.
7. An increase in one’s financial burden.
8. A proportional increase in the pangs of death.
9. A proportional decrease in the rewards of the hereafter. God says: “you wasted your good things in your life in the world, even as you relished them.”
10. A prolonging of the duration in one’s waiting and one’s reckoning, as well as a consequent increase in terror, on the Day of Judgement.
10. A prolonging of the duration in one’s waiting and one’s reckoning, as well as a consequent increase in terror, on the Day of Judgement.
From the book Urwat ul-wathiqah of Imam Bahraq (also known as Book of Numbers), with Sh Ibrahim (2009-11). May Allah extend their benefit.
