The Four Signs Of Respect

(Excerpted from Futuwat namah by Khwaja Husayn Wa’iz Kashifi Sabzawari An Naqshbandi Translated by M. Nur Abdussalam)

If asked: What are the four signs of respect? Say:

1.      Not to scratch the head while eating.
2.      Not to blow the nose.
3.      Not to spit
4.      Not to speak with food in the mouth.