سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأطعمةChapters on Food
بَابُ : عَرْضِ الطَّعَامِChapter: When food is served
Hadith 3298
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ , قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ يَزِيدَ ، قَالَتْ : أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِطَعَامٍ , فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْنَا ، فَقُلْنَا : لَا نَشْتَهِيهِ ، فَقَالَ : " لَا تَجْمَعْنَ جُوعًا وَكَذِبًا " .
´It was narrated that Asma’ bint Yazid said:` “Some food was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and it was offered to us. We said: ‘We do not have any appetite for it.’ He said: ‘Do not combine hunger and lies.’”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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Offering food to those present while eating is a good habit.
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When food is offered, one should not hesitate to accept it if hungry.
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If not hungry, there is no harm in not accepting such an offer. One should express gratitude; however, it is better to take a bite or two.
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Lying is not good even in situations of formality. One should adopt some other appropriate manner for excusing oneself.
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Offering food to those present while eating is a good habit.
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When food is offered, one should not hesitate to accept it if hungry.
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If not hungry, there is no harm in not accepting such an offer. One should express gratitude; however, it is better to take a bite or two.
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Lying is not good even in situations of formality. One should adopt some other appropriate manner for excusing oneself.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3298
