The Ruling on Eating at a Dining Table
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on eating at a dining table, and is there any report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on eating at a dining table? And is there any report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he ate on a chair?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. Eating at a dining table, whether sitting on a chair or on the floor, there is no obstacle to it. One is not required to sit on the ground; one sits on whatever is available.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on eating at a dining table, and is there any report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on eating at a dining table? And is there any report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he ate on a chair?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. Eating at a dining table, whether sitting on a chair or on the floor, there is no obstacle to it. One is not required to sit on the ground; one sits on whatever is available.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح منظومة الآداب الشرعية [15] — alfawzan.live (1:06:05)
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