عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «مَا مَلَأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرًّا مِنْ بَطْنٍ. بِحَسْبِ ابْنِ آدَمَ أُكُلَاتٌ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا مَحَالَةَ، فَثُلُثٌ لِطَعَامِهِ، وَثُلُثٌ لِشَرَابِهِ، وَثُلُثٌ لِنَفَسِهِ»
Al-Miqdām ibn Ma‘dīkarib narrated that he heard God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) say:
1. No human being may fill up a vessel worse than his tummy. 2. It is enough for anyone to have a few bites to satisfy hunger. 3. If he must, then one-third for his food, one-third for his drink and one-third for breathing.
Related by Ahmad, 17186; al-Nasāʼī, 6737; al-Tirmidhī, 2380; Ibn Mājah, 3349.
Abu Karīmah al-Miqdām ibn Ma‘dīkarib ibn ‘Amr al-Kindī was one of the Prophet’s companions. He visited the Prophet in Madinah and stayed there for forty days. He later lived in Homs in Syria. Yaḥyā and al-Ḥasan, Jābir’s sons, reported hadiths from him, as did ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Abi ‘Awf. He died in Syria in Year 87 AH 706 CE.
