Disobeying those decrees which are strongly recommended will...

Disobeying those decrees which are strongly recommended will cause losses and harm to the body and its predisposition to ailment. Among the most important religiously obligatory decrees in the Holy Quran, we can mention obtaining clothing, food, and housing through legitimate means. O ye who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you, and be grateful to Almighty Allah, if it is Him ye worship. (10) O’ ye people!

Eat of what is on the Earth, lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of the Evil One, for he is to you an avowed enemy. (11) Eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for Almighty Allah loves not the wasters. (12) The issues stressed here are to be clean; to have acquired goods legitimately and to avoid wastefulness. It is religiously obligatory to acquire clean food through legitimate means. It is religiously forbidden to waste.

It is the oppression of oneself and others and against Almighty Allah and certainly, a cause for divine retribution to be careless about acquiring property by legitimate means; to eat of what has been forbidden or is dirty or to be wasteful. It is necessary for the head of the household to become familiar with related Islamic teachings and to transfer his knowledge to the house.

In this way, the house will be clean and the members of the family can grow up and develop to be a source of goodness for themselves and others. The Harms of Overeating The Commander of the Faithful (PBUH) said: Man’s soul is spoiled by overeating and oversleeping which brings losses to him/her. (13) He also said: One who overeats is not healthy, and he/she has to pay a high price. (14) He also said: Overeating is due to abnormal appetite which is a form of the disease.

(15) The sixth Imam (PBUH) said: Nothing is more harmful to a believer’s heart than overeating. Overeating results in cruelty and sexual arousal. (16) Almighty Allah, the Almighty told the Israelites: Do not overeat. One who overeats will oversleep. One who oversleeps will pray less and one who reduces his prayers are included among the Ignorant. (17) The Prophet (PBUH&HP) said: Abstain from overeating since it will spoil your body and cause illness and sluggishness in prayers.

(18) He also said: Nothing is despised by Almighty Allah more than a full stomach. (19) Imam Musa Kadhim (PBUH) said: If all people eat moderately, their bodies will be moderate.