Good Deeds

Good Deed #349: Eat with three fingers

Ka’b bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating with three fingers (i.e., the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger) and licking them after having finished the food.[Muslim].

Good Deed #348: Lick fingers after eating

Ibn ‘Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When one of you finishes eating, he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for him.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Ka’b bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) […]

Good deed #347 : Sit and drink

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade us from drinking while standing. Qatadah reported: “We asked him: ‘What about eating?”‘ He said: “That is even worse, (or may be he said) more detestable.” Another narration is: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reprimanded us for drinking while standing. [Muslim]. Abu Hurairah (May […]

Good Deed :#346 Sit and eat

Abdullah bin Busr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 […]

Good Deed : #345 – Eat from the sides

Ibn ‘Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) 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]. Abdullah bin Busr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) had a large […]

Good deed #344 – Eat together

Wahshi bin Harb (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Some of the Companions of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “We eat but are not satisfied.” He (ﷺ) said, “Perhaps you eat separately.” The Companions replied in affirmative. He then said: “Eat together and mention the Name of Allah over your food. It will be […]

Good deed #343 – Accept invitation to a meal

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When any of you is invited to a meal, he should accept the invitation. If he is observing Saum (fasting), he should supplicate for the betterment of the host and if he is not fasting, he should eat.” [Muslim].

Good deed: #342 – Eat it or leave it

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never found fault with food. If he had inclination to eating it, he would eat; and if he disliked it, he would leave it. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Good Deed: #341 – Supplicate after eating

Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) finished a meal, he would say: “Al-hamdu lillahi hamdan kathiran taiyyiban mubarakan fihi, ghaira makfiyyin wa la muwadda`in, wa la mustaghnan `anhu, Rabbuna. (All praise is due to Allah, praise which is abundant, pure, and full of blessings, which is indispensable and […]

Good deed #340 – Eat what is near you

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 Apostle and I was eating from all sides of the dish. So Allah’s Apostle said to me, “Eat of the dish what is nearer to you.” (Bukhari :: Book 7 :: […]