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ETIQUETTE OF EATING & DRINKING

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1. Eat ONLY what is pure & lawful

FOODTayyib

Khabeeth

GENERAL ETIQUETTES

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Tayyib = Pure Lawful Clean Wholesome Nourishing Pleasing to the taste

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Khabeeth = Bad Impure Unlawful

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“ O you who believe! Eat of the Tayyibat (good &

lawful things) that We have provided you.” [ Al-Baqarah 2:172 ]

The Prophet (saw) once advised Mu’aath (ra)

saying: “O Mu’aath! Eat what is Tayyib &

your Du’aa will be answered.”

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2. Have good intentions when eating & drinking

INTENTI

ONTo gain

STRENGHT

To WORSHIP Allah alone

To be GRATEFUL

to Him

By DOING what He commanded &

AVOIDING what He forbad

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3. Avoid Extravagance & greediness

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“… and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allah) likes not Al- Musrifuun (those who waste by extravagance)” [ Al-A’raf 7 :51 ]

“Do not be a wasteful spender. Verily the spendthrifts are brothers of the shaitaan (devils)

and the shaitaan is ever ungrateful to his Lord” [ Al-Isra 17 : 27 ]

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Narrated by Miqdaam Ibn’ Ma’dee Karib (r.a): He

heard the Prophet (pbuh) said “A human being has

never filled a container that is worse than his

stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to

have just that amount of morsels that cause his

back, to remain upright. But if there is no escape

(he wants more), then 1/3 for his food, 1/3 for his

drink, and 1/3 for his breathing” [ Tirmidhi #2380 ]

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4. Feed the hungry & help the poor

Share your food Never think that you don’t have enough food to share with others

“Feed the hungry, visit the sick & help

release the captive (who was captured by

the enemies of Islam)

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5. Wash your hands before & after eating

6. Eat together

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ETIQUETTES WHILE EATING & DRINKING

1. Mention Allah (swt)’s Name before eating

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“ Satan considers the food to be lawful for him to

eat on which Allah’s Name was not mentioned…”

[ Abu Dawud, An-Nisai ]

What is the Dua if one forgets to read “Bismillah” in

the beginning???

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2. Eat with your Right hand

WHY????

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“When one of eats, let him eat using the right hand,

and when he drinks, let him drink with the right

hand. For the devil eats with his left hand &

drinks with the left hand.”

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3. Eat from your side of the plate WHY????

4. Do not criticize food

5. Avoid eating & drinking while reclining on your side

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6. Avoid eating & drinking while standing

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Narrated by Anas (r.a): The Prophet (pbuh) forbade

us from drinking while standing. Qatadah

reported: We asked him, “What about eating?”

he said, “That is even worse (or maybe he said)

more detestable” [ Riyadhus Saliheen, chapter 114 #771 ]

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7. Do not drink in one go & do not breathe into the drinking vessel

WHY???

8. Give thanks & praise to Allah (swt) for the food & drink

“Allah (swt) is pleased with the servant

who eats some food & praises Him for it

or takes a drink & praises Him for it.”

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DUA AFTER EATING1. Al-Hamdu lillahi hamdan katheeran

tayyiban mubaarakan feeh. Ghayra makfiyyin wa laa muwadda’in wa laa mustaghnan’anhu Rabbunaa.

“All praise is due to Allah. Praise that is

abundant, good & blessed. We cannot do without Him, we cannot dispense with Him & we are in need of Him. He is our Lord!”

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2. Al-Hamdu lillahil-lathee at’amanaa wa saqaanaa, wa sawwaghahu, wa ja’ala lahu makhrajan.

“All praise is due to Allah, Who has given

us food & drink, & He allowed it & made an exit for it.”

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Sources

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