Illicit and Suspect Food
Consuming illicit and doubtful food inevitably hinders obedience and invites to transgression. The Messenger of God (may God bless him and grant him peace) is reported to have said, "He who eats halal [permissible], his members obey, whether he wishes it or not; but he who eats haram [forbidden food], his members sin, whether he wishes it or not." And, "Eat what you will, for that is how you will act." And a certain Gnostic once said, "People are severed from the truth and excluded from the circle of sainthood only because they do not scrutinize what they eat."
He whose food is illicit or suspect, even when he acts in obedience, his acts are unacceptable to God, for God the Exalted says, "God only accepts [deeds] from those who fear Him" (5:27). God is good and accepts only what is good.
O my brother, refrain from eating the illicit, for this is obligatory, and the suspect, for this is dictated by scrupulousness. And seek only the licit, for this is an obligation among the other obligations. When you obtain licit food and clothes, eat with moderation and dress with moderation. Do not be excessive, for the licit does not bear excessiveness. Beware of eating to satiety, for eating licit food to satiety is the beginning of evil. (What then of illicit food?) The Messenger (may God bless him and grant him peace) has said, "The Son of Adam never fills a vessel worse than his stomach. It should suffice the Son of Adam a few morsels to keep his back straight. If he must, then a third [of his stomach] for his food, a third for his beverage, and a third for his breath."
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-Imam ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Alawi al-Haddad, Two Treatises (Mutual Reminding & Good Manners) of Imam al-Haddad