Muiz Bukhary – Healthy Eating Habits

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			our Creator, our sustainer, our nareesha our protector. The choices of his blessings and salutations
be upon our beloved prophet muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam his family members, his companions
and all those who preyed upon his path with utmost sincerity until the day of theism. I bear witness
that there is no deity worthy of worship other than Allah. And then Mohammed Salah, wasabi wasa
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			First and foremost, I advise myself and then all of you all present here to adopt a life of taqwa.
And that is to fear Allah subhanho wa Taala and to be conscious of him as a Virgil, during every
single second of our lives, if we wish to attain success in this world, as well as the hereafter.
May Allah subhanho wa Taala make us all from the people of taqwa. I mean,
		

			my dear respected elders and brothers in Islam, given the fact that we are just after a season of
happiness, festivity and merrymaking and also due to the fact that as of now, our refrigerators and
freezers are most probably overflowing with meat and food. Due to the meat of old here, I thought it
appropriate you'd like to utilize this sermon to discuss a few healthy eating habits. And a shout
out Allah that habits and guidelines that I hope to share will be primarily based through the
teachings of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam, the scholars of the past
		

			and last but not least, even other modern day reputable sources.
		

			I pray that Allah subhanho wa Taala makes this discussion a beneficial one, I wish to put forth a
disclaimer before delving into the content, whatever is correct is from Allah subhanho wa Taala. And
if there are any mistakes in what I may put forth, it is from me and the curse devil, I seek refuge
in a lots of kind of more data from SharePoint.
		

			So what I've done is I've divided the etiquettes and guidelines into three main categories. We have
etiquettes and guidelines before eating, we have etiquettes and guidelines whilst eating. And we
have a few general etiquettes and guidelines that are overall ones and some that are specific to
after eating. But if you don't mind, can you switch the fan of these to me?
		

			It's disturbing. All right.
		

			So we start off with the etiquettes before eating
		

			etiquette number one is to wash your hands. Now we have a few ahaadeeth In this regard, where the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is reported to have said that you're supposed to wash our hands
before eating and the ahaadeeth are recorded in the books of mama Buddha with Rahim Allah and Mama
to marry him a whole lot. But most of the scholars of Hadith have classifying these a hadith as
being weak. But even though they are weak, the scholars of the past have recommended this practice
due to it being a good practice where we protect ourselves from perhaps bacteria that may be present
on our hands. So this is the ticket number one where we wash our hands thoroughly before eating, but
		

			on the other hand if you feel that your hands are clean, but this is never the case, because there's
always some form of bacteria that may be present on our hands. So it is best to wash your hands but
if you strongly feel that your hands are clean, then you may go ahead and partake or consume of the
foot. So etiquette number one is to wash your hands thoroughly before eating. etiquette number two
		

			to inquire about the food before consuming of it and this is an established sooner of our beloved
prophet muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Allah. There is an authentic hadith that has been
recorded in the book of Imam Bukhari and Mr. Muslim Rahim Allah, that once the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam and Holly they've been as varied over the long line, who is a very famous Companion
of the Prophet sallallahu Sallam who most of us are aware of the two of them, they went to maimunah,
or the long line has house and she was the maternal aunt of horrible unbeliever, the other one, as
well as the maternal aunt of human adverse or the Allahumma. She in the sense, they go to her house,
		

			and she places or puts forth some food, she presents some food to survive for a long while here it
was lm and holiday, or the other one. And the food consisted of a type of a meat. And this meat was
the meat of a lizard, if you will, a lizard that used to be consumed the outskirts of the lands of
Arabia, and this is the same lizard that he or we do in our country, not within Colombo, but towards
the villages that are outside of Colombo, people consume this, this this animal.
		

