Chapter: One who passes or presents something to his companion at the table.
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The reader: Chapter: One who passes or presents something to his companion at the table. He said: And Ibn al-Mubarak said: There is no harm in some of them passing to others, but one should not pass from this table to another table.
The Shaykh : The first point: Custom has now established that some people pass to others; for example, if one finds a good date, he takes it and gives it to the person next to him. The second point: One should not pass from one table to another. This is contrary to our current custom. Now, if they find, for example, a plate with little meat, they take from the plate where there is plenty of meat and put it on the other plate, and they see no harm in this. However, if the host sees harm in this and says, "You have no right to encroach upon me," then this is not done. But the current custom is that people pass from one table to another, and there is no harm in it. In fact, sometimes, if they are at two long tables, when the food at the second table runs out, they take from this table and give to the people at the first table. Yes.
The Shaykh : The first point: Custom has now established that some people pass to others; for example, if one finds a good date, he takes it and gives it to the person next to him. The second point: One should not pass from one table to another. This is contrary to our current custom. Now, if they find, for example, a plate with little meat, they take from the plate where there is plenty of meat and put it on the other plate, and they see no harm in this. However, if the host sees harm in this and says, "You have no right to encroach upon me," then this is not done. But the current custom is that people pass from one table to another, and there is no harm in it. In fact, sometimes, if they are at two long tables, when the food at the second table runs out, they take from this table and give to the people at the first table. Yes.