سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأطعمةChapters on Food
بَابُ : تَنْقِيَةِ الصَّحْفَةِChapter: Cleaning the plate
Hadith 3271
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ الْبَرَّاءُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَتْنِي جَدَّتِي أُمُّ عَاصِمٍ ، قَالَتْ : دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا نُبَيْشَةُ مَوْلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ نَأْكُلُ فِي قَصْعَةٍ ، فَقَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ أَكَلَ فِي قَصْعَةٍ فَلَحِسَهَا ، اسْتَغْفَرَتْ لَهُ الْقَصْعَةُ " .
´It was narrated that Umm ‘Asim said:` “Nubaishah, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), entered upon us when we were eating from a bowl. He said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever eats from a bowl and cleans it, the bowl will pray for forgiveness for him.”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Urdu Footnote:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, both Mu'alla bin Rashid and Umm 'Asim are "layyin al-hadith," meaning weak narrators.)
Note:
(In the chain of narration, both Mu'alla bin Rashid and Umm 'Asim are "layyin al-hadith," meaning weak narrators.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1804
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
Both narrations in the mentioned chapter are weak in their chains of transmission; however, the act of cleaning a cup or plate, etc., with one’s fingers is mentioned in a narration of Sahih Muslim.
It is narrated from Anas bin Malik radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam commanded us to clean the plate with our fingers. (Sahih Muslim, Al-Ashriba, Chapter: The Recommendation of Licking the Fingers..., Hadith: 2034)
Furthermore, in this same narration of Sahih Muslim, the reason for cleaning the plate with the fingers is the same as that which was mentioned in the previous chapter regarding licking the fingers.
Especially in today’s environment, some people take more food in their plates and, after eating a little, waste the rest.
This is an extremely bad habit.
It shows disrespect for the food.
And to waste without necessity is included in extravagance (tabdhir), regarding which the Qur’an has called the one who commits it “the brother of Satan.” It is a requirement of Islamic manners that when eating, one should take only as much food as needed in the plate and not leave any behind.
And whatever cooked food remains, instead of throwing it away, it should be distributed among those in need, the poor, and neighbors.
Both narrations in the mentioned chapter are weak in their chains of transmission; however, the act of cleaning a cup or plate, etc., with one’s fingers is mentioned in a narration of Sahih Muslim.
It is narrated from Anas bin Malik radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam commanded us to clean the plate with our fingers. (Sahih Muslim, Al-Ashriba, Chapter: The Recommendation of Licking the Fingers..., Hadith: 2034)
Furthermore, in this same narration of Sahih Muslim, the reason for cleaning the plate with the fingers is the same as that which was mentioned in the previous chapter regarding licking the fingers.
Especially in today’s environment, some people take more food in their plates and, after eating a little, waste the rest.
This is an extremely bad habit.
It shows disrespect for the food.
And to waste without necessity is included in extravagance (tabdhir), regarding which the Qur’an has called the one who commits it “the brother of Satan.” It is a requirement of Islamic manners that when eating, one should take only as much food as needed in the plate and not leave any behind.
And whatever cooked food remains, instead of throwing it away, it should be distributed among those in need, the poor, and neighbors.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3272
