From the etiquettes of drinking: starting with the right
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Question:
This is a woman asking the program: Your Eminence, may Allah preserve you! In a family gathering at home, while we are serving coffee and tea, there are women on my right and men on my left. Where do I start?
Answer:
Start with the right. The cup and the glass are given to the right. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he drank, would give to the person on his right. So the one pouring coffee starts with the head of the gathering, or the head of the gathering if it is women, the one presiding over the gathering, then the person on her right. The men are the same: start with the head of the gathering, then the person on his right, unless the person on his right permits giving to the person on his left, in which case there is no harm.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
This is a woman asking the program: Your Eminence, may Allah preserve you! In a family gathering at home, while we are serving coffee and tea, there are women on my right and men on my left. Where do I start?
Answer:
Start with the right. The cup and the glass are given to the right. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he drank, would give to the person on his right. So the one pouring coffee starts with the head of the gathering, or the head of the gathering if it is women, the one presiding over the gathering, then the person on her right. The men are the same: start with the head of the gathering, then the person on his right, unless the person on his right permits giving to the person on his left, in which case there is no harm.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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