Ibn Aqīl [رحمه الله] said: ❝I try my very best to limit the time I spend eating, to such an extent that I choose dry biscuit and a sip of water over eating bread, because of the difference in chewing [time] between the two, so as to save my time for reading or writing down some useful ideas. The best thing for the wise man to save is time.❞ [Ibn Abī Ya’lā, Tabaqāt al-Hanābilah, (1/145) |Translated By Salah al-Iranee]