Gardens of the Righteous — Page 152
152. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 748. Abdullah ibn Busr relates: The Holy Prophet had a cauldron called gharra, which took it four men to carry. When his companions had finished their forenoon voluntary Prayer, gharra would be brought full of broth and they would sit down round it. When their number was large the Holy Prophet would sit down on his haunches. A rustic once said: What kind of sitting is that? On which the Holy Prophet said: Allah has made me a courteous servant and has not made me a fierce tyrant. Then he said: Eat from the sides of the cauldron and leave the higher part of it. That will be blessed (Abu Daud). 108. . On Dislike of Eating while Leaning against a Pillow 749. Wahl ibn Abdullah relates that the Holy Prophet said: I do not eat while reclining against a pillow (Bokhari). 750. Anas relates that he saw the Holy Prophet lying on his back, with his knees raised eating a date (Muslim). 109. . On Eating with Hands 751. Ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet said: When one of you has finished eating he should not wipe his fingers without first licking his fingers or having them licked (Bokhari and Muslim). 752. Ka'ab ibn Malik relates that he saw the Holy Prophet eat with three fingers and having finished, lick them (Muslim). 753-755. These three ahadith are comprised in No. 165. 756. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet when he finished eating would lick his three fingers and say: If a mouthful of food should fall from the hand of any of you, he should pick it up, remove any uncleanness from it and eat it and not leave it for Satan. He also told us to wipe out the vessel, saying: You do not know which part of your food is blessed (Muslim). 757. Sa'id ibn Harith relates that he asked Jabir whether it was obligatory to wash for Prayer after eating cooked food. He said: No. In the time of the Holy Prophet we seldom had such food. Nor did we have napkins. . When we ate such food we wiped our fingers against our palms, forearms or feet. It was not necessary to repeat our ablutions for Prayer on that account. (Bokhari).