If the command regarding etiquette is for recommendation, does this mean that we do not disapprove of one who eats with his left hand?
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The questioner : Shaykh, if it is for recommendation, does that mean we do not disapprove of one who eats while leaning?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Do we not disapprove of the one who eats while leaning?
The Shaykh : Yes: if someone eats while leaning, we guide him, but we do not disapprove of him as having done something forbidden. Rather, we say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) does not eat while leaning. That is what we say.
The questioner : Shaykh:.
The Shaykh : Will you replace it for me?
The questioner :Sahih Muslim 918a Does it relate to the Hereafter?
The Shaykh : No, its apparent meaning is that it is in this world, like the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Saba 34:39]: in this world.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Do we not disapprove of the one who eats while leaning?
The Shaykh : Yes: if someone eats while leaning, we guide him, but we do not disapprove of him as having done something forbidden. Rather, we say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) does not eat while leaning. That is what we say.
The questioner : Shaykh:
He will replace it for me with something better than it
أُخلفني خيرا منهاThe Shaykh : Will you replace it for me?
The questioner :
give me something better than it in exchange for it
أَخلف لي خيراً منهاThe Shaykh : No, its apparent meaning is that it is in this world, like the saying of Allah the Exalted: