Mufti Menk – Don’t waste food

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While we're waiting for the coffee here at

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this place called Dos in Makkat Al Mukarama

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in a place called, Lawwali.

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Let me remind you that we, as Muslims,

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are not supposed to waste food. Something very

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important. Many times people take things, especially when

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it comes to a buffet. And we take

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much more than we would eat simply because

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we're hungry, number 1. Number 2 is because

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it's a buffet and we feel it's okay.

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I'll eat whatever I can, leave whatever I

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cannot. That is haram. Haram in the sense

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that to waste. Allah Almighty tells us those

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who waste are brethren of shaitan.

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And this is why it's important even if

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you're in a buffet or the food is

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free, take a little, eat if you really

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want, go back and get again. But don't

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waste. If someone's offering you something free, it

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doesn't mean you're gonna take it because it's

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free. You can re you can refuse it

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if you're not gonna make use of it

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so that someone else can benefit.

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If you're eating and you're wasting,

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trust me, you probably would be earning a

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sin rather than earning a reward.

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These are good words.

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These are good words. You and I are

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guilty at times of taking in our plates

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more than we can actually eat. So therefore,

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when you're hungry at times, we end up

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taking more. The same applies to shopping. If

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you go shopping for groceries when you're hungry,

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trust me I'm guilty of it as well

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we end up taking more things because we're

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hungry

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go grocery shopping after you've had a beautiful

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meal you'll only take what's necessary Allah bless

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you guys