Adab

🍽️ Adab of Eating

The Sunnah of the table — begin with the Name, eat with the right hand, and be grateful.

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  1. 1.

    Say Bismillāh before eating; if forgotten, say ‘Bismillāhi awwalahu wa ākhirah’.

    Abū Dāwūd 3767

  2. 2.

    Eat with the right hand and from what is in front of you.

    Bukhārī 5376

  3. 3.

    Do not criticise food — if you like it, eat; if not, leave it.

    Bukhārī 5409

  4. 4.

    Eat together — barakah descends on the shared meal.

    Abū Dāwūd 3764

  5. 5.

    Fill a third with food, a third with drink, and leave a third for breath.

    Tirmidhī 2380

  6. 6.

    Praise Allāh when finished: ‘Alḥamdulillāhilladhī aṭʿamanī hādhā…’.

    Abū Dāwūd 4023

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