Not valuing the sustenance and its resultant destructiveness

Expressing deep regret for the disrespect and waste of sustenance in the present era, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه has said: Disrespect and waste of food are common in virtually every home. Whether it is a billionaire living in a bungalow or a labourer dwelling in a simple hut, both are equally careless in this regard. A variety of food is wasted on several occasions especially weddings. Furthermore, there is high wastage of the leftover gravy, rice etc. (مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ) while the pots are being washed. If only we had kept an eye on this great cause of poverty.

The mother of believers, Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has said: The Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم entered his blessed home and saw a piece of bread that was lying [on the ground]. He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم picked it up, cleaned it and then ate it. He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then said,                ‘يَا عَائِشَةُ اَكْرِمِيْ كَرِيْمًا فَاِنَّهَا مَا نَفَرَتْ عَنْ قَوْمٍ قَطُّ فَعَادَت اِلَيْهِمْ’ O ‘Aaishah (رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا)! Honour the good thing as this thing (i.e. bread) does not return if it has run away from any nation. (Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 4, pp. 49, Hadees 3353)

Therefore, we should highly value sustenance - a great blessing of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. In addition, we should also follow Sunan and manners while eating food because eating food according to Sunan and manners will not only prevent us from wasting sustenance اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, but it will also earn us immense reward in this life and the Hereafter. By virtue of it, we will also get great blessings in our sustenance. Let’s now listen to a Madani piece of advice given to us by the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم on how to get blessings in the sustenance and let’s also make an intention to act upon it.

Advice for receiving blessings

The second caliph, Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, ‘Eat together. Do not eat separately, as blessing is with the group.’

(Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 4, pp. 21, Hadees 3287)