Weight loss by practicing Sunnah.
Weight loss by practicing Sunnah.
Eating is an act to nourish our bodies and give us energy. Nowadays, people don't eat food to sustain themselves rather they eat to make themselves feel full and this leads to overeating. This mindless eating leads to many disorders in the body, affecting our mental health too.
Millions of dieticians and nutritionists are consulted for weight loss. Everyone has their own experience and way of losing weight. Some tell you to eat lots of fat while others ask you to become vegetarians. Also, there are thousands of diet plans when you surf around the web. Some suggest you eat only protein and some ask to cut carbs leaving nothing to eat for you. Such a difficult journey looks like losing weight.
Why get worried, when ALLAH SWT has already shown us the way to a healthy lifestyle. His book( Quran) has the solution to every problem. Either it is social, economic, physical, or mental. We just need to follow and practice what we read (the Quran). Also, we have an ideal person to follow ALLAH’s Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), practicing his sunnah will help us to survive on earth.
Eating habits.
Allah SWT says in the holy QURAN;
Eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
[Quran 7:31]
Excessive eating is the worst thing people do nowadays. Do not dine until you are not able to gulp anymore. Researchers show that overeating leads to serious diseases and disorders in the body. Eating in moderation is the best you can do for yourself.
Also, ALLAH’s Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) emphasis eating in moderation.
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said;
“No man fills a vessel worse than his stomach. A few mouthfuls that would suffice to keep his back upright are enough for a man. But if he must eat more, then he should fill one third (of his stomach) with food, one third with drink and leave one third for easy breathing” [Ahmad]
Choose the right food.
If you eat healthily you stay healthy.
When it comes to losing weight the most confusing and important thing is what should be your diet. There are many diets for weight loss, but nothing would be most effective and beneficial than the diet which our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) use to follow.
There is a long list of foods ALLAH SWT has produced for us to eat. But there are some recommendations from QURAN and the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) hadeeths which we can add to our diet in the right manner and use to lose weight.
Here are some foods mentioned in the Quran and hadiths for their healing properties.
Honey. 🐝🍯
In QURAN ALLAH SWT tells us the healing properties of honey;
{And your Lord inspired the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, that is a sign for a people who give thought.} [Quran 16:68-69]
Also, the benefits of honey are mentioned in the hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Narrated by A’isha (may ALLAH be pleased with her) that ” The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Messenger of Allaah, used to love sweet edible things and honey."
How does it work for weight loss?
Honey is rich in antioxidants and has a low content of fat, dietary fiber, and protein. It helps the liver to produce glucose. This glucose keeps the brain sugar levels high and forces it to release fat-burning hormones.
How to add-in your diet.
Add 1tbsp of cinnamon into the boiling water. Let it boil for 1 min. Leave the water to cool down and add 1 tbsp of honey.
Have it before 1 hour of breakfast and 1 hour after dinner before you go to sleep.
Dates.
Allah Swt says in the Quran:
“ It is He who sends down rain from the sky, and with it, We bring forth vegetation of all kinds, and out of it, We bring forth thick clustered grain. And out of the date, palm and its spate come clusters of dates hanging low and near, and gardens of grapes, olives, and pomegranates each similar (in-kind) yet different (in variety and taste). Look at their fruits when they begin to bear, and the ripeness thereof. ” [Surah Al-An’am: 99)
Dates have been mentioned in many hadiths also,
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said;
“There is a tree among the trees which is similar to a Muslim (in goodness), and that is the date palm tree.” [Al-Bukhaari]
Dates are rich in many nutrients. They are rich in dietary fiber and essential fatty acids that aid weight loss. Consuming dates regularly in a moderate amount will boost your immunity.
How does it work for weight loss?
Dates contain high unsaturated fatty acids, which help in reducing inflammation. Inflammation has long been linked to obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes.
Dates are high in dietary fiber, fiber slows your digestion and makes you feel full for a long time.
Dates are a perfect sugar substitute.
How to add to your diet?
Replace your sugar with dates. Adding dates paste in your black tea will boost your metabolism.
Having 4 to 5 dates for breakfast will help you start the day feeling full of energy.
Also, it's a sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to eat dates with cucumber or watermelon 🍉
Vinegar.
Dozens of weight-loss diets and research shows that vinegar helps you shed weight.
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Is reported to have called vinegar a “blessed condiment”.
How does it work?
Apple cider vinegar is nutrient-rich.
Contains amino acids, enzymes, manganese, magnesium, potassium, and silicon.
Boosts metabolism.
Helps in burning fat.
How to add to the diet?
Add 1-2 tbsp vinegar into one glass of lukewarm water and drink it in the morning or before sleeping.
Wait at least an hour for the vinegar to detoxify your body, and then go ahead for breakfast.
(Do not take it without the recommendation of a doctor if you have any underlying disease)
Olives/olive oil.
Olives are mentioned several times in QURAN.
{And He is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [Zakah] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess. } [Quran 6:141]
Also, The Prophet Muhammad advised us to use olive;
"Use olive oil as a food and ointment for it comes from a blessed tree". [At- Tirmithi].
How does it work.?
Olive oil has monounsaturated fatty acids. These fatty acids not only aid in weight loss but also, keeps your heart healthy and blood sugar levels stable.
It stimulates the feeling of satiety, which prevents you from bingeing on food.
How to add in diet.?
Mix a tbsp of olive oil and a teaspoon of lemon juice in a cup. Have it every day in the morning. This combination will help relieve digestive problems and aid in burning belly fat.
Barely.🌾
Aisha (RA) said: “When a member of the family of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would fall sick, he would order that barley soup is made and then the ill person would be commanded to have some of it. He used to say, ‘It strengthens the heart of the sad person and relieves the heart of the ill person, just as one of you would wash the dirt off her face with water’.” [Ibn Majah]
How does it work?
Barley reduces hunger and promotes feelings of fullness, which may lead to weight loss.
Barley contains high fiber. A soluble fiber known as beta-glucan is particularly helpful in weight loss.
How to add in diet?
There are many ways to add barely to your menu.
Add half cup Barley in a pan. Add 1.5 liters of water and cinnamon stick in it and then let it boil.
Let simmer for at least 30 minutes.
Turn the gas off and let the barley water cool down.
Strain it and add lemon juice and honey to it for flavor. Your Barely water is ready.
You can drink it anytime you like to.
Cucumber.
Abdullah bin Ja'far said:
"The Prophet (saw) used to eat Qith'tha (wild cucumbers) with ripe dates." [At-Tirmidhi].
Cucumber 🥒 is made up of 95% of water.
good source of vitamin A, C, B vitamins, potassium, iron, and magnesium.
high in antioxidants, and may have anti-inflammatory properties.
How does it work?
Cucumber 🥒 will help you to be hydrated. Hydration promotes to burning of fat.
How to add to the diet?
You can eat it raw or add it to salads to get its all nutrients.
But having it in sunnah way will be more beneficial as you please ALLAH SWT too.
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to have it along with dates.
Nothing can cure you but only Allah. Of course, you will have to follow healthy habits, for a healthy body but along with this ask ALLAH SWT for a healthy body and mind.
“And We send down of the Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) nothing but loss” [al-Isra’ 17:82]
posted by Yani Alemdar @ June 22, 2020
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