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“No human ever filled a vessel worse than his stomach”: is it a hadith? Where is it written?

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ما ملأ آدمي وعاء شرا من بطن

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Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 2380

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2380

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حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْحِمْصِيُّ، وَحَبِيبُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ, عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ جَابِرٍ الطَّائِيِّ، عَنْ مِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِ يكَرِبَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَا مَلَأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرًّا مِنْ بَطْنٍ بِحَسْبِ ابْنِ آدَمَ أُكُلَاتٌ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا مَحَالَةَ، فَثُلُثٌ لِطَعَامِهِ وَثُلُثٌ لِشَرَابِهِ وَثُلُثٌ لِنَفَسِهِ ", حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ نَحْوَهُ، وَقَالَ الْمِقْدَامُ بْنُ مَعْدِ يكَرِبَ: عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

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  • al-Albānī: Ṣaḥīḥ — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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Narrated by Imam Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasā’i, and Ibn Mājah

Translation

Al-Miqdām ibn Ma‘di Karib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "The son of Adam does not fill any vessel worse than his stomach. It is enough for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls to straighten his back, but if he must (fill his stomach), then one-third for his food, one-third for his drink, and one-third for his breath."

Translation: HadeethEnc.com — Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, by Rowad Translation Center; published by the Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah. English, version v1.25.0. Full entry with explanation: https://hadeethenc.com/en/browse/hadith/4723

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  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 16854

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  1. Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 2380: سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ, from عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ, from إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ, from أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْحِمْصِيُّ, from يَحْيَى بْنِ جَابِرٍ الطَّائِيِّ, from مِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِ يكَرِبَ, from the Prophet ﷺ
  2. Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 2380: سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ, from عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ, from إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ, from حَبِيبُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ, from يَحْيَى بْنِ جَابِرٍ الطَّائِيِّ, from مِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِ يكَرِبَ, from the Prophet ﷺ

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Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 3349The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 3349

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حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْحِمْصِيُّ, حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ, حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمِّي, عَنْ أُمِّهَا, أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ الْمِقْدَامَ بْنَ مَعْدِ يكَرِبَ, يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, يَقُولُ: " مَا مَلَأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرًّا مِنْ بَطْنٍ, حَسْبُ الْآدَمِيِّ لُقَيْمَاتٌ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ, فَإِنْ غَلَبَتِ الْآدَمِيَّ نَفْسُهُ, فَثُلُثٌ لِلطَّعَامِ, وَثُلُثٌ لِلشَّرَابِ, وَثُلُثٌ لِلنَّفَسِ ".

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 3349: هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْحِمْصِيُّ, from مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ, from أُمِّي (my mother), from أُمِّهَا (her mother), from الْمِقْدَامَ بْنَ مَعْدِ يكَرِبَ, from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 16854The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 16854

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ الْكِنَانِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ جَابِرٍ الطَّائِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْمِقْدَامَ بْنَ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ الْكِنْدِيَّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " مَا مَلَأَ ابْنُ آدَمَ وِعَاءً شَرًّا مِنْ بَطْنٍ، حَسْبُ ابْنِ آدَمَ أُكُلَاتٌ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا مَحَالَةَ، فَثُلُثُ طَعَامٍ، وَثُلُثُ شَرَابٍ، وَثُلُثٌ لِنَفْسِهِ ".

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 16854: أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ, from سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ الْكِنَانِيُّ, from يَحْيَى بْنُ جَابِرٍ الطَّائِيُّ, from الْمِقْدَامَ بْنَ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ الْكِنْدِيَّ, from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

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