Is this a Hadith?
‘Diet is the foundation of medicine and the stomach is the foundation of illness’
Answer:
This is more accurately recorded as the statement of Al Harith ibn Kaladah, the Arab doctor.
These words have also been recorded as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), however, ‘Allamah ibn Rajab Al Hambali and ‘Allamah Sakhawi (rahimahumallah) have dismissed the authenticity.
(Jami’ul ‘Ulumi Wal Hikam, vol. 2 pg. 334, Hadith: 47 and Al Maqasidul Hasanah, Hadith: 1035)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar