107 - باب الأمر بالأكل من جانب القصعة والنهي عن الأكل من وسطها Chapter 107 Eating from the Side of the Vessel 744 -

107 - باب الأمر بالأكل من جانب القصعة والنهي عن الأكل من وسطها
Chapter 107
Eating from the Side of the Vessel

744 - فيه قوله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ وكل مما يليك ] متفق عليه كما سبق ( انظر الحديث رقم 737 )
وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : [ البركة تنزل وسط الطعام فكلوا من حافتيه ولا تأكلوا من وسطه ] رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال حديث حسن صحيح
744. Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Blessing descends upon food in its middle, so eat from the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle.)
[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].
Commentary: This Hadith tells us that if a few people or members of the same family recite the Name of Allah and take meal at the same table, a two-fold benefit will accrue to them. Their hunger will be sated with their subsistence being given the Divine blessing. And if they do otherwise, the result will be otherwise too.

745 - وعن عبد الله بن بسر رضي الله عنه قال : كان للنبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قصعة يقال لها الغراء يحملها أربعة رجال فلما أضحوا وسجدوا الضحى أتي بتلك القصعة ( يعني وقد ثرد فيها ) فالتفوا عليها . فلما كثروا جثا رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم . فقال أعرابي : ما هذه الجلسة ؟ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ إن الله جعلني عبدا كريما ولم يجعلني جبارا عنيدا ] ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ كلوا من حواليها ودعوا ذروتها يبارك فيها ] رواه أبو داود بإسناد جيد
[ ذروتها ] : أعلاها . بكسر الذال وضمها
745. `Abdullah bin Busr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) had a large bowl called Al-Gharra', which would be carried by four men. One day, when the Companions finished their Duha (forenoon optional) prayer, Al-Gharra' was brought full of sopped bread, meat and broth, and they sat down around it. When their number increased, Messenger of Allah (PBUH) sat down on his knees and rested on the soles of his feet. A bedouin said to him: "What sort of sitting is that?) Thereupon Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Verily, Allah has made me a courteous slave not a fierce tyrant.) Then he said, "Eat from the sides of the bowl and leave the central part of it so that your food will be blessed.)
[Abu Dawud].
Commentary: Here, too, we are told to eat collectively and from our side of the table. Messenger of Allah (PBUH) calls it the blessed way. There is also a provision for sitting with bent knees (while resting on one's soles). Moreover, the excellence of Messenger of Allah (PBUH) as well as his humility are brought to our knowledge.

108 - باب كراهة الأكل متكئا
Chapter 108
Undesirability of Eating in a Reclining Posture

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