Eat and Drink but waste
not by Extravagance

“And waste not by extravagance. Verily, He
likes not Al-Musrifûn (those who waste by
extravagance)” (Al-Quran 6:141)

“But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the
manner of a spendthrift. Verily, the spendthrifts are
brothers of the Shayaateen (devils), and the Shaytaan
(Devil‑Satan) is ever ungrateful to his Lord” [Al-Quran’
17:26-27]

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)
commanded us to wipe the dish because we do not
know in what portion of our food the blessing lies.
[Sahih Muslim 5049]
Before eating After eating

“So, by your Lord (O Muhammad SAW), We
shall certainly call all of them to account.” (Al-
Quran 15:92)

HOW WILL WE ACCOUNT FOR THIS?

The Prophet (peace be upon him) never
criticized any food (he was invited to) but
he used to eat if he liked the food, and
leave it if he disliked it. [Al Bukhari 320]

“…eat and drink but waste not by extravagance,
certainly He (Allâh) likes not Al-Musrifûn (those
who waste by extravagance).” (Al-Quran 7:31)

The Prophet (SAW) has said that the son of
Adam does not fill any vessel worse than his
stomach…
..If he must fill it, then 1/3 for his food, 1/3
for his drink, and 1/3 for air. [At-Trimidhi 2380]

The one who eats his fill the most, in this world,
will be hungry for the longest time on the Day of
Resurrection. [At-Tirmidhi 2015 ]

Prophet (SAW) said "The food for two
persons is sufficient for three, and the food of
three persons is sufficient for four persons.“ [
Al Bukhari 304]

A Poem
‘THE MORSEL THAT GOT
LEFT BEHIND’
Ever thought of the morsel that got left on our plates
To get it there how much effort it takes
The unconsumed food, be it meat, fruit or bread
Nothing short of amazing, the path it has tread

Let's take the bread, so easy to throw
But the wheat it comes from, took months to grow.
The soil was tilled, the weeds taken out
Fertilizer and nutrients were placed in the ground

Once the seeds were planted, it was important to check
That the plants were free from disease and insects
Many months later came harvest time
When the wheat heads 'nodded' then came cutting time

Then came the shaking out of the heads
The kernel was separated from all of the rest
Once the removal of impurities was done
The wheat was broken down, so that separation
could be done

From coarse particles to flour also took time
It was again a long process to bleach and refine

From the mill to the markets was no short road
From there, to the factory that bakes bread and rolls

It's a lot of hard work, all down the line
Not to mention the money and all of that time

So let's think again when we're tempted to leave
That morsel of food - what a waste it would be!
Be it veggies, fruit, meat, how it got to your plate
It's a similar road like that bread had to take

It's such a shame that others somewhere
Are starving to death, while we don't care

So you and I, let's make a pact
Leaving food on our plates -
No More Of That.
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