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Fatwa ID: 08328<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Will it still be Sunnah if one sits on the ground with the food slightly raised on a low platform?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sitting on the floor to eat is a proven Sunnah of the Prophet (\ufdfa). Please see the Hadeeth below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Narrated Anas: To the best of my knowledge, the Prophet (\ufdfa) did not take his meals in a big tray at all, nor did he ever eat well-baked thin bread, nor did he ever eat at a dining table. (Sahih al-Bukhari 5386)<\/span><\/p>\n

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The focus point is to sit on the floor. It attests to one\u2019s humility as it shows one does not take more than ones need. There is no harm in raising the food, if it is done to create ease. Elevating the food on a platform should not be done to then lessen or even remove the humility of sitting on the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Sahih al-Bukhari 5386)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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