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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Discarding Excess Food and Drink

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Question:
Now, the second one? What is the ruling on discarding the excess of blessings daily? All right, thank you. Discarding the excess of blessings daily, Honorable Shaykh.

Answer:
Part of giving thanks for a blessing is that it is respected, that it is respected and not degraded. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If any of you drops a morsel of food, let him pick it up, wipe off whatever is on it, and eat it, and not leave it for Satan.إذا سقطت لقمة أحدكم فليأخذها وليمط ما عليها من الأذى وليأكلها ولا يدعها للشيطان
. And when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a date on the road, he picked it up and said, "Were it not that I fear it is from charity, I would have eaten it." So it is not permissible to degrade blessings. When a person is full, he becomes careless with them and wastes them. It is obligatory for him to preserve them, either by eating them a second time or by giving them to those in need. However, it is not permissible to be extravagant in cooking food without needing it; that is, one should cook only what he and his household will eat, and they should not be extravagant in cooking such that it exceeds their need. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1739 - حكم رمي الفائض من الطعام والشراب - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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