A meal for three becomes sufficient for four persons (ALBUKHARI SCE MUSLIM.
Eat warm food as hot food lacks ALLAHS barkat (DARIMI). Eating extremely hot food will weaken the stomach. Do not blow on the food (Tirmizi). Never blow on the drink (Abu Dawood). Never eat extremely hot food, quickly (Ahmad). Eat with keeping some empty belly. These tricks protect the body from hundreds of diseases. Allah almighty says:
’’ کُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوْا ’’
Eat and drink but do not transgress. Our HOLY PROPHET (P.B.U.H) said ‘Keep one third for food, one third for water and the rest for protecting your nafs (TIRMIZI).
Some reasons for a big tummy: The tummy grows because of three reasons & it’s a dangerous illness
Eating full belly
Drinking water after the meal (tea, water or drinks)
And third is after the night meal, remain seated, lie or sleep soon.
It is better to drink water before the meal; can drink during the meal. Drink water after at least one hour of taking your meal. This is Sunnah. Always drink anything while sitting and never drink in one go like a camel. But drink in two or three gallops. Never breath in the glass and recite (BIUSMILLAH) when drinking and after finishing recite ALHAMDOLILLAH(Mashkat). Our beloved Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “ drink the water slowly, unlike a camel in one go. Never breathe in the pot while drinking nor blow in it. Recite tasmia before drinking and ALHUMDULILLAH after drinking (Tirmizi).
Walk for at least 150 steps after the meal. It will keep your digestion healthy as well as your tummy would remain under control. Try to digest the dinner before going to sleep. It would be much advisable to eat after MAGHRIB and then perform ISHA prayer. Offer your prayer regularly. This is mandatory as well as the best exercise. Gents should pray in the mosque and should go there on foot. Recite the meal supplication when start eating (MUSTADRIK) and if its missed then recite Bismillah-e-Awwalahoo Wa Aakhira hoo (Tirmizi) ِسْمِ اللہِ وَعَلٰی بَرَکَۃِ اللہِ . The meal on which no tasmia is recited is taken in the company of devil and he joins the food. (Al-Mishkhat)
After finishing the meal, recite (Arabic) when leaving the dining place, recite (Arabic)(Al-MIshkhat)
اَلْحَمْدُلِلہِ الَّذِیْ اَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِیْنَ۔ جب دسترخوان سے اٹھنے لگیں تو یہ دعا پڑھیں اَلْحَمْدُلِلہِ حَمْدًا کَثِیْرًا طَیِّبًا مُبَارَکًا فِیْہِ غَیْرَمَکْفِیٍّ وَلَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًی عَنْہٗ رَبَّنَا
translation` All praises for Allah such praises which is plentiful and beautiful. O Lord! We are not leaving this meal while thinking it enough or fondles! After the meal, when washing your hands recite this prayer (Arabic). O Allah! You filled our belly and filled our desire; now please put it in our body. You gave us sustenance and plentiful of that with the best quality. So please give us more and more.
Eat cool diets in summer e.g. cucumber, kaddu, vegetables and fruits. If possible, make any fruit squash like sandal or qasuri squash. During winter high energy foods should be consumed like eggs, carrot halwa, dry dates with warm milk and honey etc. Do not eat the next thing without digesting the previous one. Some diets, if mixed are not good. E.g. no sour thing should be eaten with milk or drinking milk and eating fish together as it can cause paralysis and leukoderma. Never chew pan after drinking milk as it separates water from milk in the stomach. Never eat sattu with rice and milk. Guava, cucumber, water melon and other fresh fruits should never be followed with water as it may result into indigestion. Chew the bite in full and never go to toilet immediately after taking your meal but if it is necessary, you can do so. Never hold back the need of nature it results into severe disease. If suffering from constipation, then you must use some laxative as constipation is regarded as the mother of all diseases.
Medicine for digestion is pure honey 250 grams. Grind cinnamon 5 grams to powder and then mix honey into that. Take a dose of one teaspoon twice a day after meals. You can also use it in flu, cold, cough, asthma, tuberculosis etc.
Medicine no 2 for digestion: pomegranate seeds 250 grams, mint 250 grams, dry ginger 250 grams grind and mix all these things . Dosage: take one teaspoon twice a day after meal with water. This treatment also works for blood pressure and diabetes equally well.
Medicine no 3 for digestion: honey is very useful for a person with gastric problems as mentioned by ALLAH ALMIGHTY, there is health in honey. Take one spoon twice a day before or after the meal, in summer mix one spoon in water.
