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What are the Sunnah postures for eating?

Published as Sunnah posture of sitting while eating

· 28 Safar 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What are the Sunnah postures for eating?

Answer

The sunnah posture of sitting while eating on the floor is that one sits with both knees on the ground (in the tashahhud posture), or with the right knee raised.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

فالمستحب في صفة الجلوس للأكل أن يكون جاثيا على ركبتيه وظهور قدميه أو ينصب الرجل اليمنى ويجلس على اليسرى (عمدة القاري 21/44)

أحسن الفتاوى (9/50)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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