سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأطعمةFoods (Kitab Al-Atimah)
باب فِي الاِجْتِمَاعِ عَلَى الطَّعَامِChapter: Regarding eating together (In a group).
Hadith 3764
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي وَحْشِيُّ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالُوا : " يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّا نَأْكُلُ وَلَا نَشْبَعُ ، قَالَ : فَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَفْتَرِقُونَ ؟ ، قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَاجْتَمِعُوا عَلَى طَعَامِكُمْ ، وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ يُبَارَكْ لَكُمْ فِيهِ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي وَلِيمَةٍ فَوُضِعَ الْعَشَاءُ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ حَتَّى يَأْذَنَ لَكَ صَاحِبُ الدَّارِ .
Narrated Wahshi ibn Harb: The Companions of the Prophet ﷺ said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ we eat but we are not satisfied. He said: Perhaps you eat separately. They replied: Yes. He said: If you gather together at your food and mention Allah's name, you will be blessed in it. Abu Dawud said: If you are invited to a wedding feast before you, do not take it until the owner of the house (i. e. the host) allows you (to eat).
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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Shuf‘ah is derived from "shaf‘" and in the language it means to be paired, to add, and to assist. In the Shari‘ah, it refers to the right of pre-emption: when a partner in a shared or adjoining land or property, who holds the primary right of purchase, is not informed and the property is transferred to someone else, then to return it (to the partner) is called shuf‘ah. This is conditional upon the price being the same as that paid by the outsider.
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In Hadith 1516 and 3515, the neighbor referred to is the partner, as is clarified in multiple narrations. This is further supported by Hadith 3518, in which it is explained that only the neighbor whose path is shared will be entitled to shuf‘ah. If the path is not shared, but rather separate and the boundaries are distinct, then merely being a neighbor does not entitle one to the right of shuf‘ah. The right of shuf‘ah belongs only to the one who is a partner in the land or garden.
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Shuf‘ah is derived from "shaf‘" and in the language it means to be paired, to add, and to assist. In the Shari‘ah, it refers to the right of pre-emption: when a partner in a shared or adjoining land or property, who holds the primary right of purchase, is not informed and the property is transferred to someone else, then to return it (to the partner) is called shuf‘ah. This is conditional upon the price being the same as that paid by the outsider.
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In Hadith 1516 and 3515, the neighbor referred to is the partner, as is clarified in multiple narrations. This is further supported by Hadith 3518, in which it is explained that only the neighbor whose path is shared will be entitled to shuf‘ah. If the path is not shared, but rather separate and the boundaries are distinct, then merely being a neighbor does not entitle one to the right of shuf‘ah. The right of shuf‘ah belongs only to the one who is a partner in the land or garden.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3764
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The mentioned narration has been declared weak in its chain of transmission by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have graded it as hasan (good). Therefore, despite the narration being weak in its chain, it is still actionable due to other supporting evidences.
For further details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 25/486, and al-Sahihah by al-Albani, no. 664)
Accordingly, eating together is a cause of blessing; however, eating separately is also permissible.
The statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿لَيسَ عَلَيكُم جُناحٌ أَن تَأكُلوا جَميعًا أَو أَشتاتًا﴾ (al-Nur: 24:61)
“There is no sin upon you whether you eat together or separately.”
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Reciting ‘Bismillah’ (In the name of Allah) is a cause of blessing.
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The mentioned narration has been declared weak in its chain of transmission by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have graded it as hasan (good). Therefore, despite the narration being weak in its chain, it is still actionable due to other supporting evidences.
For further details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 25/486, and al-Sahihah by al-Albani, no. 664)
Accordingly, eating together is a cause of blessing; however, eating separately is also permissible.
The statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿لَيسَ عَلَيكُم جُناحٌ أَن تَأكُلوا جَميعًا أَو أَشتاتًا﴾ (al-Nur: 24:61)
“There is no sin upon you whether you eat together or separately.”
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Reciting ‘Bismillah’ (In the name of Allah) is a cause of blessing.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3286
