Eating Excessively
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The ninth question from Fatwa number ( 5828 )
Q9: Is eating excessively forbidden?
A9: Yes, it is forbidden for a Muslim to eat excessively in a way that harms him; because that is extravagance, and extravagance is forbidden; due to the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He):[Al-A'raf 7:31] And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q9: Is eating excessively forbidden?
A9: Yes, it is forbidden for a Muslim to eat excessively in a way that harms him; because that is extravagance, and extravagance is forbidden; due to the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He):
O children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلاَ تُسْرِفُوا إِنَّهُ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
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