Darussalam · Volume 3
23. The Chapters On Food From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 1818 · Volume 4 · Page 318
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٣٢٥٧)
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1818. Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The disbeliever eats with seven intestines and the believer eats with one intestine." (Sahih) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣahih. [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abū Hurairah, Abū Sa'eed, Abū Baṣrah Al-Ghifārī, Abū Mūsā, Jahjāh Al-Ghifārī, Maimūnah, and 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr.
١٨١٨ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْكَافِرُ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ»، وَالْمُؤْمِنُ يَأْكُلُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبِي نَضْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ، وَأَبِي مُوسَى، وَجَهْجَاهٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ، وَمَيْمُونَةَ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو.
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The Hadīth means to emphasize the idea that for a disbeliever eating and drinking is the very aim and purpose of life, while a true believer leads a life of abstinence and contentment. Eating and drinking is not his main concern in life. Hence it is that a disbeliever eats to his fill while a believer eats just as much as he needs.