SUNNAH THAT CAN BE FOLLOW (EATING)

For Muslims, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the perfect example in the light of which they could lead and live their lives. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was the walking Quran, therefore, any action which He undertook in His life would be the reflection of Quran, hence, those Muslims who wish to grow closer to Islam and adopt its preaching try to follow the Sunnah of Prophet (PBUH).

The first sunnah that we can follow:

Eating Sunnahs:

Eating is an integral part of daily life and every human is expected to have at least three meals a day. The meals that a person eats provides nutrition to the body and thus it stands as a blessing of Allah that helps in maintaining and sustaining life. The major Sunnahs of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) pertaining to eating are as follows:

1.      Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would sit on the floor for eating and the place where He were to eat, He would spread a clean cloth before eating. This shows the element of humility in Islam.

2.      Before eating Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would wash His hands to the wrists, which is definitely a hygiene recommendation of the science of today.

3.      Before starting eating Prophet (PBUH) would recite aloud ‘Bismilah wa’la barakatillah’, which means that ‘In the name of Allah and may He bless it.” This shows the gratitude with which every Muslim must thank Allah for the food he or she is about to eat.

4.      As far as the eating manners are concerned, Prophet (PBUH) would eat with His right hand and start the food from the side that was in front of Him. Moreover, if anything from the food would fall down on the cloth, He would pick it up, clean it and eat it.

5.      Prophet (PBUH) never complained about the food and ate it with quietness and gratitude. A Muslim must realize that there are people who don’t have the food available for which he or she is complaining, therefore, instead of being ungrateful, they should eat the food quietly.

6.      It was the Sunnah of Prophet (PBUH) to clean the plate in which He ate and not leave a morsel of food in it, which prevents any kind of food wastage. Moreover, after eating Prophet (PBUH) would lick His fingers as well.

7.      After He was done with eating, He would say ‘Alhamdulillah’ which shows the gratitude that a Muslim must offer for the meal he or she has had.