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106 – Chapter: What to say and do when one eats but is not satiated

747 – Wahshī ibn Ḥarb (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Messenger of Allah, we eat yet we do not feel full.” He asked, “Perhaps you eat separately?” They answered, “Yes.” He said, “Then gather together over your food and mention the name of Allah; He will place blessing in it for you.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd.

107 – Chapter: The command to eat from the side of the bowl and the prohibition of eating from its middle

Included here is his ﷺ statement—agreed upon and cited earlier—“Eat from what is in front of you.”

748 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Blessing descends upon the middle of the food; so eat from its edges (1) and do not eat from its middle.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who graded it “good and sound.”

749 – ʿAbd Allah ibn Busr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet ﷺ had a large bowl called al-Gharraʾ (2) which four men could carry. After they had prayed the ḍuḥā prayer, that bowl—now filled with tharīd, bread soaked in broth—was brought, and they gathered round it. When their number grew, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ knelt on his shins (3). A Bedouin asked, “What kind of sitting is this? (4)” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, “Allah has made me a servant—

(1) I.e., the outer rim or edges of the dish.
(2) The name of this unusually large bowl.
(3) He sat resting on the fronts of his feet with his knees bent.
(4) Meaning: “Why are you sitting in this position?”

(1) That is, from his side. (2) It was called gharra because of its whiteness—either the whiteness of its rump fat and suet, of its coat, or of its milk. (3) That is, he knelt, sitting on his knees with his buttocks resting on the tops of his feet. (4) In other words: “What is this posture in which you are sitting?”

١٠٦ - باب ما يقوله ويفعله من يأكل ولا يشبع ٧٤٧ - عن وَحْشِيِّ بن حرب رضي الله عنه ، أن أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ قالوا : يا رسول الله ، إِنَّا نَأْكُلُ وَلَا نَشْبَعُ ؟ قال : « فَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَفْتَرِقُونَ » قالوا : نَعَمْ . قال : « فَاجْتَمِعُوا عَلَى طَعَامِكُمْ ، وَأَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ ، يُبَارَكْ لَكُمْ فِيهِ » رواه أبو داود . ١٠٧ - باب الأمر بالأكل من جانب القصعة والنهي عن الأكل من وسطها فيه : قوله ﷺ : « وَكُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ » متفق عليه كما سبق . ٧٤٨ - وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما ، عن النبي ﷺ قال : « الْبَرَكَةُ تَنْزِلُ وَسَطَ الطَّعَامِ ؛ فَكُلُوا مِنْ حَافَتَيْهِ(١) وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِنْ وَسَطِهِ » رواه أبو داود ، والترمذي ، وقال : حديث حسن صحيح . ٧٤٩ - وعن عبد الله بن بُسْرٍ رضي الله عنه قال : كان للنبي ﷺ قَصْعَةٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا : الْغَرَّاءُ(٢) يَحْمِلُهَا أَرْبَعَةُ رِجَالٍ ؛ فَلَمَّا أَضْحَوْا وَسَجَدُوا الضُّحَى أُتِيَ بِتِلْكَ الْقَصْعَةِ ؛ يَعْنِي وَقَدْ ثُرِدَ فِيهَا ، فَالْتَفُّوا عليها ، فَلَمَّا كَثُرُوا جَثَا(٣) رسولُ الله ﷺ . فقال أعرابي : ما هذه الْجِلْسَةُ(٤) ؟ فقال رسول الله ﷺ : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَعَلَنِي عَبْداً

(١) أي : من ناحيته . (٢) سميت غراء لبياضها بالألية والشحم ، أو لبياض برها ، أو لبياضها باللبن . (٣) أي : قعد على ركبتيه جالساً على ظهور قدميه . (٤) أي : ما هذه الهيئة التي جلست عليها ؟