Chapter on Eating and Drinking From Gold and Silver Utensils and Other Etiquettes of Eating
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 37
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 37
Chapter on Eating and Drinking From Gold and Silver Utensils and Other Etiquettes of Eating
وَ رَوَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ اَلْكَرْخِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "فِي اَلْمَائِدَةِ اِثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ خَصْلَةً يَجِبُ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَعْرِفَهَا أَرْبَعٌ مِنْهَا فَرْضٌ وَ أَرْبَعٌ سُنَّةٌ وَ أَرْبَعٌ تَأْدِيبٌ فَأَمَّا اَلْفَرْضُ فَالْمَعْرِفَةُ وَ اَلرِّضَا وَ اَلتَّسْمِيَةُ وَ اَلشُّكْرُ وَ أَمَّا اَلسُّنَّةُ فَالْوُضُوءُ قَبْلَ اَلطَّعَامِ وَ اَلْجُلُوسُ عَلَى اَلْجَانِبِ اَلْأَيْسَرِ وَ اَلْأَكْلُ بِثَلاَثِ أَصَابِعَ وَ لَعْقُ اَلْأَصَابِعِ وَ أَمَّا اَلتَّأْدِيبُ فَالْأَكْلُ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ وَ تَصْغِيرُ اَللُّقْمَةِ وَ تَجْوِيدُ اَلْمَضْغِ وَ قِلَّةُ اَلنَّظَرِ فِي وُجُوهِ اَلنَّاسِ".
Ibrahim al-Karkhi narrated from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, from his fathers (peace be upon them), who said: Imam Hasan ibn Ali عليه السلام said: "There are twelve qualities related to the dining table that every Muslim must know, four of them are obligatory, four are recommended practices (Sunnah), and four are etiquettes: As for the obligatory ones, they are: recognition (of Allah سبحانه وتعالى), contentment, mentioning the name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (Bismillah), and gratitude. As for the recommended practices, they are: performing ablution before eating, sitting on the left side, eating with three fingers, and licking the fingers. As for the etiquettes, they are: eating from what is directly in front of you, taking small bites, chewing well, and avoiding looking at people's faces."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh