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one knee was over the other knee and one foot over the other, and said: “I am
only a servant; I eat and sit as he does.” Reclining while drinking is not good for
the stomach and it is disliked to eat while laying on one‟s side or reclining.
The fifth: The intention of eating should be to take provision for the purpose of
fulfilling the religious duties, not just for enjoying the food for its own sake.
Ibrahim ibn Sheban said: “For eighty years I have not eaten anything for the sake
of my desire.”
The sixth: One should be content with whatever is available. One should not
indulge in luxury food and one should not be excessive, one should not disdain
from eating bread alone, and not seek to enrich the bread with some extra food
or condiment. We have been commanded to respect the bread. Anything, which
keeps you alive and enables you to fulfill your religious duties is much blessed
and we should not belittle it. If you have bread in your hand to eat and the call to
prayer is given do not attend the prayer until you eat the bread if there is time.
only a servant; I eat and sit as he does.” Reclining while drinking is not good for
the stomach and it is disliked to eat while laying on one‟s side or reclining.
The fifth: The intention of eating should be to take provision for the purpose of
fulfilling the religious duties, not just for enjoying the food for its own sake.
Ibrahim ibn Sheban said: “For eighty years I have not eaten anything for the sake
of my desire.”
The sixth: One should be content with whatever is available. One should not
indulge in luxury food and one should not be excessive, one should not disdain
from eating bread alone, and not seek to enrich the bread with some extra food
or condiment. We have been commanded to respect the bread. Anything, which
keeps you alive and enables you to fulfill your religious duties is much blessed
and we should not belittle it. If you have bread in your hand to eat and the call to
prayer is given do not attend the prayer until you eat the bread if there is time.