Jabir bin Abdullah said that he heard the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: When a man enters his house and mention Allah’s name on entering and on his food, the devil says: You have no place to spend the night and no evening meal; but when he enters without mentioning Allah’s name on entering, the devil says: You have found a place to spend the night, and when he does not mention Allah’s name at his food, he says: You have found a place to spend the night and an evening meal.
Read More..When we were at food with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم none of us put in his hand till the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلمput his hand first. Once we were at food with him. A nomad Arab came in as though he were being pushed, and he was about to put his hand in food when the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم seized him by the hand. Then a girl came in as though she were being pushed, and she was about to put her hand in the food when the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم seized her by the hand, and he said: The devil considers the food when Allah’s name is not mentioned over it, and he brought his nomad Arab that it might be lawful by means of him, so I seized his hand: then he brought this girl that it might be lawful by means of her, so I seized her hand. By Him in Whose hand my soul is, His hand is in my hand along with their hands.
Read More..Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: When one of you eats, he should mention Allah's name; if he forgets to mention Allah's name at the beginning, he should say: In the name of Allah at the beginning and at the end of it.
Read More..Narrated Umayyah ibn Makhshi: Umayyah was sitting and a man was eating. He did not mention Allah's name until there remained the last morsel. When he raised it to his mouth, he said: In the name of Allah at the beginning and at the end of it. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم laughed and said: The devil kept eating along with him, but when he mentioned Allah's name, he vomited what was in his belly. Abu Dawud: Jabir bin Subh is grandfather of Sulaiman bin Harb from his mother's side.
Read More..Abu Juhaifah reported the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as sayings: I do not eat while reclining.
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was never seen reclining while eating, nor walking with two men at his heels.
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