What is the impact if we eat food from the middle of the plate?
Published as Eating from the middle of the plate
Question
What is the impact if we eat food from the middle of the plate?
Answer
The sunnat is to eat from before you, unless there is a variety. Then you can choose to eat from the food that you wish.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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