
The Sunnah of not Finding Flaws in Food
عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: مَا عَابَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ طَعَامًا قَطُّ إِنِ اشْتَهَاهُ أَكَلَهُ ، وَإِلَّا تَرَكَهُ
Abû Hureyre (Radiyallahu Anh) says: “Rasulallah ﷺ never found flaws in food. He would eat if He felt like and He would not eat if He didn’t feel like”1
عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَابَ طَعَامًا قَطُّ ، كَانَ إِذَا اشْتَهَاهُ أَكَلَهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَشْتَهِهِ سَكَتَ
Abû Hureyre (Radiyallahu Anh) says again: “I had never seen that Rasulallah ﷺ found flaws in food/blamed any food. He would eat if He felt like it and He would remain silent if He didn’t.”2
Our Prophet ﷺ is the best example to Muslims on eating practice as well as all other issues. He ﷺ had never looked for flaws in food or never blamed the food which had been served to him as long as it was halal; He would eat if He felt like and He would remain silent and would not eat if He didn’t feel like it.3