What time did the Prophet have breakfast?
Dear Brother / Sister,
After performing duha prayer, the Prophet (pbuh) would return home if there was no plan to go somewhere and would ask if there was anything to eat at home. If there was something to eat, he would have breakfast; if there was nothing to eat, he would say, “Then, I will fast today.” (Muslim, Siyam, 169). Thus, he would fast that day.
According to what is understood from narrations, unlike today, eating was not in the center of life in the life of the Prophet (pbuh); daily life was not arranged based on meals; they did not spend much time eating and they did not regard it as a problem when there was nothing to eat; they did not have square meals; they did not talk about types of meal all the time in conversations and they did not travel many kilometers to eat some nice food.
Questions on Islam
- How should one day of a believer / Muslim be? How was one day of the Prophet (pbuh)?
- What is the sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) regarding eating?
- What are the benefits of eating and drinking a little? What should be the criterion for eating?
- The role of food factor on controlling bodily appetites
- Did the wives of the Prophet have the custom of inviting women and serving them meals?
- What is the decree about saying "Bismillah" in the middle of a meal?
- Is it true that eating between times of asr (afternoon) and maghrib (evening) is forbidden? What are the appropriate manners for eating? Could you explain?
- How did Abu Talib, who took the Prophet (pbuh) under his protection, and his wife, Fatima, treat the Prophet?
- How did the journey of the Prophet (pbuh) to Damascus with his uncle Abu Talib take place? What were the observations of Bahira, the monk, about the Prophet during this journey?
- Could you please give information about the role of food factor on controlling bodily appetites?
