Islamic Manners of Eating

350 Pages·2012·3.07 MB·English

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ماع ط بادا
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Ādāb-e-Ṭa’ām

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SLAMIC
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ANNERS OF ATING

A Chapter of Faizan-e-Sunnat

Shaykh-e-Tariqat, Amir-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat,
Founder of Dawat-e-Islami, Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal
Attar Qadiri Razavi ۡ َ َ ۡ ُ ُ ُ ََ َ ۡ َ َ
هلِ اعل ا مهتكرب تماد

Muhammad Ilyas

Translated into English by Majlis-e-Tarajim (Dawat-e-Islami)
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(cid:12) ۡ (cid:12) ۡ (cid:8) ۡ (cid:3) (cid:12) ٰ (cid:12) (cid:8) (cid:12) (cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:12) (cid:8) ٰ (cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:12) (cid:12) ۡ (cid:12) ٰ ۡ (cid:3) (cid:12) (cid:3)ٰ (cid:8) ۡ (cid:12) ۡ(cid:12)
(cid:16)(cid:17)ـﻠ(cid:5) ـﺳﺮـﻤـﻟ(cid:14)ﺪ(cid:5) ـﻴ(cid:5) ـﺳ (cid:28)(cid:29)ـﻋ مﻹﻶـﺴـﻟ(cid:14)و ةﻮـﻠـﺼـﻟ(cid:14) و (cid:16)(cid:17)ﻤ(cid:5) ـﻠـﻌـﻟ(cid:14) ب(cid:5) ر ﻪ(cid:5) ـﻠ(cid:5)ـﻟ ﺪـﻤـﺤـﻟ(cid:14)
()(cid:5) *ۡـﺣ (cid:5) ﺮ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻦ(cid:5) ﻤٰ ـﺣۡ ﺮ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻪ(cid:5) ـ(cid:3)ٰﻠـﻟ(cid:14) ﻢ(cid:5) ﺴۡ ـ(cid:5)ﺑ ()(cid:5) *ۡﺟ(cid:5) ﺮ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻦ(cid:5) ﻄٰ ـﻴۡ ـﺸ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻦ(cid:12) ـﻣ(cid:5) ﻪ(cid:5) ـ(cid:3)ٰﻠـﻟﺎـ(cid:5)ﺑ ذ(cid:8) ﻮۡ ـﻋ(cid:8) (cid:12)ﺎـ(cid:12)ﻓ ﺪ(cid:8) ـﻌۡ ــ(cid:12)ﺑﺎـﻣ(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:12)(cid:14)

Du’ā for Reading the Book
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Read the following Du’ā (supplication) before studying a religious book or an
Islamic lesson, ﻞَّ ﺟَ وَﺰَّ ﻋَ ﻪـ(cid:14)ﻠـﻟاَءﺂ(cid:6)ﺷَ  نْ ِا, you will remember whatever you study:

ۡ ُ ۡ َ َ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َّ ُ ّٰ َ
ش ن او كت مك ح ِ اني ل ع حتف ا مه ل لا
َ ۡ ۡ َ َ َ ۡ َ َ َ َ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ َ
مارك ِ 0او لِ 2ل ااذ اـي ك ت ح ر اني ل ع
Translation
Yā Allah ﻞَّ ﺟَ وَﺰَّ ﻋَ ! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have mercy on
us! O the One who is the most honourable and glorious!
(Al-Mustaṭraf, vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note: Recite Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī (cid:1) once before and after the Du’ā.
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Transliteration Chart
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ء A/a ڑ Ř/ř ل L/l
ا A/a ز Z/z م M/m
ب B/b ژ X/x ن N/n
پ P/p س S/s
و V/v, W/w
ت T/t ش Sh/sh
ٹ Ṫ/ṫ ص Ṣ/ṣ ۃ/ ہ /ھ Ĥ/ĥ
ث Š/š ض Ḍ/ḍ ى Y/y
ج J/j ط Ṭ/ṭ ے Y/y
چ Ch ظ Ẓ/ẓ ◌َ A/a
ح Ḥ/ḥ ع ‘ ◌ُ U/u
خ Kh/kh غ Gh/gh ◌ِ I/i
د D/d ف F/f ہﺪّ ﻣ و Ū/ū
ڈ Ḋ/ḋ ق Q/q ہﺪّ ﻣ ى Ī/ī
ذ Ż/ż ك K/k
ہﺪّ ﻣ ا Ā/ā
ر R/r گ G/g

