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·         I will recite ‘اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ’ after drinking the water. C I will    not throw away even a single drop of water remaining in the glass.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

12. Intentions of eating

·         I will perform Wuū before and after eating my food   (i.e., washing both hands to the wrists).

·         I will gain strength to be able to worship and to struggle for earning livelihood through fair means.[1]

·         With the intention of acting upon Sunnaĥ, I will sit at a dining-mat laid on the ground according to the Sunnaĥ and recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ’, and other Du’ās. I will then take little morsels [of my meal] using three fingers and chew the food properly.

·         Whilst eating I will recite ‘يَـا وَاجِدُ’ and ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ’ before andاَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ’ after every morsel.

·         I will pick up any fallen grains, etc., from the dining-mat and eat them.

 



[1] It is better to eat less than one’s appetite/hunger; one can also gain strength to worship by eating only as much as his appetite demands. However, over-eating makes one lazy in worship, inclines him to commit sins, and causes stomach problems.

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