Etiquette - The less known rules....

[Jolie]

Re: Etiquette - The less known rules…

@Muzna

When passing a glass of water you, of course hold it with your right hand, but in the absence of a tray or saucer, you place your left hand underneath as if to support it. You remain standing until the person has consumed the water and then tak ethe empty glass back (unless of course everyone is seated at a table or the person expresses a desire to keep the glass).

Doing everything with your right hand in Sunnah and it is generally encouraged in all Muslim households.

It was not a rule in my family to place a hand underneath the glass, but I remember being told to hold everything with both hands as I had a major tendency to drop things (like most kids). Whether it was a plate or a glass, I was just required to use both hands.

In my family, kids are usually served first and mostly it is the elders who insist that kids must be served first, and I’ve heard that it is also Sunnah to serve the kids first if they are present on the table, but don’t quote me on this.

There are rules about not stretching your legs or sitting with your legs open. Since we often used to wear frocks and dresses and were allowed to join our fathers and uncles in formal/casual male gatherings and dine with them, our mothers had to cover these basic things.

I have memories of eating with Army officers as a child and since they are notorious for their strict table manners, we were almost trained on how to eat rice without your spoon making clicking noise. Then there was whole thing about taking small morsels, not chewing with your mouth open etc etc.