MUJAHIDAH AND RIYAZAT: 4 (abstracts from a talk by Mufti Taqi Usmani DB)

 MUJAHIDAH OF EATING LESS

 

Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) used to say that the Mujahidah of eating less that Sufis of previous times made their disciples do, is not useful these days. The physical constitutions of people in those times were stronger and they used to have larger diets. So, the Mujahidah of eating less did not harm their physical health, rather it used to act as a tool for keeping their Nafs (inner-self) in check. But this eating less was relative to their own diets. The amount of less eating that Imam Ghazali (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) has mentioned in Ahya ul-Uloom, was so much that it would be sufficient for two people like us today. That is why Hazrat Dr Abdul Hai Arfi (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) used to say that these days the amount of eating less should be that a person only eats as much as he needs to, and then stops eating anymore. And the way to recognize that one has eaten enough is that while a person is eating there comes a point when he starts thinking whether he should eat anymore or not. He should stop eating at that point. This is sufficient Mujahidah for eating less these days. If a person eats one or two more helpings at that point, is it a sin? No, it is not. It is permissible, but the reason he is being asked to not eat any more is to perform Mujahidah, to make his Nafs used to not giving in to its wishes and desires all the time.

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