فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Faqarrabahooo ilaihim qaala alaa taakuloon
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
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Lessons from past peoples
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and he placed it near them saying ‘Will you not eat?’ he invited them to eat but they did not respond.
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I (had the opportunity) one day to dine with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and I picked up flesh from around the dish. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Eat from that which is near to you.
(the same Hadith above, but he added); The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "Is there any of its meat left with you?"
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Come near, my son, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you.
Abu Muhammad, come near and dine. Upon this he said: I am fasting. Thereupon he said: We used to observe fast and then (this practice) was abandoned.
A meal was brought to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while his step-son, `Umar bin Abi Salama was with him.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him, "Mention the Name of Allah and eat of the dish what is nearer to you."
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