Does Islam say anything about people who overeat and become obese?
Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: Gluttony is one of the greatest sins that lead to doom and it causes many diseases and sicknesses, both spiritual and physical, because it leads to sexual desire, then the desire for status and wealth in order to fulfil the first two desires. Then that generates spiritual diseases such as showing off, destructive envy (hasad), boastfulness and arrogance because of being focused on worldly matters. In most cases that leads to evil and immorality, all of it because of this desire. The Arabs of old said: The stomach is the home of disease and restraint is the basis of the remedy. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allaah) likes not Al‑Musrifoon (those who waste by extravagance)” [al-A’raaf 7:31] The Sunnah encourages moderation in eating, and strongly criticizes extravagance. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The son of Adam does not fill any vessel worse tha