			So anyway, the meat was a roasted type of meat that was presented to Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi
wasallam. At the very outset, as it was presented to him for a long while he was lm he must have
presumed that it is normal meat because it looks like you know perhaps meat from the usual animals
livestock if you will, cows, bulls or goats. So he said a long while ago when he was set up,
outstretched his hand to partake of the food. But then suddenly he overhears whispering from behind
where the ladies were talking to one another, inform the professor along while he was sent him that
it is meat of the lizard. Now Sona, he said, Allahu Allah very seldom heard about that he
		

			immediately withdrew his hand. And he asks the hosts as to what type of meat is this, and then he
was told that this is the meat of a type of a lizard. No sooner he was informed, he refused to
partake of the food in a very polite way, in a very polite way. He did not show disgust. He didn't
do anything of that sort, but he politely declined to partake of the meal. Now Harley, the winner of
the alarm wine, who very interestingly, who was next to the professor Lionel SLM, now this dish was
a delicacy that he fancied he loved this dish. Now he was perturbed, he was disturbed, and he asked
Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Rahman who is it prohibited? jasola is it haram to which the
		

			profits are alone while in various under no clarifies stating now it is not Haram, but the people,
in other words, where I come from my people and I, we do not consume of this meat. We are not
accustomed to eating this particular dish, but it is not Hara the minute Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam made this very clear holiday when alboreto de la Juan he pulls the dish to himself
and he polishes the dish dish Mashallah he polishes it he consumes the entire dish very happy
because at the end of the day, it was his favorite dish. Now, there are a number of lessons that
obviously can be can be deduced from this particular narration. The point that I want to highlight
		

			is that also Why is that a long while you very seldom generally would inquire about the dish or the
meal before partaking of the foot. So we do if we are not sure of the meat off a type of addition,
it is best that we inquire about it in a polite way without hurting the feelings of the host.
		

			And like I said earlier, the incident that I mentioned has been recorded in the book of Imam Bukhari
and Muslim Rahim Allah. Moving on to etiquette number three, it is to hasten to eat when food is
presented by the host. You see, it is part of honoring one's guests. It is part of honoring one's
guests to hasten and offer something when a guest comes to your house. It is part of honoring that
guest to hasten and offer something. Likewise It is part of honoring the the host by hastening to
partake of the food that has been presented. Because if you were to hesitate, the host might think
that perhaps you're not satisfied with what with that which has been presented and etc. We wouldn't
		

			want to hurt the feelings of the host and this was never ever the practice of Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam etiquette number four. It is to mention the name of Allah subhanho wa Taala before
eating or drinking. Now this practice is obligatory as per the teachings of Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam, because in general tourism wise for a long while usnm has taught us that before
beginning anything, we are supposed to begin In the name of Allah subhanho wa Taala we're supposed
to begin with the name of Allah subhanho wa Taala even if you were to take
		

			the ayah Bismillahi r Rahmani Raheem Fatiha commences with it. I am number one is Bismillahi r
Rahmani Raheem looseleaf one word to translate the ayah Bismillah at the beginning is a preposition
is the means name Allah In the name of Allah Bismillahi r Rahmani r Rahim In the Name of Allah the
Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
		

			In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, and one might wonder, we are starting
off a sentence with a preposition by saying In the name of Allah. So at this juncture, this begs a
question as to what In the name of Allah in the name of Allah what what are you doing in the name of
Allah? We could say if someone were to say in the name of something, What in the name of something
obviously, the question would arise. So linguists and scholars who are proficient in grammar
highlight, and even move us through and highlight that this may laugh this particular term hidden
with it within it is a word hidden within the
		

			the eye a Bismillah. At least this part of the eye, a Bismillah is a word a hidden word, a word is
something that denotes an action, I think I'm taking you all back to the days of grammar where
perhaps some of you might have studied radiant way, I'm not sure whether the uncle's in the house
may have studied radiant way, but I think I did study radiant way and the others might have studied
books before that, but Long Island, anyway, a word a word is something that denotes an action so
there is a hidden word within Bismillah. And this hidden word can be thought of as a video in the
Arabic language, but yeah, but that means to come in, so begin something so that means I am
		

