How to eat

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูุŒ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุณููู’ูŠูŽุงู†ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ู’ูˆูŽู„ููŠุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ูƒูŽุซููŠุฑู ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ููŠ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ูุŒ ุณูŽู…ูุนูŽ ูˆูŽู‡ู’ุจูŽ ุจู’ู†ูŽ ูƒูŽูŠู’ุณูŽุงู†ูŽุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุณูŽู…ูุนูŽ ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽ ุจู’ู†ูŽ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู ูƒูู†ู’ุชู ุบูู„ุงูŽู…ู‹ุง ูููŠ ุญูŽุฌู’ุฑู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูˆูŽูƒูŽุงู†ูŽุชู’ ูŠูŽุฏููŠ ุชูŽุทููŠุดู ูููŠ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุญู’ููŽุฉู ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ููŠ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ "โ€ ูŠูŽุง ุบูู„ุงูŽู…ู ุณูŽู…ู‘ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุŒ ูˆูŽูƒูู„ู’ ุจููŠูŽู…ููŠู†ููƒูŽ ูˆูŽูƒูู„ู’ ู…ูู…ู‘ูŽุง ูŠูŽู„ููŠูƒูŽ โ€"โ€โ€.โ€ ููŽู…ูŽุง ุฒูŽุงู„ูŽุชู’ ุชูู„ู’ูƒูŽ ุทูุนู’ู…ูŽุชููŠ ุจูŽุนู’ุฏูโ€.โ€

Narrated `Umar bin Abi Salama: I was a boy under the care of Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) and my hand used to go around the dish while I was eating. So Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) said to me, 'O boy! Mention the Name of Allah and eat with your right hand, and eat of the dish what is nearer to you." Since then I have applied those instructions when eating.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5376 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5376

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุฒููŠุฒู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุฌูŽุนู’ููŽุฑูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽู…ู’ุฑููˆ ุจู’ู†ู ุญูŽู„ู’ุญูŽู„ูŽุฉูŽ ุงู„ุฏู‘ููŠู„ููŠู‘ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ูˆูŽู‡ู’ุจู ุจู’ู†ู ูƒูŽูŠู’ุณูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ู†ูุนูŽูŠู’ู…ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽ ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽ ู€ ูˆูŽู‡ู’ูˆูŽ ุงุจู’ู†ู ุฃูู…ู‘ู ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽ ู€ ุฒูŽูˆู’ุฌู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฃูŽูƒูŽู„ู’ุชู ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ู‹ุง ู…ูŽุนูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุทูŽุนูŽุงู…ู‹ุง ููŽุฌูŽุนูŽู„ู’ุชู ุขูƒูู„ู ู…ูู†ู’ ู†ูŽูˆูŽุงุญููŠ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุญู’ููŽุฉู ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ููŠ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ "โ€ ูƒูู„ู’ ู…ูู…ู‘ูŽุง ูŠูŽู„ููŠูƒูŽ โ€"โ€โ€.โ€

Narrated `Umar bin Al Salama: Who was the son of Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet: Once I ate a meal with Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) and I was eating from all sides of the dish. So Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) said to me, "Eat of the dish what is nearer to you."

Sahih al-Bukhari 5377 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5377

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ูŠููˆุณูููŽุŒ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ูˆูŽู‡ู’ุจู ุจู’ู†ู ูƒูŽูŠู’ุณูŽุงู†ูŽ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ู†ูุนูŽูŠู’ู…ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฃูุชููŠูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุจูุทูŽุนูŽุงู…ู ูˆูŽู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ู ุฑูŽุจููŠุจูู‡ู ุนูู…ูŽุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ โ€ "โ€ ุณูŽู…ู‘ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุŒ ูˆูŽูƒูู„ู’ ู…ูู…ู‘ูŽุง ูŠูŽู„ููŠูƒูŽ โ€"โ€โ€.โ€

Narrated Wahb bin Kaisan Abi Nu'aim: A meal was brought to Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) while his step-son, `Umar bin Abi Salama was with him. Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) said to him, "Mention the Name of Allah and eat of the dish what is nearer to you."

