"A womanasked the Prophet (SA)of Allah:'Whatgood(reward) is
awaiting a woman who performs her duties in her husband's house?'
TheProphet(SA)stated:'Foreveryactivitythatshedoesconcerningthe
household matters,Allah looksonher kindly,andwhoever enjoys the
grace of Allah would not be tormented."
Secondly:The dietaryneedsof peoplearenot thesame.Age,sizeof
thebodyandotherpossiblefactorsdeterminethelevelofournutritional
requirements.Forinstance,achild,whoisgrowing,needmorecalcium
incomparisonwithamiddle-agedperson.Theyouthneedmoreenergy
providing food because they have more activities.
One'sjobisalsoafactorin determiningthetype offoodone should
eat.Forinstance, aworkerneedsmore fatty,sugary,andstarchyfood,
becausebeisveryactive.Theweatherisanotherfactor.Ournutritional
requirements differ from each other in the seasons of summer, and
winter. Also an ill person would eat differently from a healthy one.
Agoodcookshouldrememberallthesepoints.Thirdly.Itisafactthat
whenonereachesthe age offortyandover,heislikely togetfat.Per-
hapssomepeopleregardobesityasthesignofhealth,buttheyaremis-
taken. Obesity is an illness which could have very bad effects on the
heart,bloodpressure,kidneys,gall-bladder,liver,andmaycauseangina
and diabetes.
Statisticscomingfrommedicalsourcesandinsurancecompaniessug-
gestfirstlythatthe peoplelivelongerthanfatones.Beyond theage of
forty,onebecomeslessactiveandthusneedslessfat,sugar,andstarch.
Thecaloriesarenotturnedintoenergyasmuchasbeforeandtherefore
contributetowardsthefatteningofthebody.Itisthereforebettertore-
duce your consumption of these substances.
Awomanwhocaresforherhusband'shealthshouldputhimonaspe-
cialdiettostophimfromgettingfat.Heshouldeatlesssweets,fat,and
cream, but more eggs, liver,poultry, red meat, fish andcheese. Dairy
productsarealsouseful.Ifpermittedbythedoctor,theoverweightper-
son should consume plenty of fruit, and vegetables.
Ifyouarefedupwithyourhusband,ifyouprefertobeawidow,orif
youwanttomurderyourhusbandwithouttherisksofbeingprosecuted