			beginning or I am commencing In the name of Allah. So it's actually a video Bismillah I am
commencing With the name of Allah. So scholars have to also highlight that if you wish, you can
specify you can have a general word as a widow, as coming, I am commencing or you can even specify
certain words, you're not supposed to verbalize them, you can intend them like say for example, you
are about to read accuro Bismillah I am going to read in the name of Allah. So this Bismillah I am
going to drive In the name of Allah, mg Bismillah I am going to walk with the name of Allah, you can
have separate words but then that will become cumbersome apart from the ones who are very proficient
		

			in the Arabic language so it is best to understand that there is a general word epidemic I come in
so because if you're going to read you're basically commencing reading if you're going to drive
you're about to commence driving if about to walk you're about to commence walking, so that was more
of a general work a bit I commenced in the name of Allah. So basically learn your rukmani Rahim is a
powerful verse, where you commence In the name of Allah subhanho wa Taala. And apart from that we
have a hadith and Professor nihilism that also teaches us that we are supposed to start with the
name of Allah before commencing anything. And in terms of eating, we have specific Heidi specific
		

			narrations were also licensed Elisa has taught us that we are supposed to start eating With the name
of Allah subhanho wa Taala. So what about if one forgets to mention the name of Allah subhanho wa
Taala. Then we have another narration where he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is reported to have
taught us to stay Bismillahi Avila who our hero which is translated as In the name of Allah in the
beginning and the end. So if you forget to say Bismillah at the beginning, then you may say this
milania well who are Farah who Bismillah In the name of Allah at the beginning and at the end as per
the teachings of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa alayhi wa sallam
		

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			etickets whilst eating. Number one is to eat with one's right hand, as we have hydrated has been
recorded in the book of Mr. Muslim rahula, where a supervisor alone while SLM is reported to have
said along the lines of these words, none of you should eat with his left hand or drink with his or
her left hand, for the devil for chef on consumes and drinks with his left hand, may Allah subhanho
wa Taala save us all. Now this is the general rule one is prohibited from consuming or eating with
one's left hand. Unless, of course, if one has a valid reason, like say, perhaps you have an injury
on your right hand, and maybe your right hand is in a cast or bandage or something like that, then
		

			for that prescribed period you may consume with your left hand, but in general, you're not supposed
to consume or drink with your left hand. And what about whilst you're eating, we see some people
once they're eating because their hand their right hand is messy, they tend to drink with their left
hand, or they hold the glass with a left hand and support it with their right hand. There is no
basis for this whatsoever from the teachings of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. But at the end
of the day, we are supposed to take a balanced understanding in this regard, say if your hand is
messy, maybe you're eating rice with a lot of gravy with some soup and things like that. And now if
		

			you want to hold the glass with your right hand, you're going to obviously make the glass messy as
well. Primarily you must try and eat where your fingers are not too messy so that you can handle the
glass with your right hand. But say if your hand your right hand is messy, then you must try and
support the glass with both of your hands and avoid making the glass messy but this practice of just
drinking with the left hand should be avoided as per the teachings of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi
wasallam because the devil is the one who consumes and drinks with his left hand
		

			etiquette and guideline number three is to try and consume a variety of foods because you have to
understand that not all the nutrients substances and vitamins that contribute towards good health
have been identified. Not all of them have been identified. So consuming a wide assortment and you
must not miss
		

			Understand this etiquette to be that you must consume a lot of food. I'm not talking about gluttony
here, I'm not talking about being greedy. I'm talking about your choice of food or the range of
food, you're supposed to have a wide assortment because this helps ensure that you get all the
disease fighting potential that different groups of food have to offer. So go into vegetables, go
into fruits go into different types of vegetables, and don't just restrict yourself to one
particular type of vegetable because you like it, or one particular type of legume like doll or
whatever it is that you like because then you're missing out on the other nutrients that may be
		

			prevalent and available across other food groups.
		