Sahih al-Bukhari 5378 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5378

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู‚ูุชูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฅูุณู’ุญูŽุงู‚ูŽ ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุทูŽู„ู’ุญูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุณูŽู…ูุนูŽ ุฃูŽู†ูŽุณูŽ ุจู’ู†ูŽ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุฎูŽูŠู‘ูŽุงุทู‹ุง ุฏูŽุนูŽุง ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู„ูุทูŽุนูŽุงู…ู ุตูŽู†ูŽุนูŽู‡ู ู€ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฃูŽู†ูŽุณูŒ ู€ ููŽุฐูŽู‡ูŽุจู’ุชู ู…ูŽุนูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ููŽุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชูู‡ู ูŠูŽุชูŽุชูŽุจู‘ูŽุนู ุงู„ุฏู‘ูุจู‘ูŽุงุกูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุญูŽูˆูŽุงู„ูŽู‰ู ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุตู’ุนูŽุฉู ู€ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู€ ููŽู„ูŽู…ู’ ุฃูŽุฒูŽู„ู’ ุฃูุญูุจู‘ู ุงู„ุฏู‘ูุจู‘ูŽุงุกูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูุฆูุฐูโ€.โ€

Narrated Anas bin Malik: A tailor invited Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) to a meal which he had prepared. I went along with Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) and saw him seeking to eat the pieces of gourd from the various sides of the dish. Since that day I have liked to eat gourd. `Umar bin Abi Salama said: The Prophet, said to me, "Eat with your right hand."

Sahih al-Bukhari 5379 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5379

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ูˆูŽุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุณูŽู†ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู ุงู„ู’ุญูู„ู’ูˆูŽุงู†ููŠู‘ูุŒ ูˆูŽุฃูŽุจููˆ ุจูŽูƒู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุฅูุณู’ุญูŽุงู‚ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ุงูŽ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุงุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠุŒ ู…ูŽุฑู’ูŠูŽู…ูŽ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุฌูŽุนู’ููŽุฑูุŒ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ููŠ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽู…ู’ุฑููˆ ุจู’ู†ู ุญูŽู„ู’ุญูŽู„ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ูˆูŽู‡ู’ุจู ุจู’ู†ู ูƒูŽูŠู’ุณูŽุงู†ูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽ ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฃูŽูƒูŽู„ู’ุชู ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ู‹ุง ู…ูŽุนูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ููŽุฌูŽุนูŽู„ู’ุชู ุขุฎูุฐู ู…ูู†ู’ ู„ูŽุญู’ู…ู ุญูŽูˆู’ู„ูŽ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุญู’ููŽุฉู ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ "โ€ ูƒูู„ู’ ู…ูู…ู‘ูŽุง ูŠูŽู„ููŠูƒูŽ โ€"โ€ โ€.โ€

Umar b. Abu Salama reported: I (had the opportunity) one day to dine with Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ), and I picked up flesh from around the dish. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) said: Eat from that which is near to you.

Sahih Muslim 2022b https://sunnah.com/muslim:2022b

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุซูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‰ุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฃูŽุนู’ู„ูŽู‰ุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุณูŽุนููŠุฏูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู‚ูŽุชูŽุงุฏูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู†ูŽุณูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู†ูŽู‡ูŽู‰ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุดู’ุฑูŽุจูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุฌูู„ู ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ู‹ุง โ€.โ€ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู‚ูŽุชูŽุงุฏูŽุฉู ููŽู‚ูู„ู’ู†ูŽุง ููŽุงู„ุฃูŽูƒู’ู„ู ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฐูŽุงูƒูŽ ุฃูŽุดูŽุฑู‘ู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุซู โ€.โ€

Anas reported that Allah's Apostle (๏ทบ) forbade that a person should drink while standing. Qatada reported: We said to him: What about eating? Thereupon he (Anas) said: That is even worse and more detestable (abominable).

Sahih Muslim 2024b https://sunnah.com/muslim:2024b

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