Method of Self-Rectification

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1. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would not eat while reclining (i.e. leaning against something).^{^[1]}

2. He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم did not eat at a table.^{^[2]}

3. He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would eat whatever was available.^{^[3]}

4. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم neither asked his family for food nor expressed any desire before them. If they presented food, he would eat it; whatever they placed before him, he would accept it, and whatever they offered him to drink, he would drink it.^{^[4]}

5. Sometimes, he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would take whatever there was to eat and drink himself.^{^[5]}

6. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ate what was directly in front of him.^{^[6]}

7. He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ate with three fingers.^{^[7]}

8. At times, he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ate with four fingers.^{^[8]}

9. But he would not eat with two fingers. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: “This is how the Devil eats.”^{^[9]}

10. He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ate bread made from unsifted flour without barley.^{^[10]}

[1] Abu Dawood, vol. 3, p. 488, Hadith 3769, summarised

[2] Bukhari, vol. 3, p. 24, Hadith 55386

[3] Muslim, p. 1134, Hadith 2052, summarised

[4] Ittihaf al-Sadat, vol. 8, p. 248, summarised

[5] Abu Dawood, vol. 4, p. 5, Hadith 3856 summarise

[6] Shu’ab al-Iman, vol. 5, p. 79, Hadith 5846 summarised

[7] Musannaf Ibn Abi shaybah, vol. 5, p. 559, Hadith 3 summarised

[8] Jam’e Saghir, p. 250, Hadith 6942 summarised

[9] Faiza al-Qadir, vol. 5, p. 249, Hadith 6940 summarised

[10] Bukhari, vol. 3, p. 531, Hadith 5410 summarised

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