Food squandering is insane: Saudi scholar
Give poor money not food leftovers
Sheikh Abdullah Al Mutlaq, an adviser at the Royal Court said sending the surplus food to the poor does not resolve the problem.
A senior Saudi Islamic scholar has criticized squandering of food at feasts and other occasions, saying this is insane behavior.
“Most of the poor people do not want food leftovers…those who spend so much on food should give the poor money instead of leftovers,” he said, quoted by local newspapers.
“The phenomenon of squandering food needs to be eliminated because this is insane an abuse to God’s boon.”
This is wise advice indeed.. Do not waste.. Cook / order what is required and give money to recognized charities to help the poor.
When Allah is at the back no body will ever collapse my dear .............. If the guest frequency increase your sheep count will increase at double the ratio , even a neighbour's guest can be adjusted without any worry ......... provided YOU TRUST the Almighty .......... from the inner core of your heart .........
When three of them visit a family in the month, I guess the "philosophies" put forward will collapse with a bang!
A guest's pleasure is more important than one sheep ...... ..................
There is something called tradition. It is indeed difficult to break old traditions that have come down for decades. One such tradition that leads to immense wastage of food in Saudi Arabia is honouring an elderly relative or important guest visiting one's home. Tradition requires a sheep be slaughtered and the meat used to prepare the favourite Saudi dish "Khabsa." When the guest departs, so much of leftover food is simply put into the drums. Many Saudis have begun to dislike the custom because of both the cost involved and the resultant wastage of food. But they just cannot get out of this tradition. If the tradition is not carried out the guest feels "insulted."
The call from the Sheikh has come after he must have witnessed the way food got wasted in the Saudi society, and the pain he must have felt on seeing this.
One can give both food as well money .....................
A good reminder to all of us ...................
We must all follow this advice .. Joys