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English_Biography_Shefa_of_Prophet_Muhammad, page : 100
The Prophet’s Manner of Leaning
Prophet would lean against a pillow placed on his left side, however, he never leaned against anything whilst eating.
During his last illness, Fadl entered his room and found him wearing a yellow band around his forehead. After they had exchanged greetings he asked Fadl to tighten the band around his noble head, which he did. Then, he sat up and stood up supporting himself on Fadl's shoulder and entered the Mosque.
When the Messenger of Allah was ill he would rest his head against one of his wives or companions. When he passed away, his head was leaning upon Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her.
The Prophet’s Eating and Drinking
He ate with his right hand and would lick his fingers clean thereby using less water because water was scarce. Sometimes he used three fingers, at others five.
He never ate food from a table because it was not of their culture, nor a small plate, nor did he eat pita type bread. He ate from a leather cloth and did not cut his meat with a knife, rather, he would bite off a piece and chew it.
The Messenger of Allah drank from a large wooden cup with a metal lining. He also drank from a water-skin with a cleaned spout.
When the Prophet drank from the water of Zamzam, he stood. However, on most occasions he sat. He advocated drinking in smallish sips rather than gulping down all at once. (This blessed advice not to drink in one gulp is now proven to be detrimental to the liver and stomach).
The Prophet’s Bread and Food
The Prophet’s bread was made from stone ground whole barley flour, which has a coarse texture and also whole wheat flour. A sieve was never used to refine the flour therefore large particles of grain often remained which were extracted. As for the quantity of bread, there was never sufficient bread in his household with which to fill his stomach.
Prophet would lean against a pillow placed on his left side, however, he never leaned against anything whilst eating.
During his last illness, Fadl entered his room and found him wearing a yellow band around his forehead. After they had exchanged greetings he asked Fadl to tighten the band around his noble head, which he did. Then, he sat up and stood up supporting himself on Fadl's shoulder and entered the Mosque.
When the Messenger of Allah was ill he would rest his head against one of his wives or companions. When he passed away, his head was leaning upon Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her.
The Prophet’s Eating and Drinking
He ate with his right hand and would lick his fingers clean thereby using less water because water was scarce. Sometimes he used three fingers, at others five.
He never ate food from a table because it was not of their culture, nor a small plate, nor did he eat pita type bread. He ate from a leather cloth and did not cut his meat with a knife, rather, he would bite off a piece and chew it.
The Messenger of Allah drank from a large wooden cup with a metal lining. He also drank from a water-skin with a cleaned spout.
When the Prophet drank from the water of Zamzam, he stood. However, on most occasions he sat. He advocated drinking in smallish sips rather than gulping down all at once. (This blessed advice not to drink in one gulp is now proven to be detrimental to the liver and stomach).
The Prophet’s Bread and Food
The Prophet’s bread was made from stone ground whole barley flour, which has a coarse texture and also whole wheat flour. A sieve was never used to refine the flour therefore large particles of grain often remained which were extracted. As for the quantity of bread, there was never sufficient bread in his household with which to fill his stomach.