Month: May 2008

Chapter 111Etiquette of Drinking Water 757. Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to breathe three times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps).[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Commentary: Water should be drunk in three breaths, that is one should breathe three times outside the… Continue reading Chapter 111: Etiquette of Drinking Water

Chapter 110Merit of Sharing Food 755. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The food of two persons suffices for three persons, and the food of three persons suffices for four persons.''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. 756. Jabir bin `Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah… Continue reading Chapter 110: Merit of Sharing Food

Chapter 109Excellence of Eating with three Fingers and Licking them 748. Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When  one of you finishes eating, he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for him.''[Al-Bukhari and… Continue reading Chapter 109: Excellence of Eating with three Fingers and Licking them

Chapter 108Undesirability of Eating in a Reclining Posture 746.  Abu Juhaifah  Wahb  bin `Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "I do not eat reclining (against a pillow).''[Al-Bukhari]. Commentary:  What is meant by reclining? There is a difference of opinion on it. Some say that it means leaning on… Continue reading Chapter 108: Undesirability of Eating in a Reclining Posture

Chapter 107Eating from the Side of the Vessel 744. Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Blessing descends upon food in its middle, so eat from the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle.''[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]. Commentary:  This Hadith tells us that if a… Continue reading Chapter 107: Eating from the Side of the Vessel

Chapter 106What should a Person say or do when he Eats but is not Satisfied 743. Wahshi bin Harb (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Some of the Companions of Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "We eat but are not satisfied.'' He (PBUH) said, "Perhaps you eat separately.'' The Companions replied in affirmative. He… Continue reading Chapter 106: What should a Person say or do when he Eats but is not Satisfied

Chapter 105Prohibition of Eating two Date-fruits Simultaneously 742. Jabalah bin Suhaim reported: We were with `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair (May Allah be pleased with them) in a time of famine, then we were provided with dates. (Once) when we were eating, `Abdullah bin `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) passed by us and said: "Do… Continue reading Chapter 105: Prohibition of Eating two Date-fruits Simultaneously

Chapter 104Eating from what is in front of One 740.  `Umar bin Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I was a boy under the care of Messenger of Allah (PBUH), and as my hand used to wander around in the dish, he (PBUH) said to me once, "Mention Allah's Name (i.e., say… Continue reading Chapter 104: Eating from what is in front of One

Chapter 103What should one say to the Host if an uninvited Person is accompanied with an invited Person 739. Abu Mas`ud Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man prepared some food especially for the Prophet (PBUH) and invited him along with four others. But a man accompanied him. Having arrived at the… Continue reading Chapter 103:

Chapter 102Response to an Invitation extended to a Man observing Saum (Fasting) 738. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When any of you is invited to a meal, he should accept the invitation. If he is observing Saum (fasting), he should supplicate for the betterment of the… Continue reading Chapter 102: Response to an Invitation extended to a Man observing Saum (Fasting)