The command was given not to cut meat with a knife; what is the basis for this?
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The student: “It was narrated from Aisha, and it was raised to the Prophet. Sunan Abi Dawud 3778Da'if (Al-Albani) And Abd al-Karim is weak. But Ibn Abi Asim reported it from another route from Safwan ibn Umayyah, so it is good.”
The Shaykh : What is this? This means that you do not cut the meat because it is the practice of the non-Arabs, but take the meat and eat it with your teeth.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, but distinguish between this. Our discussion is about the bone that has only a little meat on it, not much. No, no, the Messenger of Allah feared that one would cut, and the custom is to cut the full meat with a knife. How does one cut it? The Messenger of Allah forbade cutting with a knife and said it is the practice of the non-Arabs.
The questioner : It is established that he cut with a knife.
The Shaykh : Yes, it does not contradict, but making this a habit; the hadith is explicit in this.
The questioner : Is it authentic?
The Shaykh : He says it is good. Do you have one that is not good? Yes, yes.
Do not eat meat with a knife, for it is a foreign practice, but bite it, for it is more beneficial and wholesome.
لا تقطعوا اللحم بالسكين فإنه من صنيع الأعاجم وانهشوه فإنه أهنأ وأمرأThe Shaykh : What is this? This means that you do not cut the meat because it is the practice of the non-Arabs, but take the meat and eat it with your teeth.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, but distinguish between this. Our discussion is about the bone that has only a little meat on it, not much. No, no, the Messenger of Allah feared that one would cut, and the custom is to cut the full meat with a knife. How does one cut it? The Messenger of Allah forbade cutting with a knife and said it is the practice of the non-Arabs.
The questioner : It is established that he cut with a knife.
The Shaykh : Yes, it does not contradict, but making this a habit; the hadith is explicit in this.
The questioner : Is it authentic?
The Shaykh : He says it is good. Do you have one that is not good? Yes, yes.