الكتاب الأول: الطعام والشراب

قال تعالى: {يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ *}. [البقرة:172] وقال تعالى: {يَاأَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا *}. [المؤمنون:51]

2638 - (ق) عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَة قَالَ: كُنْتُ غُلاَماً في حَجْرِ [1] رَسُولِ اللهِ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم، وَكانَتْ يَدِي تَطِيشُ [2] في الصَّحْفَةِ، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم: (يَا غُلامُ، سَمِّ الله، وَكُلْ بِيَمِيِنكَ، وَكُلْ مِمَّا يَلَيكَ) ، فَمَا زَالَتْ تِلْكَ طِعْمَتِي [3] بَعْدُ.

‘Umar ibn Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was a young boy under the care of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and my hand used to wander all over the platter (of food). The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O boy, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is nearer to you." Since then, I have been eating that way.

2639 - (م) عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ: أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم يَقُولُ: (إِذَا دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتَهُ، فَذَكَرَ الله عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ وَعِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ، قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ: لاَ مَبِيتَ لَكُمْ وَلاَ عَشَاءَ. وَإِذَا دَخَلَ فَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الله عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ، قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ: أَدْرَكُتُمُ الْمَبِيتَ. وَإِذَا لَمْ يَذْكُرِ الله عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ، قَالَ: أَدْرَكْتُمُ الْمَبِيتَ وَالْعَشَاءَ) .

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one mentions Allah's name, on entering his house and when eating, the devil says to his companions: 'There is no night shelter nor supper here for you.' However, when one does not mention Allah's name, on entering his house, the devil says: 'You have found yourselves a night shelter.’ If one does not mention Allah's name, when starting to eat, the devil will say: 'You have found yourselves both a night shelter and supper.'"

2645 - (م) عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاَثِ أَصَابِعَ، وَيَلْعَقُ يَدَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمْسَحَهَا.

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) commanded licking the fingers and the dish (after eating), and he said: "You do not know in which portion the blessing lies." In another narration, he said: "When a morsel falls from any of you, he should pick it up and remove any dirt that is on it then eat it and not leave it to the devil. He should not wipe his hand with the napkin until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in which portion of his food the blessing lies." In a third narration, he said: "Verily, the devil is present with you in all of your affairs. He is present when your meal is brought to you. So, if a morsel fell from any of you, then he should remove any dirt that is on it then eat it and not leave it to the devil.”

2647 - (خ) عَنْ أَبِي أُمامَةَ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم كانَ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ ـ وَقالَ مَرَّةً: إِذَا رَفَعَ مائِدَتَهُ ـ، قالَ: (الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي كَفَانَا وَأَرْوَانَا، غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ [1] وَلاَ مَكْفُورٍ [2] ) . وَقالَ مَرَّةً: (الحَمْدُ لله رَبِّنَا، غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلاَ مُوَدَّعٍ [3] ، وَلاَ مُسْتَغْنًى، رَبُّنَا) .

Abu Umāmah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) finished eating, he would say: "Allah be praised with an abundant, sincere, and blessed praise. O our Lord, You are not in need of anyone, and we cannot do without Your favor nor dispense with it."