Monday, October 15, 2007

Do you know how to eat?

Assalamu'alaykum,


Umar bin Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was a boy under the care of Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and my hand would wander about in the dish. Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to me "Mention Allah's Name (i.e., say Bismillah before you start eating), eat with your right hand and eat from what is near to you". I always followed this way of eating after this incident.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].