Prophet Muhammad SAW is a role model for
Muslims and all of his behavior is a way of life for all humans. Not only noble
morals and guidance in worship (read how to improve commendable morals), the
Apostle also gave an example to his people how to do things properly and
correctly as well as when eating.
The following are some suggestions and ways
to eat the Messenger of Allah
1. Eat in moderation and not too much
The Prophet always advised his people to
eat in moderation and avoid wasteful behavior. Not only that, the Apostle also
mentioned that the stomach or stomach is divided into three parts, a third for
air, a third for food and a third for drinks.
As for the fact that satiety can harden the
hives. burdens the body, reduces intelligence, causes drowsiness and sleeps
more and weakens a person to worship
2. Perform ablution before and after eating
Not only before performing the obligatory
prayers and sunnah prayers, the Prophet also performed ablution before eating
to avoid the devil’s disturbance and eliminate poverty or poverty.
3. Eat with your right hand
A Muslim should follow the Sunnah of the
Prophet to always eat with the right hand and according to scientists this is
beneficial for health, especially to train the sensory nerves in the hands.
4. Reading Basmalah
Starting everything with basmalah is highly
recommended for Muslims because by reading basmalah one can avoid the devil’s
interference that can weaken one’s faith and worship. As for if you forget to
read Basmalah before eating, then read the sentence “Bismilhi Awwa-lahu wa
Akhirahu”.
5. Sit down while eating and don’t lean
back or stand
A Muslim should not eat or drink while
standing or leaning back and eat or drink while sitting is preferable and the
food he eats should be placed on the ground to maintain humility.
6. Do not criticize food
Like any food that is obtained and obtained
if we do not like it, we should not criticize food.
7. It is recommended to eat together
Rasulullah rarely eats alone, he SAW always
invites other people to eat with him therefore a Muslim should invite other
people to eat for example his family. Good food in Islam is food that many
people eat.
8. Be patient to take food when eating
together
If eating together with other people or
with many people, the Prophet advised to be patient until the parents or
leaders took the food first and the person serving the food would eat after
everyone else had eaten.
9. Don’t blow food
Sometimes we like to blow on food while it
is still hot, this should actually be avoided because the Prophet forbade us to
blow on food while it is still hot. It has also been proven by today’s hopeful
health experts that blowing food is not good for health.
10. Eat from the edge of the plate
If you eat food then eat from the side or
the edge of the plate to the middle.
11. Chew slowly and reduce bites
The Messenger of Allah always ate food by
reducing his bite and chewing it many times. In addition, the Apostle did not
feed food before the previous bite had been swallowed.
12. Do not use cutlery made of gold and
silver
Eating with gold and silver utensils is the
custom of the disbelievers, therefore the Apostle forbade his followers not to
use utensils made of these metals.
13. Drink from a glass and don’t drink in
one gulp
In addition to eating slowly, the Apostle
also recommends drinking properly, namely not drinking water in a glass in one
gulp and also not drinking it directly from the teapot.
14. Finish the food taken
The Prophet advised us to eat in moderation
and always finish the food taken to avoid wasteful and wasteful behavior and to
get the blessings of whole food.
15. Read hamdalah after eating
The food we get and eat every day is a gift
and sustenance from Allah SWT, therefore after eating the Apostle always gives
thanks by reading hamdalah.
16. Don’t give food you don’t like to other
people
The Prophet liked to share food with others
but he never gave a food that he did not like.
That is the way of eating the Prophet which
should be imitated by Muslims because what is exemplified by the Apostle must
have a positive side and great benefits for humans. In addition we should avoid
unclean food and drink.
