Sunnah posture of sitting while eating

Q: What are the Sunnah postures for eating?

A: The sunnah posture of sitting while eating on the floor is that one sits with both knees on the ground  (in the tashahhud posture), or with the right knee raised.

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

فالمستحب في صفة الجلوس للأكل أن يكون جاثيا على ركبتيه وظهور قدميه أو ينصب الرجل اليمنى ويجلس على اليسرى (عمدة القاري 21/44)

أحسن الفتاوى (9/50)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)