What was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the location of the blessing in food?
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Question:
He asks: What was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the blessing in food? Is it in the end, the beginning, or the middle?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2034 So a person follows the prescribed etiquettes regarding food: he mentions the name of Allah at the beginning of the meal, eats from what is nearest to him, and leaves the top layer. These are the prescribed etiquettes regarding food. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 2034, and he commanded licking the fingers after finishing the meal, because the blessing may also be in them.
He asks: What was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the blessing in food? Is it in the end, the beginning, or the middle?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
You do not know in what portion of your food the blessing lies
لا تدرون في أي طعامكم البركةYou do not know in what portion of your food the blessing lies
لا تدرون في أي طعامكم البركة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماذا ورد عن الرسول –صلى الله عليه وسلم حول موضع بركة الطعام؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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