			The next guideline in regard to etiquettes whilst eating is to keep an eye on your portions and
servings, we have highlighted has been recorded in the book of Imam Bukhari and Muslim rahima, whom
Allah utilized a lot while evaluating them was once with a young companion. His name was Omar even
he said, I'm out of the alohar a very young companion. So once he was with him, they were about to
partake of some food, they were about to consume some food. He said, Allahu alayhi wa sallam advises
the young boy, a little boy like the boy is seated in the front Mashallah. he advises the young boy
saying young boy, say Bismillah look at the guidelines and he was the best of teachers at the end of
		

			the day Mohammed Salah Lama and he when he was said he was teaching the young boy but by extension,
he is teaching all of us one and also Hannah law. He teaches the young boy young boy say Bismillah
in the sense consume of the food by mentioning the name of Allah, eat with your right hand. And the
final tip or guideline that he teaches the young boy is eat from what is front of you what is in
front of you eat from what is in front of you. Don't let your hand wander or roam all over the
plate, eat with eat from what is right in front of you. So there are a number of lessons again, that
can be deduced from the from this particular narration, and the most important that one that I want
		

			to highlight is to be mindful of your service to be mindful of your potions. You see, we live in an
era where our portion sizes are being ballooned. You go to all these fast food restaurants. The
first thing that they ask you is do you want the large mean? Do you want to upsize your meal so in
general, you have all these large means that contribute towards a very unhealthy lifestyle. We have
another high school Professor Allison, which has been recording the book of him amateur movie and
Mr. mahama line authentic. It is a lesson of his report to upset that even Adam, the son of Adam
does not feel any vessel worse than his own stomach. The son of Adam does not feel any vessel worse
		

			than his own stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls to keep him going
to give him some energy to keep him going. And if he must fill his stomach if there is a need for
him to fill his stomach, then let him fill one third of it with solids, one third of it with liquid
and one third of it with amazing teachings of Mohammed Salah lohani when he was said, You're
supposed to divide your stomach into three portions, one third of it for solids, one third of it for
liquids and one third of it for air. You're never ever supposed to eat the full of your stomach. We
are so stuck up you keep stuffing your face. And now you feel like you can't even move you feel like
		

			you've got food until here was technically you cannot have food until here but you feel so full.
This was never ever from the teachings of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam in another Hadith that
has been recorded in the book of Imam Bukhari Muslim Rahim Allah. Allah has said a long while it was
said of his report to have said that the believer eats in one stomach.
		

			intriguing narration the believer eats in one stomach while the disbeliever eats in seven stomachs
Allahu Akbar. Now you have to understand the context of the Hadith a little bit during the time of
the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasallam. The Romans, the Persians, the ones who are not Muslims, they
used to have large banquets, large feasts and they would consume a lot of food, a lot of
extravagance, they would raise food and they would eat a lot. So totaliser Allahu alayhi wa sallam
was highlighting their ability whenever he eats like that. A believer eats in one stomach in the
sense of equivalent to one stomach, while the disbeliever eats the equivalent of seven stomachs.
		

			Like if an individual were to have seven stomachs. Just imagine how much he would eat to fill all
seven stomachs. But you know what? The irony of it is that today, it's the other way around.
		

			The disbelievers are very, very careful in terms of their diets, in terms of what goes into their
stomachs what goes into their bodies was the Muslim own, do not care one bit. We consume. Look at
the Muslim community at large, all obese, obese individuals, individuals who are living unhealthy
lifestyles, you look at all these fast food restaurants that are out there, who are the patrons of
these fast food restaurant and when you go there, you see Muslim families eating unhealthy food at
the end of the day, all contrary to the teachings of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said
there's no harm in going out and consuming in restaurants. But you have to be careful in terms of
		

			the food that you consume.
		

			In terms of the portions when you go to a restaurant you don't necessarily have to eat the entree
meal you don't have to go and eat the main dishes because like I said, the main dishes are all now
super sized. You may surprise yourself with a few starters if you will, with a few appetizers if you
will. At the end of the day, most of us we have to have a main dish then try to split it with your
friend try to split it with family members and don't consume the entire dish just because you think
oh, this is a happy meal. This is a large meal just for myself and I must somehow consume it No, you
can easily split the meal with two people and that would suffice inshallah Dinah.
		

