Meanwhile, from the Islamic perspective, those who overeat are called ‘Isrâf’, an action which means: “excessive or exceeding reasonable limits”, which ultimately results in harm to themselves.
Quoting from Suaramuhammadiyah.idAllah Subhânahu Wa Ta’âlâ, says in Qs Al-An’âm/6: 141, “… Eat from its fruit (of various kinds) when it bears fruit, and fulfill its rights on the day of harvest (by giving it to the poor ); and don’t overdo it. Indeed, Allah does not like people who exaggerate.”
In our daily lives, we should realize that we only need something ‘limited’. Meanwhile, there are quite a few ‘people’ who very greedily want to fulfill almost all their secondary and tertiary needs, because they feel they have the ability to fulfill them. Consider, for example, the over-the-top ‘culinary feasts’. They greedily eat almost all the dishes, without realizing that what they are ‘eating’ is something they actually no longer need. Finally, you can see with your eyes how many people have contracted various diseases due to (the impact of) excessive food (and drink) intake.
Now, Isrâf’s behavior that they have experienced remains as ‘a regret’. The excessive eating and drinking they have experienced has had a bad impact not only on him. However, their ‘family’ will also be negatively affected, because they have to care for someone who is ‘lying sick’ because of this isrâf behavior. And what you also need to be aware of is that isrâf behavior is not only related to eating and drinking. We are also prohibited from ‘talking’ excessively.
Finally, we must realize that isrâf behavior – in many ways – is caused by people’s inability to control ‘desires’. And ‘we’ often do not realize the bad possibilities that could occur as a result of our actions. In fact, everyone should be able to do something based on their ‘needs’. When his needs are met, he should stop doing anything related to his ‘wants’. Because what does not need to be done, should not be done, “anything, anywhere, anytime, and by anyone.”
Author: Nugroho Purbo