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Contents at a Glance

Chapter 1
Manners of Eating: 1-103

Chapter 2
Foods of Jinns: 105-114

Chapter 3
99 Parables: 116-255

Chapter 4
Madani Muzakarah: 257-287

Chapter 5
Letter from Attar to His Beloved Son: 289-295

Chapter 6
Haji Mushtaq Attari: 297-304

Method of Delivering Dars: 305-309

Glossary: 310-313

Bibliography: 314-318

Index: 319-324

See a detailed table of contents at the end of the book.
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(cid:12) ۡ (cid:12) ۡ (cid:8) ۡ (cid:3) (cid:12) ٰ (cid:12) (cid:8) (cid:12) (cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:12) (cid:8) ٰ (cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:12) (cid:12) ۡ (cid:12) ٰ ۡ (cid:3) (cid:12) (cid:3)ٰ (cid:8) ۡ (cid:12) ۡ(cid:12)
(cid:16)(cid:17)ـﻠ(cid:5) ـﺳﺮـﻤـﻟ(cid:14)ﺪ(cid:5) ـﻴ(cid:5) ـﺳ (cid:28)(cid:29)ـﻋ مﻹﻶـﺴـﻟ(cid:14)و ةﻮـﻠـﺼـﻟ(cid:14) و (cid:16)(cid:17)ﻤ(cid:5) ـﻠـﻌـﻟ(cid:14) ب(cid:5) ر ﻪ(cid:5) ـﻠ(cid:5)ـﻟ ﺪـﻤـﺤـﻟ(cid:14)
()(cid:5) *ۡـﺣ (cid:5) ﺮ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻦ(cid:5) ﻤٰ ـﺣۡ ﺮ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻪ(cid:5) ـ(cid:3)ٰﻠـﻟ(cid:14) ﻢ(cid:5) ﺴۡ ـ(cid:5)ﺑ ()(cid:5) *ۡﺟ(cid:5) ﺮ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻦ(cid:5) ﻄٰ ـﻴۡ ـﺸ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻦ(cid:12) ـﻣ(cid:5) ﻪ(cid:5) ـ(cid:3)ٰﻠـﻟﺎـ(cid:5)ﺑ ذ(cid:8) ﻮۡ ـﻋ(cid:8) (cid:12)ﺎـ(cid:12)ﻓ ﺪ(cid:8) ـﻌۡ ــ(cid:12)ﺑﺎـﻣ(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:12)(cid:14)
Translator’s Notes
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Dear Islamic brothers! Dawat-e-Islami’s Majlis-e-Tarājim, a department responsible for
reproducing the books and booklets of Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat founder of Dawat-e-Islami Shaykh
‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi ﻪ ْ ـَﻴ ـِﻟ ﺎـﻌَ ْـﻟ ا ﻢُ ـﻬ ُـﺗ ُﺎـﻛ َ ﺮَـ َﺑ  ﺖْ ـﻣ َاَد into various
languages of the world, is pleased to present the book ‘Ādāb-e-Ṭa’ām’ in English under the title
of ‘Islamic Manners of Eating.’
Although any translation is inevitably a form of interpretation, we have tried our level best to
convey the thoughts of the author in its true sense. To facilitate the pronunciation of Arabic
letters, a transliteration chart has been added. Terms of Islamic Jurisprudence have not been
translated as a caution because in most cases, an English word cannot be a fully juristic substitute.
However, a glossary has been given at the end of the book, elaborating the Islamic terms. Further,
the index and the bibliography have also been added. For the citations of the various sources, the
APA citation style has been used. The “pp.” and “p.” in the citation stand for the page number
and “vol.” stands for volume.
This translation has been accomplished by the grace of Allah Almighty ﻞَّﺟَ وَﺰَّ ﻋَ , by the favour of His
Noble Prophet ﻢَّﻠـﺳ َوَ ﻪٖـِﻟ ٰاوَ ﻪِْﻴَﻠـﻋ َ  ﱃٰﺎَﻌـَﺗ  ﻪُـ(cid:14)ﻠ ـﻟا %َّـ ﺻ َ and the spiritual support of our great Shaykh, the founder of
Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi ﻪ ْ ـَﻴ ـِﻟ ﺎـَﻌ ْـﻟ ا ﻢ ُ ـﻬ ُـﺗ ُﺎـﻛ َ ﺮَـ َﺑ  ﺖْ ـﻣ َاَد.
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(cid:12) ۡ (cid:12) ۡ (cid:8) ۡ (cid:3) (cid:12) ٰ (cid:12) (cid:8) (cid:12) (cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:12) (cid:8) ٰ (cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:12) (cid:12) ۡ (cid:12) ٰ ۡ (cid:3) (cid:12) (cid:3)ٰ (cid:8) ۡ (cid:12) ۡ (cid:12)
(cid:16)(cid:17)ـﻠ(cid:5) ـﺳﺮـﻤـﻟ(cid:14)ﺪ(cid:5) ـﻴ(cid:5) ـﺳ (cid:28)(cid:29)ـﻋ مﻹﻶـﺴـﻟ(cid:14)و ةﻮـﻠـﺼـﻟ(cid:14) و (cid:16)(cid:17)ﻤ(cid:5) ـﻠـﻌـﻟ(cid:14) ب(cid:5) ر ﻪ(cid:5) ـﻠ(cid:5)ـﻟ ﺪـﻤـﺤـﻟ(cid:14)
()(cid:5) *ۡ ـﺣ (cid:5) ﺮ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻦ(cid:5) ﻤٰ ـﺣۡ ﺮ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻪ(cid:5) ـ(cid:3)ٰﻠـﻟ(cid:14) ﻢ(cid:5) ﺴۡ ـ(cid:5)ﺑ ()(cid:5) *ۡﺟ(cid:5) ﺮ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻦ(cid:5) ﻄٰ ـﻴۡ ـﺸ(cid:12)(cid:3) ـﻟ(cid:14) ﻦ(cid:12) ـﻣ(cid:5) ﻪ(cid:5) ـ(cid:3)ٰﻠـﻟﺎـ(cid:5)ﺑ ذ(cid:8) ﻮۡ ـﻋ(cid:8) (cid:12)ﺎـ(cid:12)ﻓ ﺪ(cid:8) ـﻌۡ ــ(cid:12)ﺑﺎـﻣ(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:12)(cid:14)
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Manners of Eating

