Eating with the left hand due to necessity
Q: I saw in one of the posts that we are forbidden from eating with the left hand. In my mothers case she had a stroke and can only use her left hand, is she committing a sin by doing so?
Etiquettes
Using a plate with a silver line around it
Q: Is it permissible to use plates that have a silver line around the plate (silver paint around the plate)?
What should one do with the food that one takes out with a toothpick?
Q: If something is stuck in our teeths, after taking it out with toothpick, can we eat that?
Leaving edible items open at night
Q: In respect of leaving something open overnight (without covering it), what is this confined to? Is it food only, or tablets also, or all edible items.
Eating with the left hand
Q: Why in Islam you are not allowed to eat or drink with the left hand? Is it mentioend in any hadith?
Drinking water after eating food
Q: Can we drink water or tea after eating food because I heard that it is not good for the health if one drinks water.
Washing the hands without drying them before eating
Q: Is it sunnah to:
1. Wash hands before eating?
2. Not dry them before eating?
Washing wax off fruit before eating it
Q: As you know that fruits are nowadays waxed. It can be of plant or animal source and in the whole process alcohol can also be used. Can we just peel the fruit, wash it and eat it?
Eating with two fingers
Q: In Ithaaf al-Saadah al-Mutaqeen several ahadith are mentioned indicating to the undesirability of eating with two fingers (some state that it is because Shaytan does so). What is the fiqh ruling of eating with two fingers? (Mubah/Makruh tanzihi/Makruh tahrimi?) If it is disliked or impermissible to eat with two fingers, would this apply also to things commonly eaten with two fingers such as crisps, chips, dates, etc.?
Sitting and drinking water
Q: Do you have to sit and drink water?