سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأطعمةChapters on Food
بَابُ : اللُّقْمَةِ إِذَا سَقَطَتْChapter: When a morsel falls
Hadith 3278
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَتَغَدَّى , إِذْ سَقَطَتْ مِنْهُ لُقْمَةٌ , فَتَنَاوَلَهَا فَأَمَاطَ مَا كَانَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَذًى فَأَكَلَهَا ، فَتَغَامَزَ بِهِ الدَّهَاقِينُ ، فَقِيلَ : أَصْلَحَ اللَّهُ الْأَمِيرَ ، إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الدَّهَاقِينَ يَتَغَامَزُونَ مِنْ أَخْذِكَ اللُّقْمَةَ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ هَذَا الطَّعَامُ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ لِأَدَعَ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِهَذِهِ الْأَعَاجِمِ ، " إِنَّا كُنَّا نَأْمُرُ أَحَدُنَا , إِذَا سَقَطَتْ لُقْمَتُهُ , أَنْ يَأْخُذَهَا فَيُمِيطَ مَا كَانَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَذًى وَيَأْكُلَهَا ، وَلَا يَدَعَهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ " .
´It was narrated from Hasan about Ma’qil bin Yasar:` “While (he) was eating lunch, a morsel of food fell on the floor. He picked it up, removed whatever dirt had gotten onto it, and ate it. The villagers and farmers winked at one another (finding it odd) and it was said: ‘May Allah help the chief! These villagers and farmers are winking at one another because you picked up a morsel (from the ground) when you have this food in front of you.’ He said: ‘I am not going to give up something I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for these non- Arabs. We were told, if one of us dropped a morsel of food, to pick it up, remove whatever dirt was on it, and eat it, and not to leave it for Satan.’”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission, as our esteemed researcher has indicated, and he has further stated that the following narration serves as a supporting evidence for it. Therefore, despite the mentioned narration being weak, it is considered authoritative and actionable due to other supporting evidences.
Moreover, in Sahih Muslim, the wording of the hadith of Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) is as follows:
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“When any one of you drops a morsel, he should remove any dust that has stuck to it and then eat it, and not leave it for Satan...” (Sahih Muslim, Book of Drinks, Chapter: The Recommendation to Lick the Fingers and the Bowl and to Eat the Fallen Morsel after Removing Whatever Harm Befell It..., Hadith: 2033)
In the hadith of Anas (radi Allahu anhu) as well, the statement of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is narrated in these same words. (Muslim, reference as above)
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If a morsel that has fallen from the hand is not picked up, Satan eats it or Satan gets something to eat from it.
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The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission, as our esteemed researcher has indicated, and he has further stated that the following narration serves as a supporting evidence for it. Therefore, despite the mentioned narration being weak, it is considered authoritative and actionable due to other supporting evidences.
Moreover, in Sahih Muslim, the wording of the hadith of Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) is as follows:
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“When any one of you drops a morsel, he should remove any dust that has stuck to it and then eat it, and not leave it for Satan...” (Sahih Muslim, Book of Drinks, Chapter: The Recommendation to Lick the Fingers and the Bowl and to Eat the Fallen Morsel after Removing Whatever Harm Befell It..., Hadith: 2033)
In the hadith of Anas (radi Allahu anhu) as well, the statement of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is narrated in these same words. (Muslim, reference as above)
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If a morsel that has fallen from the hand is not picked up, Satan eats it or Satan gets something to eat from it.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3278
