What is the ruling on sitting on sacks of rice and barley and cartons of oil and food in general? Does this constitute a disrespect of blessings? And what is the ruling on workers throwing them or them falling to the ground?
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It is not permissible to degrade food or do anything that compromises its respect, for it is a blessing from Allah that necessitates gratitude. However, carrying food in containers on animals is not considered degradation, and there is nothing reported from the scholars that prohibits it.
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