Riyad al-Salihin - Al-Nawawi - (1/319)

noble, and He has not made me an overbearing, obstinate tyrant (1). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, “Eat from its outer edges and leave its top; blessing will descend upon it.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd with a good isnād. The word “its top” (dhirwatuhā) refers to the highest part of the food; the dhāl may be read with either a kasrah or a ḍamma.

108 – Chapter: The dislike of eating while reclining

750 – Abū Juḥayfah Wahb ibn ʿAbd Allāh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared, “I do not eat while reclining.” Al-Bukhārī narrated it.

Al-Khattābī said: Here “reclining” refers to someone who sits leaning on a cushion placed beneath him (2). He meant that the Prophet ﷺ would not sit on mats and pillows the way a person intending to gorge himself does; rather, he sat alert, not sprawling, and ate only what would suffice him (3). This is al-Khattābī’s wording, while others have indicated that “reclining” means lying on one’s side. Allah knows best.

751 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sitting in the iqʿāʾ posture, eating dates.” Narrated by Muslim.

“Al-muqʿī” is one who places his buttocks on the ground while raising his shins.

(1) Jabbar ʿanīd: an overbearing, stubborn tyrant.
(2) A cushion, mat, or the like.
(3) Bulghah: a modest portion that merely satisfies basic hunger.

(1) al-anid (the obstinate): one who deviates from the right course, acts wrongfully, and knowingly rejects the truth. (2) Pronounced with a kasra under the initial w, a single h, and a lengthened final a; it denotes a smooth, well-prepared resting place. (3) That is, he is content with it and finds it sufficient.

كَرِيماً ، وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّاراً(١) عَنِيداً » ، ثم قال رسول الله ﷺ : « كُلُوا مِنْ حَوَالَيْهَا ، وَدَعُوا ذِرْوَتَهَا يُبَارَكُ فِيهَا » . رواه أبو داود بإسناد جيد . « ذِرْوَتَهَا » أَعْلَاهَا : بكسر الذال وضمها . ١٠٨ - باب كراهية الأكل متكئاً ٧٥٠ - عن أبي جُحَيْفَةَ وَهْبِ بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « لَا آكُلُ مُتَّكِئاً » رواه البخاري . قال الْخَطَّابِيُّ : الْمُتَّكِئُ هَهُنَا : هو الجالسُ مُعْتَمِداً على وَطَاءٍ تحته(٢) ، قال : وأراد أنه لَا يَقْعُدُ على الْوِطَاءِ وَالْوَسَائِدِ كَفِعْلِ مَنْ يُريدُ الْإِكْثَارَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ، بل يَقْعُدُ مُسْتَوْفِزاً لَا مُسْتَوْطِئاً ، وَيَأْكُلُ بُلْغَةً(٣) . هذا كلام الْخَطَّابِيِّ ، وَأَشَارَ غيرُهُ إلى أنَّ الْمُتَّكِئَ هو الْمَائِلُ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ ، والله أعلم . ٧٥١ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال : رَأَيْتُ رسول الله ﷺ جالساً مُقْعِيَاً يَأْكُلُ تَمْراً . رواه مسلم . « الْمُقْعِي » : هو الذي يُلْصِقُ أَلْيَتَيْهِ بالأرض ، وَيَنْصِبُ ساقيه .

(١) العنيد : الجائر عن القصد الباغي الذي يرد الحق مع العلم به . (٢) بكسر الواو وتخفيف المهملة والألف الممدودة : المهاد الوطيء . (٣) أي : يكتفي ويجتزىء به .