Invitation to Understanding Islam

Eating in Islam

"Eat of the pure things and do good deeds." [The Qur'an 23:51]

The Prophet (pbuh) was reported to have said:

"I am a slave of Allah. I eat as a slave eats."

In Islam, one does not eat to meet a physical need or for pleasure.

All acts of a Believer, including the act of

eating, are acts of worship [ibadah],

In Islam, the aim of eating is to support the body to worship Allah The Most Sufficient/

"Who feeds and is never fed." [Bukhari]

Eating becomes ibadah when undertaken with the right intention, in conformity to Islamic law, by following the Prophet's

(pbuh) example and with a deep understanding of the act itself.

In Islam, food is a blessing, a gift and

sustenance from Allah The Most Exalted.

When we eat with the consciousness that it is an act of worship, we are more likely to be less wasteful in our eating, eat less

and think of others who are in need of food.

When consumed with consciousness of Allah The Most Exalted, food becomes a source of

divine grace and blessing [barakah].

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Razumjeti Islam

JELO U ISLAMU

"Jedi čiste stvari i čini dobra djela." [Kur’an 23:51]

Izviješteno je da je Poslanik (s.a.w.s.) rekao:

"Ja sam rob Allaha. Ja jedem onako kako rob jede."

U Islamu, čovjek ne jede da bi zadovoljio

tjelesne potrebe ili iz zadovoljstva.

Sve što čini Vjernik, ubrojivši i čin jedenja, djela su štovanja [ibadah].

U Islamu, svrha jedenja je podrška

tijelu da slavi Allaha Najdovoljnijeg/ "Koji hrani i nikad nije hranjen." [Bukhari]

Jedenje postaje ibadah kad se čini

sa ispravnom namjerom, u suglasnosti sa islamskim zakonom, slijedeći Poslanikov

(s.a.w.s.) primjer i sa dubokim razumijevanjem samog čina.

U Islamu, hrana je milost, dar i

podrška od Allaha Najuzvišenijeg.

Kad jedemo svjesni da je to čin štovanja, biti ćemo manje

rasipni u jelu jedi manje i misli na druge kojima treba hrana.

Kad se uzima uz svjesnost o Allahu Najuzvišenijem, hrana postaje izvor

božanska milost i blagoslov [barakah].

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In Islam, food consumed must be clean, pure and safe [halal].

The halal food requirement applies not only

to the content, preparation and serving but also to the lawful acquisition of food.

Food obtained through theft or purchased from corrupt income is forbidden [haram],

Most discussions today about halal food are actually about a non-halal food: pork.

Pork is amongst the prohibited food

mentioned in The Qur'an [5:3].

Though experts have described the medical dangers from its consumption, the reason

why Muslims don't eat this meat is to obey the command of Allah The All-Knowing.

The health aspects are secondary.

In Islam, all prohibited food can be accepted as lawful when a Muslim is forced by famine

or starvation to eat them to save his life.

Muslims are encouraged to eat with at least another sharing his/her food as there is

blessing [barakah] in eating in company.

Muslims are discouraged from being in the company of others who are consuming prohibited food [for example, intoxicants] as it may give the impression to others that

he/she is approving their act of sin. [Tirmizi]

Islam does not encourage vegetarianism or make the eating of meat obligatory.

The rule is that the halal food consumed must be 'wholesome' [2:168] or balanced. The benefits of eating fruits, vegetables,

animal and sea food are mentioned in The Noble Qur'an and the sunnah.

Before beginning to eat,-a Muslim must invoke the Name of Allah [Bismillah] to

acknowledge Him as The Provider and seek His blessings over the food.

Invoking Allah's name is also meant to remind oneself of the divine guidelines

relating to food, and affirm that one's eating is an act of ibadah and not for pleasure.

Invoking Allah's name also repels Satan

from partaking of the food.

Moderation in eating is emphasized in Islam. The Qur'an warns against exceeding the limits when eating the good things provided for our

sustenance by Allah The Most Exalted.

The consequence is incurring the anger of Allah The Most Exalted and those who incur Allah's anger are "bound to perish," [20:81]

The Prophet's (pbuh) advise: "A few mouthfuls that would keep one's back upright is enough.

But if he must eat more, then he should fill one third [of his stomach] with food, one

third with drink and leave one third for easy breathing". [Ahmad]

One who is unable to rein in his desire for food may also fail in restraining himself

from other prohibited acts.

The Prophet (pbuh) described moderation in eating as a characteristic of the Believer:

"The Believer eats in one stomach whilst the

disbeliever eats in seven." [Bukhari & Muslim]

The Qur'an also warns against wasting of food: "And eat and drink, but waste not.

Truly Allah dislikes AI-Musrifun [those who waste by extravagance]." [7:31]

With compliments; BAITULMAL (Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan)

U Islamu, konzumirana hrana mora biti čista, nepatvorena i sigurna [halal].

Halal hrana se ne odnosi samo

na sadržaj, pripremu i posluživanje nego i na zakonito pribavljanje hrane.

Hrana pribavljena krađom ili kupljena

iz nepoštenih izvora je zabranjena [haram],

Većina današnjih diskusija o halal hrani vodi se o ne-halal hrani: svinjetini.

Svinjetina spada u zabranjenu hranu

koju spominje Kur'an [5:3].

Iako su stručnjaci opisali zdravstvene opasnosti od njenog uzimanja, razlog

zašto Muslimani ne jedu to meso je da se povinuju zapovjedi Allaha Sve-Znajučeg.

Zdravstveni razlozi su manje važni.

