Dangers of Excessive Eating

      Eating less also holds some great benefits. Describing these benefits the most eminent scholar of the 20th Century Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi Sahib (rah) who at the age of 25 became an Alim (scholar). For the aid of the muslim ummah (generation) he began writing Kitabs (islamic books) regarding the muslim law in which he wrote a great number of kitabs which come to a calculation of over 950. Until now these kitabs are flourishing around the whole globe very rapidly. His kitabs can be found in every topic: Fiqh (jurisprudence), Qur'an, T.V, Music, etc. An article had been published in a magazine called 'Al-Mu'min' in which it states that he has scientifically warned:
     "Many sins are  the consequences of providing excessive nourishment to the stomach, i.e.. Abstain from haram food. Do not become addicted to delicious food. Do not eat excessively. Leave some space in the stomach, i.e.. Do not eat to satiation.

  The benefits of eating less are:
1.  The heart remains pure. This leads to recognition of the Ni'mat (bounties) of Allah (sw).
2.  Love for Allah (sw) develops in the purified heart.
3.  Mercy and Tenderness become the attributes of the heart.
4.  Pleasure is experienced in Du'aa (supplication) and Zikr (rememberence of Allah)
5.  Pride and Rebellion of the Nafs are restraint and eliminated.
6.  The difficulty of even a little hunger leads to abstention from sins. The inclination for sins
     decreases.
7.  One stays healthy.
8.  One feels less sleepy, and laziness in regard to Tahajjud (a virtuous prayer read between
     the night and morning) and other acts of Ibaadah (worship) is uprooted.

If the Holy Prophet  detested food he would not eat so much to overburden his nature. This is a great basis of health preservation, for when a human being eats what nature abhors, then the human being would be damaged.
     Abu-Na'eem has written in Kitabatu-Tib that the Holy Prophet  has said that the Al-Mighty Allah has not created any utensil bigger than stomach and that when a person takes meal, he should try to divide the whole thing into three parts. One for food, another for water and the third for breathing.
Eating less keeps one healthy, sharpens memory, reduces hours of sleep, helps smooth breathing and saves one from being sluggish. 

For a blessed food
It has been written in a kitab called 'Umdatul-Ihkam' that the Holy Prophet  has instructed to eat together for achieving blessings.
Jabir (r.a) reports from the Holy Prophet  that the most desirable food is which is taken by many hands. He the Holy Prophet  has also said that eating with brethren is remedial. He has also said that the worst man is the one who takes food alone, beats his slave girl, abandons his offerings and marries with his hand, i.e.. performs masturbation. He has also instructed us to take food after making it cold for extremely hot food is devoid of blessings. According to some other books, extremely hot food makes the stomach weak.