the angels." Both were narrated by Abū Dāwūd (49).
Section: There is no harm in combining two types of food, for ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaʿfar said: "I saw the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) eating cucumber with fresh dates." It is disliked to disparage food, according to the statement of Abū Hurayrah: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) never disparaged food at all; if he desired something, he would eat it, and if he did not desire it, he would leave it." This is agreed upon (50). If someone is present and comes upon a group of people eating, and they invite him, it is not disliked for him to eat, because of the hadith of Jābir that we previously mentioned, when they invited the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and he ate with them. It is not permissible, however, to time one's arrival for their mealtime and descend upon them in order to eat with them, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: "O you who believe! Do not enter the houses of the Prophet, except when you are permitted for a meal, without waiting for its completion" (51), meaning: without waiting for it to reach its state of readiness. On the authority of Anas, he said: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) never ate from a tray (khiwān), nor from a small bowl (sukkurrajah)" (52). He said: "Upon what did you eat?" He replied: "Upon the dining mats (sufar)." Ibn ʿAbbās said: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) used to neither blow into food or drink, nor breathe into the vessel." In the agreed-upon tradition from the hadith of Abū Qatādah (53): "Let none of you breathe into the vessel (54)." On the authority of Ibn ʿUmar, he said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "When the dining table is set, let not a man rise until the table is removed, and let him not lift his hand—even if he is full—until the people have finished. Let him offer an excuse, for a man may make his companion feel shy, so he withdraws his hand, while he may still have a need for the food." All of these were narrated by Ibn Mājah (55).
Section: Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā said: "I said to Abū ʿAbd Allāh: 'Is it permissible to eat from a vessel, then wash one's hand in it?' He said: 'There is no harm.' It was said to Abū ʿAbd Allāh: 'What do you say regarding washing the hand with bran?' He said: 'No...'
(49) In: The Chapter on what has been said regarding supplication for the host of the food when one eats at his place, from the Book of Food. Sunan Abū Dāwūd 2/330. (50) The first was recorded by al-Bukhārī, in: The Chapter of fresh dates with cucumber, and the Chapter of: Cucumber, and the Chapter of combining two colors or two foods at once, from the Book of Food. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7/102, 104. And Muslim, in: The Chapter of eating cucumber with fresh dates, from the Book of Drinks. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 3/1616. It was also recorded by Abū Dāwūd, in: The Chapter of combining two colors in eating, from the Book of Food. Sunan Abū Dāwūd 2/326. And al-Tirmidhī, in: The Chapter of what has been said regarding eating cucumber with fresh dates, from the Chapters of Food. ʿĀriḍat al-Aḥwadhī 8/35. And Ibn Mājah, in: The Chapter of combining cucumber and fresh dates, from the Book of Food. Sunan Ibn Mājah 2/1104. And al-Dārimī, in: The Chapter of him who did not see any harm in combining two things, from the Book of Food. Sunan al-Dārimī 2/103. And Imām Aḥmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/203, 204. The second was recorded by al-Bukhārī, in: The Chapter of what the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) disparaged in food, from the Book of Food. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7/96. And Muslim, in: The Chapter of not disparaging food, from the Book of Drinks. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 3/1632, 1633. It was also recorded by Abū Dāwūd, in: The Chapter of the dislike of condemning food, from the Book of Food. Sunan Abū Dāwūd 2/311. And al-Tirmidhī, in: The Chapter of what has been said regarding the avoidance of disparaging a blessing, from the Chapters of Piety (Birr). ʿĀriḍat al-Aḥwadhī 8/185. (51) Surah al-Aḥzāb, verse 53. (52) Sukkurrajah: The bowl in which food is placed.
