Book 23. KITAB AL-ASHRIBA
(Drinks)
Chapter
- Forbiddance of wine
- It is forbidden to prepare vinegar from Khamr(wine)
- It is forbidden to use wine as a medicine
- The wine which is prepared from dates and grapes is also
Khamr
- It is not approved to prepare Nabidh by mixing dry dates
and grapes
- It is forbidden to prepare Nabidh is varnished jar,
gourd, green pitcher, and hollow stumps
- Every intoxicant is Khamr and every khamr is forbidden
- Permissibility to use Nabidh which is not strong
and has not turned into Intoxicant
- It is good to drink milk
- Command pertaining to the covering of vessels, and
tightening (the mouths) of waterskins, etc
- Etiquette relating to eating and drinkifig
- Disapproval of drinking water while standing
- Permissibility of drinking Zamzam (water) while standing
- It is repugnant to breathe in a vessel and appreciable
to breathe three times outside the vessel in course of drinking
- It is desirable to circulate water or milk (in an
assembly) from the right-hand side of the one who
serves
- The merit of licking the fingers after taking food
and wiping the dish (with fingers) and eating of
the fallen mouthful after removing the dirt sticking to it
- What should the guest do if an uninvited person
accompanies him and the merit of inviting that
person to feast
- Permissibility of a person's taking anyone along with
him where the host is very intimate with the guest
- Permissibility of eating soup and merit of eating pumpkin
- Desirability of extracting stones from the dates and
of the guest's invoking blessing for the host
- Eating cucumber with dates
- One should show modesty while eating and the way
how one should sit
- It is forbidden to eat two dates or two morsels
simultaneously
- It is permissible to store dates and corn for the
sutenance of one's children
- Excellencece of the dates of Medina
- Excellence of truffles and their use as a medicine
for the eyes
- The merit of the fruit of Arak tree
- The merit of vinegar as a condiment
- Permissibility of eating garlic, but avoiding it when
one intends to talk to eminent persons
- Showing honour to the guest and the merit of making
of sacrifice for him
- Excellence of sharing the small food
- A believer eats in one intestine whereas a non-beleiver
eats in seven intestines
- Don't find fault with food (served to you)