Does one eat a bite or two and attend the prayer, or eat until full? With an explanation of the issue of eating carrion in a state of dire necessity.
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The Shaykh : But do we tell him: Eat a bite or two, then go to the mosque? Or do we tell him: Eat until you are full?
The second option, not the first. The second. We say: Eat until you are full. We do not say: Eat a bite or two and then get up, because if he eats a bite or two, he may become more attached to it. Therefore, we say: Eat until you satisfy your appetite.
This is different from the man who is in dire need of food. If he finds forbidden food, such as carrion, do we say: If you find nothing but carrion and you fear death or harm to yourself, eat from the carrion until you are full? Or do we say: Eat only to the extent of the dire necessity? Yes, the second option, meaning eat only to the extent of the dire necessity. If two bites are sufficient for you, do not eat a third. If three are sufficient, do not eat a fourth, and so on.
The second option, not the first. The second. We say: Eat until you are full. We do not say: Eat a bite or two and then get up, because if he eats a bite or two, he may become more attached to it. Therefore, we say: Eat until you satisfy your appetite.
This is different from the man who is in dire need of food. If he finds forbidden food, such as carrion, do we say: If you find nothing but carrion and you fear death or harm to yourself, eat from the carrion until you are full? Or do we say: Eat only to the extent of the dire necessity? Yes, the second option, meaning eat only to the extent of the dire necessity. If two bites are sufficient for you, do not eat a third. If three are sufficient, do not eat a fourth, and so on.