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Sunan Abi Dawud 193 (Book 1, Hadith 193) #20484
Eating Before Prayer

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his companions eating a meal before prayer.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Harith ibn Jaz': One of the Companions of the Prophet (may peace be upon), came upon us in Egypt. When he was narrating traditions in the Mosque of Egypt, I heard him say: I was the seventh or the sixth person in the company of the Messenger of Allah ( peace be upon him) in the house of a person. In the meantime Bilal came and called him for prayer. He came out and passed by a person who had his fire-pan on the fire. The Messenger of Allah said to him: Has the food in the fire-pan been cooked? He replied: Yes, my parents be sacrificed upon you. He then took a piece out of it and continued to chew it until he uttered the first takbir (AllahuAkbar) of the prayer. All this time I was looking at him.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِي كَرِيمَةَ، - قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ ابْنُ أَبِي كَرِيمَةَ مِنْ خِيَارِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ بْنُ ثُمَامَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ، قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِصْرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ جَزْءٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ فِي مَسْجِدِ مِصْرَ قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ أَوْ سَادِسَ سِتَّةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي دَارِ رَجُلٍ فَمَرَّ بِلاَلٌ فَنَادَاهُ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَخَرَجْنَا فَمَرَرْنَا بِرَجُلٍ وَبُرْمَتُهُ عَلَى النَّارِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ أَطَابَتْ بُرْمَتُكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي ‏.‏ فَتَنَاوَلَ مِنْهَا بَضْعَةً فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَعْلِكُهَا حَتَّى أَحْرَمَ بِالصَّلاَةِ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ

TOPICS
eating  *  prayer  *  companions  *  taaam  *  salat  *  sahabah  *  miqdar  *  firepan

QUICK LESSONS:
Eat moderately before praying; Move quickly from one task to another without delay; Respect time; Do not waste time between activities
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad and his companions eating a meal before prayer. It was narrated by Abdullah ibn Harith ibn Jaz', one of the companions of the Prophet, who was in Egypt at the time. He said that he saw one of the other companions in a house with six or seven people when Bilal called them for prayer. The companion asked if their food was cooked yet, and when they said yes, he took some out of it and ate it while walking to prayer. This shows us that it is permissible to eat before praying as long as you don't delay too long or make yourself full so you can't concentrate on your prayers. It also teaches us that we should not waste time between activities but rather move quickly from one task to another without delay.

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