It has come to my attention that Supermarkets waste perfectly good audiable food, and this to me is disgraceful.
What i wanted to know was do you think it would be worth me consideringcontacting Parliament or somebody in charge with regards to asking themif they would consider giving that food to charities such as Red Crossand others...(a Weekly collection)
A Big bin could be placedoutside each Supermarket and it could be placed in there and theCharities could collect it and give it to countries who need it.
I feel its about time the Supermarkets ate there words and instead of saying they donate money to charity that they also help with regards to the wasting of food which a small family in a nother country would happily appreciate!
The thing with Restaurants is the food is not reusable...but supermarkets waste food which is wrapped and not out of date....so therefore i think charities such as Oxfam and others could benefit from this and give it to others if not to those in poor countires but to those less needy inshaALLAH
"And, be not wasteful. Verily, the wasters are the brothers of the shayaateen, and shaitaan was to his Rabb ungrateful." (Qur'aan)
WASTE IS THE effect of kufr (ingratitude). Those who waste are ungrateful for the bounties of Allah Ta'ala, hence the Qur'aan describes them as ikhwaanush shayaateen (the brothers of the devils).
Waste of money and food has degenerated to intolerable levels in Muslim society. The rich and the poor, the learned and the ignoramuses, are all involved in the sin of massive waste of the ni'maat (bounties) of Allah Ta'ala. And, all of this waste is the effect of pride and show.
Large scale waste is committed especially of food at functions - wedding functions and madrasah and khaanqah functions (jalsahs) of a variety of kinds which have become evil characteristics of the affluent Muslim society of this era. Simplicity, sacrifice and love for the suffering Muslims of the world no longer are among the attributes of Muslims.
Whilst massive waste of food is the style of jalsahs and merrymaking functions, the ta'leem (teaching) of Islam and the practice of our illustrious Akaabireen Auliya and Ulama were always eethaar (sacrifice) for the suffering Muslims. This attitude constrained them to practise self-denial. Although the Madaaris and the khaanqas are vociferous with stories of the Auliya and Ulama and even organize wasteful jalsahs in their names, they have extremely little affinity with these seniors.
Hadhrat Khwaajah Nizaamuddeen Auliya (rahmatullah alayh) fasted perpetually. His khaadim (servant), Hadhrat Khwaajah Abdur Raheem would bring a meagre meal for Sehri and Iftaar. However, on most occasions, Hadhrat Nizaamuddeen (rahmatullah alayh) would decline and refrain from eating. Once his khaadim pleaded: "Hadhrat, if you refrain from both Sehri and Iftaar, weakness will overwhelm you." Hadhrat responded: "How can this food go down my throat when there are so many poor and forlorn persons passing the nights in hunger?"
Once a fire ravaged the locality of Ghiyaathpur. It was in the midst of the summer season. Stricken with grief, Hadhrat Nizaamuddeen (rahmatullah alayh) stood on the roof of his house in the searing heat observing the heart-rending scene of houses being gutted by the raging fire. He remained standing on the roof until finally the fire was extinguished. Then he instructed Khwaajah Iqbaal to make a survey of the number of homes destroyed, and to give every household two silver coins, two loaves of bread and a jug of cold water. When people observed this distribution at the time of their distress, their eyes welled up with tears of gratitude. In that age, two silver coins could purchase a substantial amount of commodities.
These two episodes of Hadhrat Nizaamuddeen Auliya (rahmatullah alayh) are presented as samples for us to reflects. Emulation of his example in exactitude is not the objective. No one is expected to abandon eating the delicious food which can be afforded. But waste is haraam, and sacrifice is Waajib. Sacrifice is a vital tenet of Islam, and it was always a distinguished trait of the Auliya and Ulama. This attribute no longer exists in the Ummah.
Therefore, wasting the bounties of Allah Ta'ala selfishly and forgetting the suffering segments of the Ummah do not affect the Muslim's conscience in any way...................
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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