Healthy Foods Equals Healthy Life?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Most of us, although in our minds we believe there is no god except Allah, practically we believe that this thing and that thing benefit, and this thing and that thing does not benefit, that if I do this I will benefit and if I do that I will be harmed. This is because our greed and our attachment to particular things of the world blind us like this.

For example, whenever somebody is greedy for eating healthy foods, they are willing to sacrifice anything to eat healthy foods. They are greedy for it normally because they want to live a long life. They see healthy life is caused by eating healthy foods, and long life is caused by being healthy. They have become conditioned into believing this food makes them healthy and that food makes them sick.

Somebody like the awliya of Allah (friends of Allah), those who remember Allah frequently, they don't see this way. That's not how they interact with foods. They have absolute certainty that Allah gives good health and they make du'a to Allah to give them good health. They take the cause out of it. This is because they understood completely the consequences of saying There is no god except Allah. La illaha illallah

We need to look at the world as a means to bring us closer to Allah and not let our greed forget the One who causes things to happen for you. Allah is the creator of everything, including your food, your health and your life.

On the authority of Abu 'Abbaas 'Abdillaah bin 'Abbaas (radiAllaahu anhumaa) who said : One day I was behind the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) [riding on the same mount] and he said :

O young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice]: Be Mindful of Allah and Allah will protect you. Be Mindful of Allah and you will find Him in front of you. If you ask, then ask Allah [alone]; and if you seek help, then seek help from Allah [alone]. And know that if the Nation were to gather together to benefit you with anything, they would not benefit you except with what Allah had already prescribed for you. And if they were to gather together to harm you with anything, they would not harm you except with what Allah had already prescribed against you. The Pens have been lifted and the Pages have dried.

[It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it was a Good and Sound Hadith.]

In another narration, other than Tirmidhi:

Be Mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you. Recognize and acknowledge Allah in times of ease and prosperity, and He will Remember you in times of adversity. And know that what has passed you by [and you have failed to attain] was not going to befall you, and what has befallen you was not going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and hardship with ease.

May Allah bring us closer to Him and give us a sound understanding of Islam. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam