Is it permissible for the one eating food during the iqamah to eat until he is full?
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The questioner : Shaykh, does he eat until he is full, or until the desire to eat ceases?
The Shaykh : No, no, until he is satisfied and full. He may eat until he is full, but originally, filling the stomach is not praiseworthy, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2380Sahih (Darussalam) And this is exactly in accordance with medicine. But most people nowadays... the stomach, and they say that water is fine and enters between the food and the breath, air... it is difficult for themselves. Did you understand? The common people say this. The students of knowledge say, "Praise be to Allah, we have an example in this of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), because Abu Hurayrah But try it, and you will find comfort and no difficulty, and you will come to the second meal and you will desire it completely. And some people told me that in the countries they call civilized, one of them eats a little, but instead of eating three times a day, he eats five or six times a day. He eats a little, and when he desires, he eats. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, no, until he is satisfied and full. He may eat until he is full, but originally, filling the stomach is not praiseworthy, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
