Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Hunger

Volume 1 7 narrations
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Food and Drink 7 Humility 2 Health and Hygiene 1 Contentment (Qana'ah) 1 God-consciousness/Piety 1 Soul (Nafs) 1

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hadith 1388
Imam Ali (AS) said, Hunger is better than the humiliation of subjugation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْجُوعُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ ذُلِّ الخُضُوعِ
Tags HumilityFood and Drink
hadith 1389
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping oneself hungry is the most beneficial cure, whereas eating to ones fill increases maladies.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلتَّجَوُّعُ أنْفَعُ الدَّواءِ اَلشِّبَعُ يُكْثِرُ الأدْواءَ
Tags Food and DrinkHealth and Hygiene
hadith 1390
Imam Ali (AS) said, Hunger is better than subjugation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجُوعُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الخُضُوعِ
Tags Food and DrinkHumility
hadith 1391
Imam Ali (AS) said, Complement your food with hunger and discipline yourself with contentment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَأَدَّمْ بِالجُوعِ وَ تَأَدَّبْ بِالقُنُوعِ
Tags Food and DrinkContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 1392
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best condiment is hunger.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعْمَ الإدامُ الجُوعُ
Tags Food and Drink
hadith 1393
Imam Ali (AS) said, How good an assistant of piety hunger is!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعْمَ عَونُ الوَرَعِ التَّجَوُّعُ
Tags Food and DrinkGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 1394
Imam Ali (AS) said, How good an assistant in cutting down the [desires of the carnal] self and breaking its [bad] habits hunger is!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعْمَ العَونُ عَلى أشَرِ (أسْرِ) النَّفْسِ وَ كَسْرِ عادَتِها التَّجَوُّعُ
Tags Food and DrinkSoul (Nafs)