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dun get any ideas sir... I used J/K in capital... :)
if you are still not satisfied, bring some kaali murghies at my aastaanaa for nazraanaa. We will cook Sindhi Biryaani and will eat with dast-e-mubaarak ;-)
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Peace All
Just thought you would like to know that eating utensils were around and have been around around for a long time. It may have been a culture thing or possibly a class thing to eat with them, but they were there at the time of the prophet Muhammad (SAW).
I eat me noodles with me chop sticks when I get a chance, but otherwise I stick to the fork. I could eat them with me hands and I do use me hands almost in all meals somewhere or another, even when I am in really posh restaurants. Gotta breaks them botis and stuff.
Lovely Sunnah eating with the hands … makes you wash your hands more often too.
Enjoy the link:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/index.html
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**How to Eat: Finger or Forks? **
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Question…
Is it preferable to use one’s fingers to eat one’s meals instead of cutlery (forks, spoons)? Is there any ruling on this point?
Answer…
Walaikum assalam,
It is permitted to eat using cutlery,** but superior to use one’s hands when reasonably possible**, intending therein to follow the sunna of the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace). [Nahlawi, al-Durar al-Mubaha fi’l Hadhr wa’l Ibaha]
Walaikum assalam,
Faraz Rabbani
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so see above.....when reasonably possible...use hands ..not in case of eating rice/curri....yougurt....dal chawwal...etc etc......
Foods eaten by prophet(peace be upon him
Cucumber
Dates
Gourd
Honey
Melons
Milk
Milk, Goat
Olive Oil
Pumpkin
Rabbit
Vinegar
Water
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also he eat roti of joa…wheat…unrefined etc…but according to my little knowledge he never eat rice…as rice cannot be grown in arabia region…much wter is required and desert place…how arice can be grown…
and ll above things can easyily be eaten by hands(3 fingers) or drank in a bowl(prophet(pbuh) kept a wooden bowl…and some say glass) etc…
so in case of rice/curry…which he never ate…i do not think..is there any other way to eat it except spoon…
he also made haram to use silver and gold utensils…only…not utensils itself…
thats according to my little knowledge…no doubt sunnah has a great great reward…and simple rice like Biryani …Pulao can be eaten by hands easily…but when you put yougurt or curry over it and then try to it …its more like a fun than eating…all your fingers will dip into salan or dahi…and licking …that prophet(pbuh) done was only at end of meal…as he used to eat with 3 fingers…and after eating …used to lick it first middle finger..then shahdat finger..and last thumb…i think…the same sequence…not sure…but he used to do it at end…as i gave above…he only
ate those foods which can be easily eaten with hands…without any difficulty…
any comments…
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Ok I read hte entire thread and I havent read anything on this...
How does one get into the habitof saying Bismillah before they begin to eat? :(
I never got into the habit of this when I was a kid, I know its important, i'll only remember in teh middle or after i've finished eating...:(
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Ok I read hte entire thread and I havent read anything on this...
How does one get into the habitof saying Bismillah before they begin to eat? :( I never got into the habit of this when I was a kid, I know its important, i'll only remember in teh middle or after i've finished eating...:(
Then say it in the middle...
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And if i remmeber after ? and isn't the ultimate goal to say it in the beginning?
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Nope…As long as you remember it even after…Remember, with Allah :swt:, it’s the action and the intention behind that action…
If you mistakenly forget, it’s a mistake…Just do it when you remember it…Even when you have gone to bed and remember it after waking up…Say Bismillah and Alhumdolillah for the previous meal…
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^ actually, Lajjo bhai according to my knowledge.. if you forget then you say
BismillahaY awwalahu waa aakhirahu
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^ exactly.....
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easy, come live with my ammi for a week. she still asks me bismillah paRhi? salam kiya?
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awwwwwwwwwww…thats very nice of her. May Allah give her long and healthy life.
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Ooooo my parents say “salaam kiya” in front of everyone when in fact i’ve said it three times!!! 
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very informative thread.