Blowing on hot food and drinks to cool it down
Question
Sometimes parents tell their children to blow on hot food or drinks to cool it down. Is this correct?
Answer
One should avoid blowing on food and drinks. It is against the etiquette of eating and drinking to do.
It would be better and closer to proper manners, to wait for one’s food or drink to cool down before eating/drinking.
Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Abbas Radiyallahu anhuma said that Rasulullah Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam prohibited blowing into food and drink. [Musnad Ahmad #2819]
Allamah Munawi explains that blowing indicates excessive greediness and a lack of patience. [Munawi, Fayd al-Qadir Sharh al-Jami` al-Saghir 6/324]
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
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