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piece, which he cuts with his teeth should not be dipped into the dish. One
should not speak of dirty things when eating.
Chapter Three
The Manner of Presenting Food to Guests
There is great merit in presenting food to guests. Ghaffar ibn Muhammad (may
Allah be pleased with them) said: “When you sit at the tray with guests, prolong
the sitting, it is an hour, which will not be counted from your age.” And al-Hasan
(may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Whatever a man spends on himself and his
parents and other than them, will be charged for it, except what he spends on his
guests in food, as Allah declines to ask him about it.”
From what was narrated regarding presenting food, the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said: “The angels seek praise continuously for any of you as
long as his tray of food remains before him until it is lifted away.”
should not speak of dirty things when eating.
Chapter Three
The Manner of Presenting Food to Guests
There is great merit in presenting food to guests. Ghaffar ibn Muhammad (may
Allah be pleased with them) said: “When you sit at the tray with guests, prolong
the sitting, it is an hour, which will not be counted from your age.” And al-Hasan
(may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Whatever a man spends on himself and his
parents and other than them, will be charged for it, except what he spends on his
guests in food, as Allah declines to ask him about it.”
From what was narrated regarding presenting food, the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said: “The angels seek praise continuously for any of you as
long as his tray of food remains before him until it is lifted away.”