Benefits of the Hadith: (The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never criticized food at all . . . ) .
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The Shaykh : Several benefits are derived from this hadith:
First: That among the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was refraining from criticizing food, as he said:.
Second: That a person should eat what he desires and not force himself to eat what he does not want, as he said:Sahih Muslim 2064a So you should accustom yourself to not eating except what you desire, and leave what you do not desire, whether you do not desire it for its own sake or because your stomach is full. The first case is like the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) leaving the eating of the sea cucumber, even though it is lawful, because it was not in his land and he was not accustomed to eating it, so he disliked it. Do not force yourself to eat what you do not want, because this is harm.
If you desire something, eat it, and do not say: "The lunch time has not come yet," for example. Suppose you desire dates and lunch time has not arrived yet; eat them, and there is no harm, because the soul's desire for a thing necessitates its digestion and ease for the stomach. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his book *Al-Hadi* when speaking about ophthalmia, pain in the eyes, and that a person with ophthalmia should not eat dates because dates increase ophthalmia, he said: "If the soul's desire for it and its craving are strong, there is no harm in eating it, because the soul will digest it, and there is no harm in it". He cited as evidence what was mentioned that Suhayb (may Allah be pleased with him) had ophthalmia, so dates were presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When Suhayb was about to eat, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him words meaning:.
How?
The ophthalmia was in the right eye, so he said: "Chew it with the left side." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved him and let him eat, because the soul is now in intense longing for it and desires it.
Therefore, look at carrion. Carrion is foul and ritually impure; a person is disgusted by seeing it, let alone eating it. But if one is compelled to the point of fearing death, it becomes pleasant to him; it is his lawful food, becoming pleasant and desired by the soul, and it does not harm the person, because of the intensity of the longing to save oneself.
So the conclusion is that a person should not force himself regarding a thing. If he desires it, let him eat it, and if he dislikes it, let him leave it.
And among the benefits of this hadith: There is no harm in attributing dislike to food, so you might say, for example: "I dislike such and such, I dislike this type of food, I dislike this type of fruit, I dislike this or anything else." This is not considered belittling the blessing or arrogance toward it, because of this hadith: The narrator understood that the Messenger disliked it. And because of the hadith of the sea cucumber: . It is not said to a person if he says: "By Allah, I dislike eating this thing," that this is belittling the blessing or arrogance toward it.
First: That among the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was refraining from criticizing food, as he said:
He never criticized food at all
ما عاب طعاما قطSecond: That a person should eat what he desires and not force himself to eat what he does not want, as he said:
If he liked anything, he ate it and if he did not like it he left it.
إذا اشتهى شيئا أكله وإن كرهه تركهIf you desire something, eat it, and do not say: "The lunch time has not come yet," for example. Suppose you desire dates and lunch time has not arrived yet; eat them, and there is no harm, because the soul's desire for a thing necessitates its digestion and ease for the stomach. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his book *Al-Hadi* when speaking about ophthalmia, pain in the eyes, and that a person with ophthalmia should not eat dates because dates increase ophthalmia, he said: "If the soul's desire for it and its craving are strong, there is no harm in eating it, because the soul will digest it, and there is no harm in it". He cited as evidence what was mentioned that Suhayb (may Allah be pleased with him) had ophthalmia, so dates were presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When Suhayb was about to eat, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him words meaning:
Will you eat while you have ophthalmia? He said: O Messenger of Allah, I will chew it with the other side
أتأكل وأنت أرمد، قال: يا رسول الله أمضغه مع الجانب الآخرHow?
The ophthalmia was in the right eye, so he said: "Chew it with the left side." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved him and let him eat, because the soul is now in intense longing for it and desires it.
Therefore, look at carrion. Carrion is foul and ritually impure; a person is disgusted by seeing it, let alone eating it. But if one is compelled to the point of fearing death, it becomes pleasant to him; it is his lawful food, becoming pleasant and desired by the soul, and it does not harm the person, because of the intensity of the longing to save oneself.
So the conclusion is that a person should not force himself regarding a thing. If he desires it, let him eat it, and if he dislikes it, let him leave it.
And among the benefits of this hadith: There is no harm in attributing dislike to food, so you might say, for example: "I dislike such and such, I dislike this type of food, I dislike this type of fruit, I dislike this or anything else." This is not considered belittling the blessing or arrogance toward it, because of this hadith: