Manners & Attitudes

[Shereen]

<b>Eating, Drinking and Entertaining </b> HOW TO START EATING?

عن عُمَرَ ابْنَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ غُلَامًا فِي حَجْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَانَتْ يَدِي تَطِيشُ فِي الصَّحْفَةِ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا غُلَامُ سَمِّ اللَّهَ وَكُلْ بِيَمِينِكَ وَكُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ فَمَا زَالَتْ تِلْكَ طِعْمَتِي بَعْدُ

Umar bin Abu Salmah (may Allah be pleased with him) states that I was a boy under the care of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing of Allah be on him) my hand was moving fastly in the bowl, taking from every side. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said to me: "<b>Say Bismillah (i.e. I start with the name of Allah), eat with your right hand and eat from the side nearest to you." -Agreed upon</b>


عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِي اللَّه عَنْهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَإِنْ فنَسِيَ أَنْ يَذْكُرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ

It is reported by Ayesha that the Messenger of Allah (peace and (may Allah be pleased with her) blessings of Allah be on him but forgets to remember Allah over his ) said: <b>"When any one of you eats food, let him sayend.'" : 'In the name of Allah from the beginning to the end' -Tirmizi and Abu Daud</b>


عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ

Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah on him) said: <b>"When any one of you eats, let him eat with his right hand and when he drinks, let him drink with his right hand." - Muslim</b>


عَنْ بْنُ عُمَرُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا يَأْكُلَنَّ أَحَدٌكُمْ بِشِمَالِهِ وَلَا يَشْرَبَنَّ بِهَا فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِهَا

It is stated by Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing of Allah on him) said:, <b>"None of you shall ever take food with his left hand, nor drink with it, because the devil eats and drinks with his left hand." - Muslim</b>
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَرْضَى عَنِ الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الْأَكْلَةَ فَيَحْمَدَهُ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ يَشْرَبَ الشَّرْبَةَ فَيَحْمَدَهُ عَلَيْهَا

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Apostle of Allah (peace and blessings be on him) said: <b>"Verily Allah is certainly pleased with a man who takes food and then praise Allah for it or takes drink and praises Allah for the same." - Muslim</b>


أَبَا جُحَيْفَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا آكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا

It is stated by Abu Huzaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: <b>"I don't eat reclining." - Bukhari </b>


<b>ON FINSHING THE MEALS</b>

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الطَّاعِمُ الشَّاكِرُ كَالصَّائِمِ الصَّابِرِ

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: <b>"The thankful eater is like the person fasting patiently." - Tirmizi, Ibn Majah and Darimi</b>


عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

It is reported by Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be on him) finished his meals, he used to say: <b>"All praise is for the Lord Who have us to eat and to drink and made us Muslims." - Tirmizi, Abu Daud and Ibn Majah</b>


عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَكَلَ طَعَامًا فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ

Sahl bin Muaz bin Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: <b>"Whoever eats food and then says, 'all praise be to Allah who gave me the food to eat and made it accessible to me without any maneuvering or skill from my side-all his preceding sins are pardoned." - Tirmizi</b>


THE DRINKING MANNERS

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَشْرَبُوا وَاحِدًا كَشُرْبِ الْبَعِيرِ وَلَكِنِ اشْرَبُوا مَثْنَى وَثُلَاثَ وَسَمُّوا إِذَا أَنْتُمْ شَرِبْتُمْ وَاحْمَدُوا إِذَا أَنْتُمْ رَفَعْتُمْ

It is reported by Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: <b>"Don't drink in one breath like the camel's drinking, but drink with two or three (pauses). Utter 'Bismillah' (in the name of Allah), when you start drinking and 'Alhamdolillah'(all praise for Allah) when you finish." -Tirmizi</b>


عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَنَفَّسُ فِي الشَّرَابِ ثَلَاثًا

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the <b>Apostle of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), used to take three breaths for one drink. -Agreed upon</b>


عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنِ النَّفْخِ فِي الشُّرْبِ

Abu Saeed al-Khu(may Allah be pleased with him) stated that <b>the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prohibited giving breath in the drink. -Tirmizi and Darimi</b>


<b>HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT</b>

عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلُوا جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا فَإِنَّ الْبَرَكَةَ مَعَ الْجَمَاعَةِ

Umar Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) stated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: <b>"Ear together and not separately, because blessing is with the company." -Ibn Majah</b>


عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ من كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ

Abu Hurairah reported that the Holy Prophet, (peace and blessings of Allah on him), said: <b>"Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should honor his guests." -Agreed upon</b>


عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ الرَّجُلُ مَعَ ضَيْفِهِ إِلَى بَابِ الدَّارِ

Abu Hurairah stated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: <b>"It is the Sunnah (Prophet's way of life) that a man should accompany his guest up to the door of his house." -Ibn Majah and Baihaqi</b>