Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
What do the scholars
of Islam and the Muftis of Shari’ah say in relation to
the following: Should something savoury or some salt be eaten at the start and
end of a meal, or should something sweet also be eaten at the end?
بِسْمِ اللہِ
الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ
الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
At the start and end
of a meal, something savoury or some salt should be consumed, as this is Sunnah
and a means of protection from many illnesses. Imam Bayhaqi رَحْمَةُ
الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه mentions a narration in Shu’ab-ul-Iman that Sayyiduna Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ
عَـنْهُ stated: ‘من ابتدأ غداءه بالملح، أذهب عنه سبعين نوعا
من البلاء’ Translation: ‘Whoever starts
his meal with salt, 70 types of illnesses will be removed from him.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman,
vol. 8, p. 100)
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ
اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
Answered by: Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari