Dua-Meals
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
MEALS
Du’a before commencing a meal :Bismillahi wabarakatillah
Du’a at the end of the meal :Al-hamdu lillahilladhi at-amana’ wasaqana waja-alana minal muslimin
If one forgets to say Bismillah before beginning the meal Bismillaahi awwalahoo wa aakherahoo “With Allah’s name, in the beginning and also at the end.” (Tirmizi)
THE ETIQUETTE OF EATING AND DRINKING
Eat an odd number of dates throughout the day.
Start eating with the salt and finish eating with salt as it drives away seventy diseases.
angels visit those houses which have utensils made from earth/mud.
To use a red mat (dastarkhan) as it is the Sunnah of Musa, Isa (upon them be peace) and the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace.).
To have vinegar and honey in the house is Sunnah.
To eat from a plate / bowl made from clay / earth is a Sunnah.
To use a toothpick after eating is a Sunnah.
One is rewarded with freeing two slaves if you perform Miswak after eating.
It is an emphasized Sunnah (Sunnat-e-Moakedah) to recite the praise of Allah (The Exalted) before and after meals. To lean on something or to leave your head uncovered is disrespectful and against the Sunnah. To lean on the left-hand side is Makrooh (disliked).
Sit the Sunnah way i.e.’ Squat with the buttocks away from the ground. (Both knees touching the stomach and the souls of feet on the floor)’ —–Sit on the left leg having the right knee raised touching the stomach’ ——Sit on both the legs as in the Tashahud posture (shins touching the ground).
Do not eat standing or walking, as it is Makrooh.
When someone has asked you to join them to eat say ‘Barakallah’.
Eat By saying Bismillah/ “Bismillah wa`la Barakatillah” aloud.
If forgets to mention the name of Allah at the beginning –say ‘Bismillaahi fee awwalihi wa aakhirihi,
Dua After Eating- ‘Alhamdu Lillahil Ladhi At’Amana Wasa Qanaa Waja ‘Alana Minal Muslimeen”’
When Eating At Someone’s House– ‘Allahumma At’Im Man-at’Amani Wasqi Man-saqani”
Dua to recite on seeing your food:Allahuma barik lana fihi waattimana khairan minhu
If the meat has burnt then to eat it, is forbidden.
First remove the food then get up.
Clean the plate and other utensils thoroughly after EATING. By doing this the utensils make DUA for one` s forgiveness.
Whoever cleans his plate and his fingers, Allah (The Exalted) keeps the person satisfied both in this world and the next.
The Barakah of eating is gained by washing the hands and rinsing the mouth before and after meals.
Do not eat from the center of the plate, but rather from the side, as barakah descends in the center of the utensil.
When a morsel has fallen from ones hand, one should clean it and eat it. It should not be left for Shaytaan.
Rasulullah SAW used his three fingers of his right hand and he would lick them when he finishes eating. Who knows in which portion of the food does the barakah lie.
Do not get up (after eating) till the mat/table has been cleared.
When eating together, the most pious or eldest should be asked to begin. Talk about good things as to stay quiet is the act of the fire worshippers.
If one has to leave then offer an excuse.
THE ETIQUETTE OF EATING AND DRINKING
If a visitor comes, he should also be urged to join you. Do not smell the food.
Star with ‘Bismillaah end with Al-hamdu lillaah
Do not use towel after washing hands before eating, The hands should be dried up with a towel after washing them at the end of eating session .
Start eating as soon as the bread is served, without waiting for the curry. That is why it is better to serve the bread at the end of service
Don’t criticize food ,if disliked simply leave it to one side without complaining .
Remove the shoes before EATING.Sit on the floor and EAT.
To cover the utensils when not in use, be it with a stick if nothing else is available.
When eating meals with another person, do not stop eating until he has finished eating. For this will embarrass him.
Do not leave a fire burning in your houses while you are asleep.
One must seek permission to take others to an invitation.
Drinking
after eating wash the plate and drink it. One who does this is as if freeing forty slaves from the people of Prophet Ismail (upon whom be peace).
Do not eat hot food or hot drink, as there is no blessing in excessively hot food let it cool down. Do not blow on the food to cool it.
one third of the stomach should be for food, another third for drink and the final third for air i.e. to allow us to breath.
When drinking, one should pass the vessel to one’s right.
Should breathe three times in the course of a drink. Should not drink while standing. Should not breath or blow into a vessel .
Before drinking (water or any other drink), first recite BISMILLAH. When having finished drinking say ALHAMDULILLAH .
Try to take your time and drink the glass of water in 2-3 gulps. Don’t chug it all down in one go.
One should not drink from a chipped end of a cup.
One serving should drink last.
Pray ‘Bismillah Hirahma Niraheem’ and drink with your right hand as the devil drinks and eats with the left hand. Say ‘Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen’ after drinking.
Supplication After Drinking Water-‘Alhamdulilla Hilladhi Saqana ‘Adhbann Furotann Birrahmatihi Walam Yaj’Alhu Milhann Ujajann Bidhunoo Binaa”
Supplication After Drinking Milk-Pray ‘Bismillah’ and pray this supplication after drinking milk:’Allahumma Baarik Lana Feehi Wazidna Minhu”
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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