Covering food items and dishes at night

Submitted by user2 on Wed, 2017-03-08 08:22

Q:

1. What is the correct Islamic ruling regarding washing and covering of dishes at night?

2. Should all the dishes be essentially washed before sleeping? Or Is it sufficient to cover the unwashed dishes? Or can they be left uncovered?

3. Should the washed dishes be covered too?

4. Should the fruits/vegetables be covered?

5. Do the food items like boiled milk inside shelves having net door need to covered?

A:

1-2. Covering is sufficient.

3. Yes.

4. The hadeeth speaks of water or an edible item being covered.

5. This is a type of cover as well.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Category:

Food and Drink›Etiquettes

Labels:

unwashed dishes

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