25/11. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1802 — Dropped Food and Avoiding Waste
What Has Been Related About The Fallen Morsel
Hadith About Dropped Food in Islam
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1802
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1802
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَسَقَطَتْ لُقْمَةٌ فَلْيُمِطْ مَا رَابَهُ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ لْيَطْعَمْهَا وَلاَ يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "When One Of You Eats Food, And He Drops A Pieces Of It, Then Let Him Remove Anything Suspicious From It And Eat It. Do Not Leave It For Ash-Shaitan." He Said: There Is Something About This From Anas.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1802In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 16English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1802
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1802
This Hadith about dropped food in Islam gives a direct instruction about what to do when a piece of food falls. Jabir narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if one of you drops a piece of food, he should remove anything doubtful or dirty from it and then eat it. He should not leave it for Ash-Shaitan. The teaching is simple and practical. Food should not be thrown away quickly when it can still be cleaned and eaten. The Hadith also reminds the believer that eating is not a careless act. Even a fallen bite is treated with respect. The text does not say to eat harmful or dirty food as it is. It says to remove what is suspicious from it first.
What we learn from this hadith
- A fallen bite of food should not be wasted if it can be cleaned.
- The Hadith teaches care and respect for food during meals.
- A person should remove what is doubtful from fallen food before eating it.
