Anas b. Mālik said, "The Prophet ﷺ did not eat at a table, nor from a Sukurrujah (a small dish for bread, condiments, etc.), nor did he have soft and thin bread." So I (the narrator) said to Qatādah, "So what did he eat on?" He replied, "On a tablecloth."
Explanation & Benefits by Shaykh Zubayr ʿAlī Za’ī:
1. The actions in the aforementioned ḥadīth are not ḥarām (prohibited), rather they are related to matters of Taqwā, Humility and Virtuousness. In other words, it is not prohibited to eat at a table, however it is better...
1. The actions in the aforementioned ḥadīth are not ḥarām (prohibited), rather they are related to matters of Taqwā, Humility and Virtuousness. In other words, it is not prohibited to eat at a table, however it is better...
...not to without an excuse. It is not prohibited to eat thin bread of which the flour has been sifted (to clean out impurities), but it is better not. Eating from a plate and small vessels is permissible...
...but it is better not to - and it is better that all the people eat together from one dish.
2. It is established from Suratul Nur, Ayah 61, that it is permissible to eat alone and to eat together.
2. It is established from Suratul Nur, Ayah 61, that it is permissible to eat alone and to eat together.
3. It is established from Suratul A'raf, Ayah 31, that it is permissible to eat all kinds of ḥalāl and good foods, without extravagence. The next ayah (32) explicitly states that preparing both ḥalāl and good foods is permissible.
4. Even in those actions which are permissible, acting upon them in the manner which is established from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is more virtuous, however, remember that declaring some ḥalāl to be ḥarām without a clear evidence and the understanding of the Salaf is incorrect
Taḥqīq and Takhrīj by Shaykh Zubayr ʿAlī Za’ī: Ṣaḥīḥ (At-Tirmidhī 1788, and he said: Ḥasan Gharīb, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5386)
[Shamā'il At-Tirmidhī #146]
[Shamā'il At-Tirmidhī #146]
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