			Moving on. Next guideline is to eat plenty of produce natural produce, dietitian state that we are
supposed to aim for two and a half cups of vegetable on a daily basis, two and a half cups of
vegetable and two cups of fruit. And this is based on a 2000 calorie diet. If you are sticking to a
2000 calorie diet, then you're supposed to consume two and a half cups of what vegetable and two
cups of fruit. You know, sadly in our country, now the trend is speaking Mashallah and you have a
number of these restaurants, bakeries and whatnot coming up with when you look at the menu, they
basically have the calories
		

			per order or per serving in the past we didn't have it, we would go order one large, whatever, you
know, go to wherever it is, and we don't, we don't bother about the calories. Now they are actually
mentioned in the calories The other day I went to a particular bakery, and I saw that one chicken
roll. One chicken roll has almost about 450 calories had Allah one chicken roll just imagine how
many do we gulped down you know one sitting with a cup of tea and we Polish about two or three
chicken rows ending up in consuming almost about 1500 calories. If you are on a diet you're supposed
to only have 2000 to 2500 calories per day. So
		

			what did we say earlier that the son of Adam it is sufficient It is enough for him to have a few
mouthfuls for him to keep going. On the other hand if he has to fill his stomach, it's something
that we all do. Then divide your stomach into three portions now Allah subhanho wa Taala opened the
doors of understanding for all of us I mean, the next advocate consume more whole grains, whole
grains retain the brand and germ and thus all or nearly all of the nutrients and fiber of that
particular grain when you go back to the sooner of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam you will come
across many generations where they would eat whole bread in the sense very crude types of bread and
		

			and wheat but we today we eat the most refined type of wheat we want our bread to be soft and you
know all bouncy which with with a lot of yeast in it with a lot of starch in it resulting in it
being not healthy at all. But now the trend is catching on we have a number of restaurants a number
of bakeries if you will, that offer this option where you could go in it may be a little more
expensive, because it's the healthy option and eating healthy is anyway expensive. But still it is
good for your health, if you are to consume of bread is no i'm not saying that it is prohibited to
consume white bread but try and reduce it and try and even I consume white bread but try and opt for
		

			whole grains it's a lot more healthy.
		

			etiquette number five cut down on saturated fat and the sweet poison Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah I
don't have a sweet tooth. When people offer me chocolates I actually refuse because I don't have a
sweet deal. But I know people who love the sweet poison IE sugar, sweet poison, aka also known as
sugar we're supposed to avoid him. Sugar was never prevalent during the time that the proper supply
list and therefore suffice themselves with honey and other natural sweetness. You see sugar is a
killer. There are many, many harms in regard to your health, such as that it causes your blood
glucose to spike and plummet. There is this irregularity there is a spike and plummet resulting in
		

			mood swings, fatigue, headaches, tiredness craving for more sugar, etc. A number of harms. Apart
from that it increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart diseases, etc. It interferes with your
natural immune functions. It interferes with your immune system. It accelerates aging. So no wonder
when someone looks at you. They think oh, you're much older than you actually are because it
accelerates your aging. It causes you to age faster, it causes tooth decay, it causes tooth decay,
you're going to end up losing your pearly whites and you won't be able to proudly smile when Allah
subhanho wa Taala protect our teeth. I mean, it causes gum diseases which can in turn lead to heart
		

			diseases. And this list keeps going on and on with all the harms. So if you do or if you must have
sugar, try and regulate it try and reduce it as much as possible.
		

			etiquette number six make healthy and organic meat a part of your diet. And I think that has
happened Mashallah the last week with all the meat of food here, make healthy and organic meat a
part of your diet. You see meat
		

			A very controversial subject has been blamed for all sorts of diseases. But we have been eating meat
for a very, very long time and blaming new health health problems on old foods does not make sense
at all. Meat is a really good source of protein, vitamins, creatine and other vital minerals in our
body, our bodies need the long run. So there is no harm in consuming meat as long as it is done in a
moderate manner where we don't go overboard with it because you go overboard with anything it is
harmful for your body and your lifetime. Allah subhanho wa Taala save us oil, but there is no harm
in consuming of it. Because when we go back to the teachings of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa
		

			sallam, he and the Sahaba Galatia Allah Allah Matthew marine used to consume meat and their diets
mostly consisted of me. But then on the other hand, they were also very active individuals was our
lifestyles are not that active. So depending on how active you are, you can regulate and consume of
meat.
		

