Eating salt before and after meals

Question:-

Is it a Sunnah to consume some salt before and after meals, or is this a practice advised by the Hakeems and doctors? Please clarify!

Answer:-

It is from amongst the Sunnats of eating that a person commences with salt and terminates his meal with salt. Allamah Shaami Rahimahullah states that there is Shifa from 70 illnesses in this practice.

ومن السنة البداءة بالملح والختم به بل فيه شفاء من سبعين داء (شامي ص340 ج6)

The Ummah in general are suffering from various physical ailments across the globe. There is hope that by practicing upon the above prescription one will be cured of his/her ailments, Insha’Allah.

ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Mohammed Desai

Date: 25 Rabi-ul-Aakhir 1443 / 30 November 2021