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**excholza** · 04-23-2012, 06:02 AM

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

A`ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaitāni r-rajīm
b-ismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm

Sister Aram, I was thinking the same thing.

Sister HH, please seek a shaykh.

We're advised against optional fasting during certain days, like Friday. We are told not to do anything that harms our bodies (intentionally). If we are to follow the sunnah of the Prophet

, then eating modestly, sharing your food, eating 2 meals and not over-eating would seem to be the most desirable in seeking the pleasure of Allah (SWT). Even before he was given prophethood, our beloved Muhammad

would take food with him whenever he went to the cave. What about eating dates? What about the practice of putting a little bit of chewed date (chewed by a pious person) on the lips of a newborn baby? What about the keeping of animals like camels, goats and sheep? What about the sacrifice of an animal during Eid al-Adha, consuming 1/3 and sharing the rest?

Sister HH, I don't know much about these things but alarm bells are ringing in my head... sorry... please sister, please seek a shaykh in case such practices lead to an imbalance. Follow our beloved Muhammad

without assuming what he would have done.

May Allah (SWT) forgive me if I have erred here.

04-23-2012, 06:02 AM	#6
excholza Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A`ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaitāni r-rajīm b-ismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm Sister Aram, I was thinking the same thing. Sister HH, please seek a shaykh. We're advised against optional fasting during certain days, like Friday. We are told not to do anything that harms our bodies (intentionally). If we are to follow the sunnah of the Prophet , then eating modestly, sharing your food, eating 2 meals and not over-eating would seem to be the most desirable in seeking the pleasure of Allah (SWT). Even before he was given prophethood, our beloved Muhammad would take food with him whenever he went to the cave. What about eating dates? What about the practice of putting a little bit of chewed date (chewed by a pious person) on the lips of a newborn baby? What about the keeping of animals like camels, goats and sheep? What about the sacrifice of an animal during Eid al-Adha, consuming 1/3 and sharing the rest? Sister HH, I don't know much about these things but alarm bells are ringing in my head... sorry... please sister, please seek a shaykh in case such practices lead to an imbalance. Follow our beloved Muhammad without assuming what he would have done. May Allah (SWT) forgive me if I have erred here.
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