			The next guideline is something very closely related to me. There is a Hadith of the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam where he sort of author of the usnm Allah is reported to have said that
when you consume meat, make sure that you chew it well. When you consume meat, make sure that you
chew it well. Now this Heidi has been classed weak by certain scholars, but there are lessons that
can be deduced from it. And when we look at the subject of chewing today, scientists researchers,
dieticians, they all attest to the fact that chewing your food well contributes to a much better and
healthy lifestyle. Like I mentioned earlier, we live in a time and an era where everything is fast.
		

			Yeah, very being in an era where we move from one thing to the other in a very fast way. And this
results in a very stressful lifestyle. And whenever we get a small break to consume food, we end up
gobbling and gulping the food instead of taking our time. And instead of chewing our food, we end up
gulping and gobbling whatever the food that is in front of us, which is contrary to living a healthy
lifestyle. There are a number of powerful reasons as to why you should consider chewing your food
well, and eating your food slowly. Number one, you lose weight, you lose weight.
		

			Fast me if you were to chew and eat slowly, you don't necessarily have to follow a strict diet. You
wouldn't even have to change the food that you're consuming. Just by practicing chewing slowly and
eating slowly, you inshallah Allah will lose roughly around 10 to 15 pounds per year. Now how does
this make sense? dietitians highlight. And I wish to put forth a disclaimer, it is highly
recommended, like I mentioned earlier that you stick to a healthy diet. But talking along this
particular subject, they say that even if you were not to change your diet, just by chewing slowly,
what happens is that you ingest food slowly into your body and your brain, it may it needs roughly
		

			around 20 minutes to register that your stomach is full. So what happens is when you eat slowly,
it's easy for your brain to understand what's going on in your stomach and give you the signals that
look, you have full stop eating. But when you eat in a very fast way, a very fast way. Now you have
a number of challenges where you're supposed to finish meals in a couple of minutes and whatnot.
When you eat fast your brain fails to send the signal in time that look you're full. So you don't
know whether you're full or not. whilst you're actually full, you keep stuffing yourself thinking
that you're hungry. So by chewing and eating slowly, the first powerful reason is that you stand to
		

			lose weight very, very easy. Reason number two better digestion. And this is something very, very
logical. You see the mechanical process of chewing, what happens is you put you put big particles of
food in your mouth. And when you chew, what happens is that those big particles are broken down into
much smaller mushiya particles that are easy to be digested that are easy to swallow, and that are
easy for our intestines to absorb nutrients from. So the mechanical process of chewing is number
one, it breaks down all the big particles into small particles. And number two, it leaves the food
more open to be absorbed by saliva, you see saliva, it is part of our creation by Allah subhanho wa
		

			Taala that our saliva has natural enzymes to break down food and help the digestive process. So the
longer you keep the food in exposure to your saliva, what happens is the saliva naturally reacts
with the food and the enzymes in the saliva break the food into easier digestible particles and then
those particles make its way into your stomach. On the other hand, if you do not chew and if you do
not keep the food for enough time in your mouth, and if you've got them down, they go down as food
that has not been digested or broken down completely resulting in that food becoming bad fat,
resulting in that food becoming harmful for your body resulting in that food not being digested
		

			properly in your stomach and resulting in the load work upon your stomach becoming a lot more
cumbersome
		

