Explanation of the Book of Foods-05b

The reciter: Muhammad ibn Yusuf narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us from Hisham ibn 'Urwah from his father from 'A'ishah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who said: Wahib and Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated from Hisham: "When the evening meal is placed."

The Shaykh : This, and what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, is understood to mean that if the meal distracts him and occupies him, he should eat and satisfy his appetite before going to prayer. If it does not occupy him, it is better for him to go to prayer even if the evening meal is present, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left eating after cutting a piece, stood up, and prayed, and did not say, "Wait for me until I eat." This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If he enters into something that is the delight of his eye, he will forget eating and not care about it. So this depends on whether a person is occupied with eating. If he is occupied, he does not go; he eats. Otherwise, he goes so that he does not miss the congregation. Yes.