Food, Drink & Dietary Laws

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "I do not eat reclining (against a pillow)." .

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating some dates while sitting on his buttocks, with his legs raised..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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." .

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating with three fingers (i.e., the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger) and licking them after having finished the food..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded the licking of fingers and the gleaning of the dish, saying, "You do not know in which portion the blessing lies.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a morsel of any of you falls, he should pick it up and remove any of the dirt on it and then eat it, and should not leave it for Satan nor should...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Satan appears at every thing done by you; he appears even at one's dinner. When a morsel of any of you falls, he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it, and...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ate food, he would lick his three fingers and say, "If anyone of you drops a morsel of food, he should remove any dirt that may have stuck on it and then eat it,...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

I asked Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) whether it was obligatory to make Wudu' for Salat (prayer) after eating cooked food. He said: "No, because in the lifetime of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), such food was rarely available....

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The food of two persons suffices for three persons, and the food of three persons suffices for four persons." .

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The food of one person suffices for two, the food of two persons suffices for four persons, and the food of four persons suffices for eight persons.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to breathe three times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps). .

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not drink in one gulp like a camel, but in two or three (gulps). Mention the Name of Allah (i.e., say Bismillah) when you start drinking and praise Him (i.e., say Al-hamdu lillah)...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade breathing into the vessel while drinking..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

Milk mixed with water was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). On his right side was sitting a bedouin and on his left was sitting Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him). He (ﷺ) drank from it and...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

A drink was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he drank (some) from it. On his right was a boy and on his left were some elderly people. He (ﷺ) said to the boy, "Would you permit me...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade turning the water-skin upside down and drinking directly from its mouth. .

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited drinking directly out of the mouth of a water- skin..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited me and drank some water from a hanging water-skin while he was in a standing posture. So, I stood up and cut off the mouth (of that water-skin).. An-Nawawi said that the reason why...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited us blowing in the drinking water. A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Sometimes I see some litter floating about on the surface. What should I do then?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Pour them out."...