سنن ابي داود

Abu Dawud

 كتاب الأطعمة

Foods (Kitab Al-Atimah)

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الأَكْلِ مِنْ أَعْلَى الصَّحْفَةِ

Chapter: Eating from the top of the platter.

Hadith 3772

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حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلَا يَأْكُلْ مِنْ أَعْلَى الصَّحْفَةِ وَلَكِنْ لِيَأْكُلْ مِنْ أَسْفَلِهَا فَإِنَّ الْبَرَكَةَ تَنْزِلُ مِنْ أَعْلَاهَا " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said: When one of you eats, he must not eat from the top of the dish, but should eat from the bottom; for the blessing descends from the top of it.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الأطعمة / 3772
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن, مشكوة المصابيح (4211), أخرجه ابن ماجه (3277 وسنده حسن)
Hadith Takhrij « سنن الترمذی/الأطعمة 13 (1805، سنن ابن ماجہ/الأطعمة 12 (3277)، (تحفة الأشراف: 5566)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (1/270، 300، 343، 345، 364)، سنن الدارمی/الأطعمة 16 (2090) (صحیح) »
Related hadith on this topic
Tirmidhi: 1805 Ibn Majah: 3277 Bulugh al-Maram: 902 Musnad Humaydi: 539
Explanation & Benefits
Tirmidhi — Hadith 1805
Narrated from Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Blessing descends in the middle of the food, so eat from its edges and do not eat from the middle." © Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith is Hasan Sahih,
2- And it is known only through the narration of Ata bin Saib; Shubah and Thawri have also narrated it from Ata bin Saib,
3- There is also a narration in this chapter from Ibn Umar.
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
This teaches the etiquette and manner of eating: do not eat from the middle, rather eat from what is in front of you and from the sides.
The reason is that blessing (barakah) descends in the middle of the food,
and so that everyone may benefit from this blessing.
Another point is that by doing so, the portion of food that remains will stay clean and pure,
and will be useful for others.
Therefore, this should be kept in mind.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1805
Musnad Humaydi — Hadith 539
Sufyan says: Ata bin Saib was once conversing with us, and I heard him mentioning a battle in which he had participated. Then he took a deep breath and began to weep, saying: So-and-so was also there, so-and-so was also there, so-and-so was also there, and Maqsim was also there. Then Saeed bin Jubair said: Has each of you heard that statement which has been said about food? So Maqsim said: O Abu Abdullah! Please tell the attendees that statement. So Saeed bin Jubair said: I heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrating: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Indeed, blessing descends in the middle of the food, so eat from its edges and do not eat from its middle.”
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
This hadith proves that one should not eat from the middle of the food, rather each person should eat from what is in front of him.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 539
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