صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الأذانThe Book of Adhan
بَابُ إِذَا حَضَرَ الطَّعَامُ وَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ:Chapter. (What should one do) if the meal has been served and Iqama has been pronounced for As-Salat (the prayer).
Hadith 674
اُردوEn
وَقَالَ زُهَيْرٌ ، وَوَهْبُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ : عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى الطَّعَامِ فَلَا يَعْجَلْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهُ وَإِنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ " ، رَوَاهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ ، وَوَهْبٌ مديني .
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "If anyone of you is having his meals, he should not hurry up till he is; satisfied even if the prayer has been started."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
The general implication of this hadith is that whether there is a fear of the food spoiling or not, whether it is the time for Maghrib prayer or any other prayer, whether the one eating is fasting or not, in every situation it is better to eat first. However, the condition is that there should be intense hunger and there should be ample time, because if there is no hunger, then the reason for leaving the congregation (jama‘ah) ceases to exist, and in the case of limited time, a major error would necessarily be committed, the explanation of which we have already mentioned earlier.
The general implication of this hadith is that whether there is a fear of the food spoiling or not, whether it is the time for Maghrib prayer or any other prayer, whether the one eating is fasting or not, in every situation it is better to eat first. However, the condition is that there should be intense hunger and there should be ample time, because if there is no hunger, then the reason for leaving the congregation (jama‘ah) ceases to exist, and in the case of limited time, a major error would necessarily be committed, the explanation of which we have already mentioned earlier.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 674
