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From: Sunan Ibn Majah
Chapter No. 32, The Chapters on Food
Hadith No: 3349
Narrated/Authority of Miqdam bin Madikarib
Chapter No. 32, The Chapters on Food
Hadith No: 3349
Narrated/Authority of Miqdam bin Madikarib
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: 'A human being fills no worse vessel than his stomach. It is sufficient for a human being to eat a few mouthfuls to keep his spine straight. But if he must (fill it), then one third of food, one third for drink and one third for air.'"
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