Is the saying: "Four things sicken the body: excessive talk, excessive sleep, excessive eating, and excessive sexual intercourse" a Prophetic Hadith? And is there a Hadith indicating that excessive sexual intercourse is harmful to health?
The statement regarding the harms of four things (excessive speech, sleep, eating, and sexual intercourse) has not been attributed to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and we have not found any chain of narration for it. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned it in Zad al-Ma'ad without attribution. Authentic hadiths have been narrated that support some of these meanings, such as: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or remain silent," and "No human ever filled a vessel worse than his stomach... a third for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for his breath." Weak hadiths have been narrated concerning excessive speech and sleep, but no has been authenticated regarding the harm of excessive sexual intercourse from a health perspective.
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