			The next powerful reason for you to chew and eat slowly is that you get to actually enjoy your foot.
You get to actually enjoy your food contemplate on the foot. And there is this exercise of
mindfulness that comes about. You go to a restaurant, you order a burger and you stuffed it down and
you run. You don't even contemplate on your foot. This way when you chew when you eat the food
slowly, you get to contemplate on the foot you get to render gratitude unto Allah subhanho wa Taala.
There are a number of do as the Prophet sallallahu Sallam has taught us after eating where we render
gratitude to Allah subhanho wa Taala. So once you eat, you can think about the food, you can render
		

			gratitude unto Allah subhanho wa Taala for this great blessing. There are a number of people around
the world without proper food, what Allah has blessed us with food, we are able to thank Allah azza
wa jal, we're able to bring in that mindfulness in our long run. This obviously leads to a stress
free lifestyle May Allah subhanho wa Taala lists our lives in this world as well as the hereafter.
Now moving on to the final category which is etiquettes after eating, and these are general
etiquettes if you will, number one, you're supposed to wash your hands after eating and this is
after licking your fingers when you eat it is from the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu Sallam that
		

			you will lick your fingers but you see the thing is some people go overboard with the licking and
perhaps they are the function perhaps the eating with people they tend to be overzealous with the
sooner the professor Lyle Islam they make very very sloppy ugly noises and they put saliva all over
their fingers This is never the teachings of Mohammed Salah is the first to understand there is a
lot Islam only use three fingers and he's an honest I've never consumed of rice if I'm not wrong, he
used to consume wheat so there wasn't a big mess for him for a long while you it was time to cleanse
off his fingers used to use three fingers he would consume very quickly and he would just take the
		

			particles off his fingers in a neat and clean manner. We on the other hand, we mix the rice soup all
kinds of watery curries and river all five fingers messy and then we start slipping in front of
people which is not a good thing and the teachings of Mohammed Salah in Islam will never ever ugly
Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. So you can understand that it is the sooner the prophets Allah
Allah, but we should practice it in a very dignified and respectable manner. So the Lama who
invested in terms of his Sunnah
		

			etiquette number two is to pray for one's host. If someone invites you, and you're consumed of their
food, after eating, you're supposed to pray for your host. You can pray for Allah subhanho wa Taala,
to bless them to bless their lives, to bless their businesses to bless their commerce, their trade,
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			would always do this if someone had invited him over for a meal, he would pray for them, he would
pray that let fasting people come and break fast at your doorstep. May Allah bless you so many to
ask for the host. Likewise, we must make it a practice that we pray for our hosts after consuming of
their food. Number three, like I mentioned earlier, try to eat with three fingers. Try to eat with
three fingers if you are consuming food that you are able to eat with three fingers. eating rice
with three fingers is a bit of a challenge. Maybe the Japanese and Chinese might find it easy
because of their expertise with the chopsticks. But if you don't have that expertise, you might find
		

			it difficult to eat properly with three fingers. So if it is food that you're not able to eat with
three fingers, there is no harm in using your fourth finger there is no harm in using a fifth
finger. Likewise, there is no harm in using a fork and spoon wise to eat. They are actually scholars
Okay, I'm just giving you this opinion for your information. There are actually scholars who deem
eating with the spoon being closer to the Sunnah of the prophet Allah Allah Islam. You know why?
		

			When you eat with a spoon, How many fingers do you use, you use three fingers. So they say based on
that logic, it's actually closer to the sooner the prophets Allah Allah Islam. But having said all
of that, we have to mention one very important guideline, it's part of fine dining, you know, fine
dining, and it's part of the whole system. We have people consumed holding the fork with their left
hand and the spoon or the knife with their right hand. It's generally the knife most of the time,
all right, so they cut the meat or whatever it is, and then they have the fork with their left hand
they pick it in and Mashallah they're eating like Who? The eating like the debtors of Hannah law.
		

			And they feel very awkward or ashamed when they go to all these corporate events, if you will. I
mean, they've got other people in front of them to switch the fork to the right hand because they
feel Oh, this person might think I don't know about fine dining, or this person might think, you
know, I'm like, perhaps not very educated, very respected elders and brothers in Islam, the
teachings of Mohammed Salah Mali when he was cinema very clear. Like I said earlier, you can eat
with a fork and spoon there is no need for you to discard a feed and eat with your fingers. If you
wish to eat with a fork and spoon because it's less Messier. You can go ahead and eat with a fork
		

			and spoon but make sure that you eat with your right hand and not the left hand. May Allah subhanho
wa Taala open the doors of understanding for all of us. The next guideline is not to recline whilst
eating.
		

