Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [61-64]
61. To feed others with the intention of showing off is a grave sin. Thus one should feed others with […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [59-60]
59. Ensure to eat from the area of the food which is closest and nearest to oneself, as there is […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [53-58]
53. Any leftover food on utensils and cutlery should be licked and eaten, and anything liquid should be drunk. This […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [51-52]
51. Avoid overeating and overindulging. Eat so that there remains room to breath and some appetite for more food. Miqdām […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [47-50]
47. Abstain from any speech or action which will cause disgust and revulsion to others around. 48. Avoid spitting or […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [43-46]
43. During meals, bones and other waste items should be kept together in one place. Scattering them in various places […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [40-42]
40. It is vital to ensure that no food goes to waste, whether it is one’s own food or someone […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [37-39]
37. It is from the respect and etiquette of food that the area or dastarkhān (a tablecloth which is spread […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [33-36]
33. The entire hand along with the fingers should not be immersed into the food. This is a sign of […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [28-32]
28. It is sunnah to eat with the hands. However, if someone eats with a spoon then there is no […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [26-27]
26. Only the right hand should be used for eating. However, if the need arises to use the left hand, […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [22-25]
22. The sunnah of reciting ‘bismillāh’ before eating is general for men, women, one in the state of major ritual […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [20-21]
20. In most prophetic narrations, there is explicit mention of taking the name of Allāh with the words, ‘bismillāh’. It […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [19]
19. It is sunnah to say ‘bismillāh’ before eating. It is a means of blessings and goodness, and a strong […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [17-18]
17. To wear shoes while eating is contradictory to the sunnah method. Though it may not be a sin, but […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [15-16]
15. It is desirable that one sits on the floor to eat while the food is placed on a clean […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [14]
14. The Messenger of Allāh disliked to eat while leaning. Abū Juḥayfah (r.a.) narrates that the Messenger of Allāh (may […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [13]
13. Food should be consumed while seated in a state of utter humility. A posture which displays pride and haughtiness […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [11-12]
11. Ḥuḍayfah (r.a.) mentions that when we would eat with the Messenger of Allāh (may Allah bless him and grant […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [6-10]
6. In normal circumstances, both hands should be washed until the wrists as prophetic narrations make mention of the hands […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [1-5]
1. Sustenance is a great bounty and blessing of Allāh. It was the practice of the Messenger of Allāh (may […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [Introduction]
“Eat and drink [freely]. But do not be excessive.” (Sūrah al Aʿrāf: 31) In the above verse, after being granted […]
