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Preparing more than one dish of food

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Q:

1. Is it an authentic statement in Islam that, if we eat with more than 2 items of food, we have to feed a guest or guests?

2. If anybody cooks and eats with more than 5 or 6 items almost every day, will Allah Ta’ala will like it?

3. And if anybody wastes foods mostly due to cooking too much, that person will be sinful?

4. If a wife’s husband always wants to eat more than 5 or more items, but she is busy with her kids and other household works, and her personal prayers, will she be sinful?

Bismillaah

A:

1. No.

2. Do how much you can easily manage.

3. Observe caution so that there is no wastage.

4. Respect him and fulfil his wishes. May Allah Ta`ala give you Jannat.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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