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Sunnah or mustahab to wash hands before meals? OK to use chair back while eating?

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Respected Mufti Sahab…Assalamaykum, Please advise me on following points. 1) Washing Hands before meal is Sunnah or mustahab. 2)Can we take the support of the back of chair while eating. Jazakumullah Khair

Answer

(Fatwa: 1339/1339=M/1430)

It is sunnah. It is mentioned in hadith: برکۃ الطعام الوضوء قبلہ والوضوء بعدہ (ترمذي)

It is makrooh to eat while leaning against something, as it a hadith says:

قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم: أما أنا فلا آکل متکئا (ترمذي)

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

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