الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الاستئذانBook of Asking Permission
بَابُ أَكْلِ الرَّجُلِ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِChapter: Man eating with his wife
Hadith 1053
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كُنْتُ آكُلُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَيْسًا، فَمَرَّ عُمَرُ، فَدَعَاهُ فَأَكَلَ، فَأَصَابَتْ يَدُهُ إِصْبَعِي، فَقَالَ: حَسِّ، لَوْ أُطَاعُ فَيَكُنَّ مَا رَأَتْكُنَّ عَيْنٌ. فَنَزَلَ الْحِجَابُ.
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I was eating date halwa with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by. The Prophet (peace be upon him) called him, so he also started eating. During this, his hand touched my finger, so he said: Oh, if my opinion regarding you had been accepted, no eye would have seen you. Upon this, the command of veiling was revealed.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
A wife may eat with her husband from the same vessel; there is no legal objection to this in the Shari‘ah. In fact, it is recommended (mustahabb) and a cause of love and affection. However, after the revelation of the verses of hijab, it is no longer permissible to eat together with a non-mahram.
A wife may eat with her husband from the same vessel; there is no legal objection to this in the Shari‘ah. In fact, it is recommended (mustahabb) and a cause of love and affection. However, after the revelation of the verses of hijab, it is no longer permissible to eat together with a non-mahram.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1053
