Leaning on couches and supports while eating and drinking: Is it forbidden?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is leaning on couches and supports while eating and drinking forbidden?
Answer:
No, it is disliked, disliked as a reprehensible act (makruh tanzihi), it is not forbidden. It has been mentioned to you previously that it is prohibited to eat while leaning, as a reprehensible act (makruh tanzihi). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is leaning on couches and supports while eating and drinking forbidden?
Answer:
No, it is disliked, disliked as a reprehensible act (makruh tanzihi), it is not forbidden. It has been mentioned to you previously that it is prohibited to eat while leaning, as a reprehensible act (makruh tanzihi). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [415 -954] الاتكاء على المراكي والمساند أثناء تناول الطعام والشراب، هل هو محرم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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