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Sunan Abi Dawud 3764 (Book 28, Hadith 29) #24054
The Blessing of Eating Together

SUMMARY: Eating together and mentioning Allah's name will bring blessings.

Narrated Wahshi ibn Harb: The Companions of the Prophet said: Messenger of Allah we eat but we are not satisfied. He said: Perhaps you eat separately. They replied: Yes. He said: If you gather together at your food and mention Allah's name, you will be blessed in it. Abu Dawud said: If you are invited to a wedding feast before you, do not take it until the owner of the house (ie the host) allows you (to eat).
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي وَحْشِيُّ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ، قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَأْكُلُ وَلاَ نَشْبَعُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَفْتَرِقُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَاجْتَمِعُوا عَلَى طَعَامِكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ يُبَارَكْ لَكُمْ فِيهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي وَلِيمَةٍ فَوُضِعَ الْعَشَاءُ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ حَتَّى يَأْذَنَ لَكَ صَاحِبُ الدَّارِ

TOPICS
eating  *  gathering  *  blessing  *  invitation  *  taam  *  jamaaah  *  barakah  *  daawah

QUICK LESSONS:
Gather around your food and mention Allah's name when you eat

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of eating together and mentioning Allah's name when doing so. The Companions of the Prophet asked him why they were not satisfied after eating, to which he replied that it was because they were not eating together. He then said that if they gathered around their food and mentioned Allah's name, they would be blessed in it. Abu Dawud also added that if someone is invited to a wedding feast before them, they should not take it until the host allows them to do so. This hadith teaches us the importance of gathering together for meals and remembering Allah while doing so as this brings blessings into our lives. It also teaches us to be respectful when we are invited somewhere by waiting for permission from the host before taking anything from a meal or feast.

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