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ahmad:9874Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar And Bahz > Shuʿbah > ʿAdī b.ithābit

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was a disbeliever, and he used to eat a lot. Then he embraced Islam and started eating little. The Prophet ﷺ was informed about this, so he said, "Indeed, a disbeliever eats in seven intestines while a Muslim eats in one."  

أحمد:٩٨٧٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِثَابِتٍ قَالَ بَهْزٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حَازِمٍ الْمَعْنَى يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ فَكَانَ يَأْكُلُ أَكْلًا كَثِيرًا ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَسْلَمَ فَكَانَ يَأْكُلُ أَكْلًا قَلِيلًا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْكَافِرَ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ وَإِنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ يَأْكُلُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ  


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bukhari:5397Sulaymān b. Ḥarb > Shuʿbah > ʿAdī b. Thābit > Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Hurayrah

A man used to eat much, but when he embraced Islam, he started eating less. That was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ who then said, "A believer eats in one intestine (is satisfied with a little food) and a Kafir eats in seven intestines (eats much). "  

البخاري:٥٣٩٧حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً كَانَ يَأْكُلُ أَكْلاً كَثِيرًا فَأَسْلَمَ فَكَانَ يَأْكُلُ أَكْلاً قَلِيلاً فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَأْكُلُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ وَالْكَافِرَ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