Eating or drinking from a chipped utensil

· 11 Jumada I 1444 AH1 min readEnglish
Food And Drink

Question

Is it permissible to eat and drink from chipped utensils? If not, why?

Answer

We are prohibited from eating and drinking from utensils which are chipped or broken on the edges.

Hadrat Abu Sa’eed Khudri Radiallahu Anhu narrates that Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam prohibited from drinking from a cup with a chipped/cracked end (as the lip of the drinker cannot grip onto the chipped cup and water will spill onto the face and clothing whilst drinking the liquid), and (he prohibited) from blowing in drinks.”

Also, logically, there is a fear of getting cut with the chipped end of the cup or even particles of the chipped end could enter the utensil, hence one should refrain from using chipped or cracked utensils.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن أبي سعيدِ الخدري قال: نهى رسولُ الله – صلَّى الله عليه وسلم – عن الشُّربِ من ثُلْمَة القَدَح، وأن يُنْفَخَ في الشَراب (سنن ابي داود رقم 3722)

عن أبي سعيد: قوله: ((من ثلمة القدح)) من موضع الكسر منه. إنما نهى عن الشرب من ثلمة القدح؛ لأنها لا تتماسك عليها شفة الشارب، فإذا شرب منها ينصب الماء على وجهه وثوبه. (شرح المشكاة للطيبي – باب الاشربة)

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Mufti Mohammed Desai
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