SECTION · 6 – A GUEST EATING FROM ANOTHER'S PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION
3753 – It is narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās that he said: After the verse, “O you who have iman (faith), do not consume your wealth among yourselves by false means, except that it be trade by your mutual consent…” (Qur’an, al-Nisāʾ 4:29) was revealed, it became difficult for people to eat in someone else’s house. Then, this verse was abrogated by the verse in Sūrat al-Nūr (verse 61). In this verse, Allah the Exalted said: “There is no blame upon you for eating in your own houses or the houses of your fathers…” (Qur’an, al-Nūr 24:61). The command of Allah the Exalted continues until His words, “There is no sin upon you whether you eat together or separately.” Before this verse was revealed, when a wealthy person invited one of his relatives to a meal, the invited person would say, ‘I think it is sinful for me to eat this food.’ The word ‘al-tajannuh’ means sin or hardship. That person would say, ‘A poor person is more deserving of this invitation than I am.’ With the revelation of this verse, it became lawful for Muslims to eat the food of those mentioned in the verse, over which the basmala (the phrase “In the name of Allah”) has been recited, and also the food of the People of the Book was made lawful.