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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 515

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In-book entry
515

Chapter 55

Chapter context: Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little

-باب فضل الجوع وخشونة العيش والإقتصار على القليل من المأكول والمشروب والملبوس وغيرها من حظوظ النفس وترك الشهوات

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن أبي كريمة المقدام بن معديكرب رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول “ما ملأ آدمي وعاء شراً من بطن، بحسب ابن آدم أكلات يقمن صلبه، فإن كان لا محالة؛ فتلث لطعامه وثلث لشرابه، وثلث لنفسه‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ‏"‏أكلات‏"‏ أي‏:‏ لقم‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "No man fills a container worse than his stomach. A few morsels that keep his back upright are sufficient for him. If he has to, then he should keep one-third for food, one-third for drink and one-third for his breathing." [At-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 515 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 515 under the chapter “Excellence of Simple Living and being Content with Little.”

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Reference details

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515

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 516

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