Although Satan will be using every trick of his trade to prevent you from reading this
book, go through it completely. You would perhaps realize that you were unaware of the
manners of eating.
Amazing Angel
The Prophet of mankind, the peace of our heart and mind, the most generous and kind
ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِ ْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ has stated, ‘Undoubtedly, Allah ﻞَّ ﺟَ وَﺰَّ ﻋَ has stationed an angel at my grave
who has been granted the power of hearing the voice of every creature. Hence, whosoever,
until the Day of Judgment, recites Ṣalāt upon me, [the angel] presents that person’s name
along with his father’s name to me. The angel says, ‘The so-and-so son of the so-and-so
person has recited Ṣalāt upon you.’ (Majma'-uz-Zavāid, pp. 251, vol. 10, Ḥadiš 17291)
ٰ ْ
ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡ
ﺪﻤ(cid:7)(cid:16) ﺤ(cid:7) ﻣ(cid:15) (cid:12)ﻋ(cid:7) (cid:23)ﺎﻌ(cid:7) (cid:7)ﺗ ﻪ(cid:15) ـﻠ(cid:16) ـﻟا (cid:12)(cid:7)(cid:16) ﺻ(cid:7) ﺐﻴﺒ(cid:5) ﺤ(cid:7) ﻟا (cid:12)(cid:7) ﻋ(cid:7) اﻮ(cid:15)ﻠ(cid:16) ﺻ(cid:7)
ﻞَّﺟَوَﺰَّﻋَ ﻪ(cid:6)(cid:14)ﻠ(cid:6)ﻟا ﻦَ ـﺤٰ ْﺒـﺳُ! How fortunate indeed is the person who recites Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī as his name
along with his father’s name is presented in the court of the beloved and blessed Prophet
ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِ ْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ ! I would like to draw your attention to a noteworthy and faith-refreshing
word of wisdom regarding the foregoing Ḥadīš.
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Islamic Manners of Eating

