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*Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim*
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'Assalaamualaykum Wa Rahmatuallahi Wa Barakatahu'.
*Food & Eating Habits According to the Sunnah*
Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah's~{Rahimhullah}
Comprehensive notes covering the most important qualities of the
Prophet (Sallallaahu ’Alayhi wa Sallam) in regards to food & drink.
'It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls, to keep him going...
If he must do that (fill his stomach),then let him fill one third with food,
one third with drink and one third with air.
FOOD...[1]: When he put his hand in the food,*PROPHET* ﷺ~would say...
“ Bismillah (with the Name of Allaah),’’and he told people to say this when eating.
he said, “When any one of you eats...let him mention the name of Allah.
If he forgets to mention the name of Allah at the beginning, let him say...
‘Bismillahi fee Awwalihi wa Aakhirihi,’
(with the name of Allah, at it's beginning and at its end).”
[2] The correct view is that it is obligatory to mention the name of Allah
(say 'Bismillah') when eating.
{ The Ahaadeeth which state this are Sahih (Authentic) and are clear,
with no contradictions in them.}
[2]: When he raised the food to his mouth, PROPHET* ﷺ would say...
“Al-hamdu lillaahi hamdan katheeran tayyiban mubaarakan feehi, ghayra [makfiyyin wa laa] muwadda’in, wa laa mustaghnan ’anhu Rabbanaa ’azza wa jall.
Translation:
"All praise is to Allah, praise in abundance, good and blessed.
It cannot [be compensated for, nor can it] be left, nor can it be done without, our Lord. [3]
[3]: he never criticized food at all.
If he liked it, he would eat it,and if he did not like it,
he would leave it and not say anything. [4]
or he would say...”I do not feel like eating this.” [5]
[4]: Sometimes he would praise the food, as when he asked his family for food, and they said, “We have nothing but vinegar.”
he asked for it and started to eat it, saying...“ What good food is Vinegar.” [6]
[5]: he used to talk whilst he was eating,as is seen from the report quoted above
about vinegar. And he said to his stepson,’Umar Ibn Abee Salamah (Radiyallahu ’Anhu)
when he was eating with him...
“Say Bismillah and eat from that which is in front of you in the dish.’’ [7]
[6]: He would repeatedly urge his guests to eat, as generous hosts do, and as is seen in the hadeeth of ,
[Abu Hurayrah (Radiyallahu ’Anhu), related by al-Bukharee..]
about the story of drinking milk, where he repeatedly said to him...
“Drink,” and he kept telling him to drink until he (the guest) said...
“By the One Who sent you with the truth,
I have no more room for it ” ! [8]
[7] When he ate with others,he would not leave until
he had made Du’a (supplication) for them.
he made Du’a in the house of
’Abdullaah Ibn Bishr,(Allah be pleased with him) and said...
“ O Allah, bless for them that which You have provided for them,
forgive them and have mercy on them.” [9]
[8]: he commanded people to eat with their right hands and forbade them to eat with
their left hands.
*PROPHET* ﷺsaid... “ The Shaytan eats with his left hand and drinks
with his left hand.” [10]
Note: This implies that eating with the left hand is 'Haram' (unlawful),
and this is the correct view, because the one who eats with his left
hand is either a Shaytan (Devil), or he is imitating the Shaytan.
It was also reported in an authentic 'Hadeeth' that he told a man who was eating with his
left hand in his presence... “ Eat with your right hand ! ”
The man said, “I cannot.”
*PROPHET* ﷺ said... “ May you never be able to.”
and the man never lifted his right hand to his mouth after that... !
[9]: he commanded those who complained that they
never felt full to eat together and not separately,
and to mention the name of Allah
(say 'Bismillah') over the food so that He might bless it for them. [12]
[10]: It was also reported that he said...“ I do not eat reclining.” [13]
[11]: he used to eat using the first three (3)
fingers (of his right hand), which is the best way of eating .. !
THE PROPHET~(Sallallaahu ’Alayhi wa Sallam)
GUIDANCE REGARDING EATING:
[1]: The Prophet used to know what he was eating.
[2]: he used to eat whatever was good for him.
[3]: he used to eat enough to keep him going,
but no so much as to make him fat.
Ibn ’Umar [Allah be pleased with him] related that ..
*PROPHET* ﷺ said... “The believer eats in one stomach
whilst the disbeliever eats in seven !” [14]
[4]: He taught his 'Ummah' something to protect
them from diseases caused by eating and drinking.
*PROPHET* ﷺ~said..
“The son of Adam does not fill any vessel worse than his stomach.
It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls, to keep him going.
If he must do that (fill his stomach), then let him fill one third with food,
one third with drink and one third with air.” [15]
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~My 'Salaams' to all ~
Courtesy Sister Y a s m i n.
*Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah
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' Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days,
whenever each day passes then part of you has Gone.
[Al-Hasan Al-Basree~(R)]
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Footnotes... Source of 'Hadeeth'.
[1] Zaadul-Ma’aad (p. 2/397-406)
[2] Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (no.. 1859) and Aboo Daawood (no. 3767).
[3] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5142)
[4] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 3370) and Muslim (no. 2064).
[5] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5076) and Muslim (no. 1946).
[6] Related by Muslim (no. 5052)
[7] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5061) and Muslim (no. 2022).
[8] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 6087)
[9] Related by Muslim (no. 2042)
[10] Related by Muslim (no. 2020)
[11] Related by Muslim (no. 2021)
[12] Saheeh: Narrated by Abu Dawood (3764) and Ibn Maajah (3286).
[13] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5083)
[14] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5081) and Muslim (no. 2060).
[15]: Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (no. 1381)and Ibn Maajah (no. 3349). It was authenticated by Shaykh Muhammad Naasirud-Deen al-Albaanee in Silsilatul-Ahaadeethus-Saheehah (no. 2265).
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Compiled, edited and adapted by Khalid Latif
www.thekhalids.org
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