The Ruling on Praying in the Presence of Food
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He says: Some members of my family pray at home instead of in the mosques, and at times, sometimes there is a lunch occasion, and the time for prayer coincides with the time for lunch. What should we do? Do we serve the food first or the prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: It is obligatory to give the prayer precedence if the lunch has not been served. You give the prayer precedence, then you return to it, whether it is the 'Asr prayer or the Zuhr prayer. As for if it has already been placed before you, start with it. But if you are trying to catch the time and then it is served, no, start with the prayer. But if it has been placed before you and then the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan, start with it, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:108, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:361. So if it has been served, what is prescribed is to start with it. As for if it has not been served, start with the prayer and then seek it afterwards.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Answer: It is obligatory to give the prayer precedence if the lunch has not been served. You give the prayer precedence, then you return to it, whether it is the 'Asr prayer or the Zuhr prayer. As for if it has already been placed before you, start with it. But if you are trying to catch the time and then it is served, no, start with the prayer. But if it has been placed before you and then the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan, start with it, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If supper is brought (and the prayer is ready) start with it (the food) before you pray the Maghrib (prayer).
إذا قدم العشاء فابدءوا به قبل أن تصلوا المغربThere is no prayer in the presence of food, nor when one is struggling with the two worst things (urination and defecation).
لا صلاة بحضرة الطعام ولا هو يدافعه الأخبثانThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
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