The angel stationed at the glorious grave of the Holy Prophet ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِ ْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ has been
granted such enormous hearing power that he can simultaneously hear the low voice of
Ṣalāt-recitation of millions of Muslims around the globe and he has also been granted
‘Ilm-ul-Ghayb as he is aware of the name of the reciter and that of the reciter’s father. If
this is the amazing state of the hearing faculty and the ‘Ilm-ul-Ghayb of the angel who is
just a servant of the court of the Holy Prophet ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِ ْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ ; what will be the degree of
the powers and ‘Ilm-ul-Ghayb of the Noble Prophet ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِ ْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ himself! Why would
then he ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِ ْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ not recognize his devotees, listen to their pleas and help them,
with the permission of Allah ﻞَّ ﺟَ وَﺰَّ ﻋَ !
Mayn qurbān is adāye dast gīrī par mayray Āqā ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ
Madad ko āgaye jab bĥī pukārā Yā Rasūlallāĥ ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ
Let my life be sacrificed on this mode of assistance
When I invoked, ‘Yā Rasūlallāĥ ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ ’, he arrived for assistance
ٰ ْ
ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡ
ﺪﻤ(cid:7)(cid:16) ﺤ(cid:7) ﻣ(cid:15) (cid:12)ﻋ(cid:7) (cid:23)ﺎﻌ(cid:7) (cid:7)ﺗ ﻪ(cid:15) ـﻠ(cid:16) ـﻟا (cid:12)(cid:7)(cid:16) ﺻ(cid:7) ﺐﻴﺒ(cid:5) ﺤ(cid:7) ﻟا (cid:12)(cid:7) ﻋ(cid:7) اﻮ(cid:15)ﻠ(cid:16) ﺻ(cid:7)
Eating is Worship
Dear Islamic brothers! Food is a great divine favour with many different flavours and
tastes for us. It is an act of reward to eat Ḥalāl food with good intentions conforming to
Sharī’aĥ and Sunnaĥ.
A renowned exegetist of the Quran, Ḥakīm-ul-Ummat, Shaykh Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān
نﺎَّﻨـﻤَ ْـﻟا  ﺔُ ﻤَ ـﺣْ رَ ﻪِْﻴَﻠـﻋَ has stated, ‘Eating is also a form of worship for a Muslim.’ The honourable
Mufti has further stated, ‘Although Nikāḥ [marriage] is a Sunnaĥ of the Prophets ,
م ﻼَ ﺴَّ ﻟا  ﻢُ ﻬِْﻴَﻠَﻋ
Sayyidunā Yaḥyā and Sayyidunā ‘Īsā never got married. On the other hand, eating
مﻼَ ﺴَّ ﻟا ﺎ ﻤَ ﻬِْﻴـَﻠ ـﻋ َ
is such a Sunnaĥ which has been practiced by every Prophet م ﻼَ ـﺴَّ ـﻟا ﻪِ ـْﻴَﻠـﻋَ from Sayyidunā Ādam
Ṣafīyullāĥ م ﻼَ ـﺴَّ ـﻟا ﻪِ ـْﻴَﻠـﻋَ to Sayyidunā Muhammad-ur-Rasūlullāĥ ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِ ْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ . If a person
dies of hunger, as a result of a hunger strike, he will die a Ḥarām death.’ (Tafsīr Na'īmī, pp.
51, vol. 8) Our Holy Prophet ﻢَّﻠﺳَوَ ﻪِٖﻟٰاوَ ﻪِ ْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﱃٰﺎَﻌَﺗ ُﷲا %َّﺻَ has stated, ‘A grateful eater is like a patient
fasting person.’ (Jāmi’ Tirmiżī, pp. 219, vol. 4, Ḥadīš 2494)
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