			This has been strongly prohibited by Mohammed Salah Allison always report to have said that I do not
recline whilst eating you're not supposed to have like a big cushion behind you and recline like an
emperor and he sat alone while you were Islam would never do that. And from this teaching, we will
understand that there are many health benefits for us if we were to not even
		

			Whilst reclined so you're not supposed to eat while reclining as per the teachings of Mohammed Salam
while in reading. And finally, he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would praise Allah subhanho wa Taala
and we have a number of narrations, okay, he's alive. Islam has praised Allah in different ways. So
it's best that you try and study these different jars that have been taught by Muhammad Sallallahu
sallam, and keep alternating to act upon all of the narrations of Mohammed Salah. Listen, we have
one two hours tonight Elijah would read Alhamdulillah Hilaire de Kapha Anna Juana via morphine
balama Quran. All Praise be to Allah subhanho wa Taala who has sufficed for us by giving food or one
		

			of whom has quench our thirst? Wait, I'm a Korean while I'm at Fudan and this favor cannot be
compensated nor can it be denied. in another direction he salesianum good read Alhamdulillah he led
the ATO ama Osaka was a wah wah which either Allahu Maharaja, Praise be to Allah subhanho wa Taala,
who has fed us who has given us to drink was a worker who and who has also made the particles of
food easy for us to swallow was the island who Maharajah and praise be to Him who has made a way out
for all the waste products. When you consume a food you obviously have based products that are a
byproduct of that food. And Allah has made a way for that for that further ways to leave our bodies
		

			easily. So Praise be to Allah subhanho wa Taala for that as well. So my dear respected elders and
brothers in Islam, as you can see, Islam has not left us groping in the dark Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wasallam did not leave us groping in the dark. On the other hand, he has taught us lovely and
beneficial teachings that are very, very vital for a good and healthy lifestyle. So it is upon us to
go into the sooner of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam it is upon upon us to learn about all
these etiquettes all these guidelines, and even more than the etiquettes and guidelines that are
that are being highlighted by dietitians as long as they don't contradict the direct teachings of
		

			the Quran and the Sunnah. We have no issues with it because at the end of the day, science has to
stand on its own feet, if it can prove itself and stand by itself well and good if it contradicts
with the Quran and the Sunnah. That's when we don't accept it as long as it does not contradict with
the Quran and the Sunnah as long as it is in order with the Quran and the Sunnah or if it is in
regard to something that the Quran and Sunnah are silent about we have no issues with modern science
Alhamdulillah so there is no harm and you're looking into all these healthy eating habits to live a
much more healthy lifestyle. These days, the phones that you have the watches that you have all
		

			kinds of gadgets around you are promoting a healthier lifestyle, the new Apple Watch, it has a
breathing exercise in it, it has walking, it has seating, it has a number of things. So it is best
that you utilize all these gadgets like the Fitbit, all these kind of modern gadgets and trying to
live a much more healthy, healthier lifestyle because this was a common theme across all the
teachings of Muhammad Sallallahu it when he said you know what the Hadith where he's supposed to
have said that a strong believer is more beloved to Allah subhanho wa Taala than a week believe both
the believers are beloved unto Allah subhanho wa Taala but a strong and healthy believer is more
		

			beloved to Allah. Why? Because the strong and healthy believer would do more good deeds, he would
contribute better towards the deen of Allah subhanho wa Taala than the weak believer who is not
bothered about his lifestyle, so it is upon us to live healthier lifestyles who strive to follow the
teachings of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. With that I conclude I asked Allah subhanho wa
Taala to bless each and every one of us to help us all live healthier lifestyles to bless us with
good health. And just as how united we're seeing this message Man United with the goddess of Genoa
Beloved Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, I mean hamdulillah he'll be the island