U Islamu, sva zabranjena hrana može biti prihvaćena kao zakonita kad je Musliman prisiljen zbog nestašice

ili skapavanja da ju jede da spasi svoj život.

Muslimanima se preporučuje da jedu sa barem još nekim dijeleći njegovu/njezinu hranu jer ima

milosti [barakah] u objedovanju u društvu.

Muslimanima se ne preporuča da budu u društvu onih koji konzumiraju

zabranjenu hranu [na primjer, alkoholna pića] jer to drugima može dati utisak da

on/ona odobrava njihov čin grijeha [Tirmizi]

Islam ne preporuča vegetarijanstvo niti čini jedenje mesa obaveznim.

Pravilo je da konzumirana halal hrana mora biti 'cjelovita' [2:168] to jest izbalansirana.

Dobrobit jedenja voća, povrća, životinjske i morske hrane spominje se

u Plemenitom Kur'anu i u sunnah.

Prije početka jela, Musliman mora zazvati Ime Allaha [Bismillah] da

prizna Njega kao Opskrbnika i traži Njegove milosti preko hrane.

Zazivanje Allahovog Imena također treba podsjetiti ljude na božanske naputke koji se

odnose na hranu, i potvrditi da je jelo čin ibadah a ne za zadovoljstvo

Zazivanje Imena Allaha također odvraća šeitana

da ima udjela u hrani.

Umjerenost u hrani je naglašena u Islamu. Kur'an opominje da ne prelazimo granice

jedući dobre stvari koje nam je pribavio Allah Najuzvišeniji.

Posljedica je pojava gnjeva Allaha Najuzvišenijeg a oni koji izazovu

bijes Allaha su "osuđeni na propast," [20:81]

Poslanikov (s.a.w.s.) savjet je: "Nekoliko zalogaja koji će držati nečija leđa uspravno je dovoljno.

Ali ako mora jesti više, tada treba ispuniti jednu trećinu [svojeg želuca] hranom, jednu

trećinu pićem i ostaviti jednu trećinu za lako disanje". [Ahmad]

Tko je nesposoban obuzdati svoju želju za

hranom može također propustiti da se obuzda od drugih zabranjenih činova.

Poslanik (s.a.w.s.) je opisao umjerenost

u jelu kao značajku Vjernika:

"Vjernik jede u jedan želudac, a nevjernik jede u sedam." [Bukhari & Muslim]

Kuran također opominje protiv rasipanja

hrane: "Jedite i pijte, ali ne rasipajte. Istiniti Allah ne voli Al-Musrifun [one koji

rasipaju u raskošnosti]." [7:31]

With compliments; BAITULMAL (Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan)

The Prophet (pbuh) advised against leaving food on a plate [to be thrown away] as

one does not know which portion is blessed.

Therefore, one should not put more food on one's plate than one is likely to eat.

Muslims should avoid criticizing food as it is sustenance from Allah The Merciful. The Prophet (pbuh) never expressed his dislike of a food. If he liked it, he ate it.

If he disliked it, he set it aside.

Muslims are prohibited from using cups, plates and cutlery made of gold or silver.

Such displays of one's wealth are contrary

to the spirit of humility encouraged in Islam and a clear disobedience of the sunnah:

"Do not drink in golden or silver cups

nor eat in such plates." [Bukhari]

Eating with one's right hand, sitting in a posture of humility (and not sit reclining) and not standing while eating or drinking

are amongst other sunnah relating to eating.

Muslims end their eating by praising Allah [Alhamdulillah^ for the sustenance.

Many recite the prayer of the Prophet (pbuh) that praises Allah "Who fed us, provided us

drink, and made us Muslims". [Muslim].

Something as basic as eating becomes worship when approached the Islamic way.

There is certainly a lot of meat in describing Islam as the way of good and healthy life!

Dr Y Mansoor Marican, Ph. D.

www.islamalways.com

Poslanik (s.a.w.s.) je savjetovao da se hrana ne ostavlja na tanjuru [da se baci] jer

se nezna koji dio je blagoslovljen.

Zato, na tanjur ne treba staviti više hrane nego što će netko pojesti.

Muslimani trebaju izbjegavati kritiziranje hrane

jer to je hrana Allaha Milostivog. Poslanik (s.a.w.s.) nikad nije izrazio svoje

nezadovoljstvo hranom. Ako ju je volio, on ju je pojeo. Ako ju nije volio, on ju je odložio.

Muslimanima je zabranjeno da rabe čaše,

tanjure i jedaći pribor napravljen od zlata ili srebra. Takvo pokazivanje nečijeg bogatstva protivno je

duhu skromnosti na koji potiče Islam i jasan je neposluh sunnah:

"Ne pijte iz zlatnih i srebrnih čaša

niti jedite iz takvih tanjura." [Bukhari]

Jesti desnom rukom, sjediti u stavu poniznosti (i ne sjediti naslonjen)

i ne stajati za vrijeme jela i pića još su neke od sunnah koje se odnose na jelo.

Muslimani završavaju jelo zahvalom Allahu

[Alhamdulillah^ za hranu.

Mnogi izgovaraju molitvu Poslanika (s.a.w.s.) koja zahvaljuje Allahu "Koji nas je nahranio, dao nam

piče, i učinio nas Muslimanima". [Muslim].

Nešto tako osnovno poput jela postaje bogoštovljem kad mu se pristupi na islamski način.

Sigurno je da ima mnogo toga kad se Islam opisuje

kao način vođenja dobrog i zdravog života!

Dr Y Mansoor Marican, Ph. D.

www.islamalways.com