The Ruling on Throwing Food Scraps into the Garbage
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to throw bread along with food scraps into garbage bins that contain only food scraps and bags? And what is the ruling on throwing them into other places?
Answer:
It is not permissible to throw blessings in the form of food, dates, and the like, together with filth and waste. Rather, these items should be placed in a clean place so that birds and animals may eat them, thereby preserving their dignity. It is not permissible, it is not permissible, to place food leftovers and the contents of the oven together with filth and garbage, because of the humiliation of the blessing and the ingratitude toward the blessing involved in doing so.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said.
When he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: All of this is out of respect for the blessing. He (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a date fallen on the road, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) picked it up and said: "Were it not that I fear it is from charity, I would have eaten it." Therefore, blessings must be honored and respected, and one must not belittle them, trample them with one's feet, or place them in the garbage or the like.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to throw bread along with food scraps into garbage bins that contain only food scraps and bags? And what is the ruling on throwing them into other places?
Answer:
It is not permissible to throw blessings in the form of food, dates, and the like, together with filth and waste. Rather, these items should be placed in a clean place so that birds and animals may eat them, thereby preserving their dignity. It is not permissible, it is not permissible, to place food leftovers and the contents of the oven together with filth and garbage, because of the humiliation of the blessing and the ingratitude toward the blessing involved in doing so.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If one of you drops a morsel of food, let him pick it up, wipe off whatever impurity is on it, and eat it, and not leave it for Satan.
سقطت لقمة أحدكم فليأخذها وليمط ما عليها من الأذى وليأكلها ولا يدعها للشيطانWhen he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He does not wipe his hand with a napkin after eating until he licks his fingers, or licks them,
لا يمسح يده بالمنديل بعد الطعام حتى يلعق أصابعه أو يلعقها،The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 28 — archive.org (53:01)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.