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Lesson 63
Eating and Drinking
Manners of Eating and Drinking
· Food
containers should be covered.
·
Hands
should be washed before and after meals.
· It
is forbidden for men and women to eat from utensils made of gold or silver.[33]
·
Accept
the food given to you and do not criticize it.
· The
food should be shared between more than one person.
·
Start
eating with the Name of Allah,
and
after finishing, thank Him.
·
If
any of the food falls on the ground, it should be picked up and eaten after
removing any dirt.[34]
· Never
blow in hot food or drink.
·
Avoid
overeating.
·
Offer
food to the eldest people first. If food is served, begin passing to those
sitting on the right-hand side.
·
Eat
using the right hand, and take from the food nearest the edges of the container.[35]
·
After
eating with one’s hands, lick the fingers.
·
Sip
slowly while drinking.
· Wash your hands, clean your teeth, and rinse your mouth after eating.[
Evidence from Qur'an and Sunnah36]
Manners of Eating and Drinking
Covering the containers of food:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Cover
up the utensils and tie up the mouth of water skins.”
(Reported by Muslim)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“When
you intend going to bed at night, put out the lights, close the doors, tie
the mouths of the water skins, and cover your food and drinks.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
Washing
hands:
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“When
anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep, he must not put his hand in the
utensil till he has washed it three times, for he does not know where his
hand was during the night.”
(Reported
by Muslim)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“If
anyone spends the night with grease on his hand which he has not washed
away, he can blame only himself if some trouble comes to him.” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
Utensils
of silver and gold:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Surely,
he who eats or drinks in gold and silver vessels fills his belly with
Hell-fire.” (Reported by
Al-Bukhari)
Abu
Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) never found fault with food. If he
had inclination to eating it, he would eat; and if he disliked it, he would
leave it. (Reported by Al-Bukhari
and Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) asked for Udm (anything eaten with bread) and was told that
there was nothing except
vinegar. He asked for it and began to eat from it saying, “How excellent
is vinegar when eaten as Udm! How excellent is vinegar when eaten as Udm!”
(Reported by Muslim)
Sharing
food:
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Eat
together and mention the Name of Allah over your food. It will be blessed
for you.” (Reported by Ahmad)
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“The
food of one person suffices for two, the food of two persons suffices for
four persons, and the food of four persons suffices for eight persons.” (Reported by Muslim)
Mentioning
the Name of Allah at the beginning of having food and praising Him after
finishing it:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“When
one of you eats, he should mention Allah's Name; if he forgets to mention
Allah's Name at the beginning, he should say: In the Name of Allah at the
beginning and at the end of it.” (Reported
by At-Tirmidhi)
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“When one of you eats food, he should say: O Allah, bless us in it, and give
us food (or nourishment)
better than it.”
(Reported
by At-Tirmidhi)
As
for milk:
The
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
“When
one is given milk to drink he should say: O Allah! bless us in it and give
us more of it.” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
After
having food:
When the
Prophet (peace be upon him) finished his food, he would say:
“Praise
be to Allah Who has given us food and drink and made us Muslims.” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
He also
would say the following after having food:
“Praise
be to Allah Who has fed me with this food and provided me with it through no
might and power on my part.” (Reported
by At-Tirmidhi)
He also
would say:
“Al-Hamdu
Lillahi Hamdan Kathiran Tayyiban Mubarakan Fihi, Ghayra Makfiyyin Wala
Muwadda`in, Wala Mustaghnan `Anhu, Rabbana.
(Meaning: All praise is due to
Allah, praise which is abundant, pure, and full of blessings, which is
indispensable and to which one cannot be indifferent).” (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
He also
would say:
“Praise
be to Allah Who has given food and drink and made it easy to swallow, and
provided an exit for it.”
(Reported byAbu Dawud)
If
food falls down:
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“If any morsel dropped (on
earth), one should pick it up,
cleanse it of dust, and eat it and not to leave it to the devil.”
(Reported
by Muslim)
Abu
Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
“The Prophet (peace be upon
him) forbade breathing into
the vessel (while drinking).” (Reported by Al-Bukhari
and Muslim)
Avoiding
overeating:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“No
man fills a utensil worse than his stomach. A few morsels that keep his back
upright are sufficient for a man. If eating is necessary, he should fill
one-third with food, one-third with drink, and leave one-third for easy
breathing.” (Reported by
At-Tirmidhi)
The
sequence of passing food:
Sahl Ibn
Sa`d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
(Reported by Al-Bukhari)
Anas
(may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
Eating
with the right hand:
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Come
near, my son, mention Allah's Name, eat with your right hand, and eat from
what is next to you.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari
and Muslim)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Blessing
descends upon food in its middle, so eat from the sides of the vessel and do
not eat from its middle.”
(Reported by At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“When
one of you finishes eating, he should not wipe his fingers until he has
licked them himself.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari
and Muslim)
Ka`b Ibn
Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
“I
saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
eating with three fingers
(i.e., the thumb, the index finger, and the middle finger) and licking them
after having finished the food.”
(Reported
by Muslim)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“You
do not know in which portion of your food the blessing lies.” (Reported by Muslim)
Sipping
slowly while drinking:
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Do
not drink in one gulp like a camel, but in two or three (gulps). Mention the
Name of Allah (i.e., say Bismillah)
when you start drinking and praise Him
(i.e., say Al-Hamdu Lillah)
after you have finished
(drinking).” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
Washing
the hands and rinsing the mouth:
Ibn
`Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
“Allah's
Messenger drank milk, and then rinsed his mouth saying: It has fat.” (Reported by Ibn Majah)
Suwayd
Ibn An-Nu`man (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: