“Noneof you should wipe his hand until he has licked it, for he doesnotknow where the blessing if in his food.’”

“Nubaishah, the freed slave oftheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), entered upon us when we were eating fromabowl. He said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever eatsfrom a bowl and cleans it, the bowl will pray for forgiveness forhim.”

“My grandmother narrated to mefrom aman of Hudhail who was called Nubaishah Al-Khair. She said:‘Nubaishah entered upon us when we were eating from a bowl of ours.Hesaid: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever eats from abowlthen cleans it, the bowl will pray for forgiveness for him.’”

“When food is served, eat from that which is in front of you,anddo not take from what is in front of your companion.’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) wasbrought a bowl filled with Tharid and fatty meat, and we started toeat from it. My hand was wandering all over, so he said: ‘O‘Ikrash,eat from one spot, for it is all the same food.’ Then wewere broughta plate on which were different kinds of fresh dates,and he hand ofthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went all around theplate. He said: ‘O‘Ikrash, eat from wherever you want, for theyare not all the same.’”

“Eatfromthe sides and leave the top, so that it may be blessed.”

“TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) took hold of the top of the Tharid and said:‘Eat inthe Name of Allah from its sides and leave the top, for theblessingcomes from its top.’”

“When food is served, take from the sides and leave the middle,forthe blessing descends in the middle.”

“While (he) waseating lunch, a morsel of food fell on the floor. He picked it up,removed whatever dirt had gotten onto it, and ate it. The villagersand farmers winked at one another (finding it odd) and it was said:‘May Allah help the chief! These villagers and farmers are winkingatone another because you picked up a morsel (from the ground) whenyouhave this food in front of you.’ He said: ‘I am not going togive upsomething I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for thesenon-Arabs. We were told, if one of us dropped a morsel of food, topick itup, remove whatever dirt was on it, and eat it, and not toleave itfor Satan.’”

“If amorsel falls from the hand of anyone of you, let him wipe offwhatever dirt that is on it and eat it.”

“Many men have attained perfection but no women have attainedperfection except Maryam bint ‘Imran (Mary) and Asiyah the wife ofFir’awn. And the superiority of ‘Aishah over other women is likethesuperiority of Tharid over all other foods.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The superiorityof‘Aishah over other women is like the superiority of Tharid overallother foods.’”

“During the time oftheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) we often did not find anything to eat,andif we did, we did not have handkerchiefs, except our hands, armsandfeet. Then we would pray without performing ablution.”

“Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ)ate,he would say: Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi at’amana wa saqana waja’alana Muslimin (Praise is to Allah Who has fed us, given us todrink, and made us Muslims).”

“Al-hamdu lillahi hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan ghairamakfiyyin wa la muwadda’in wa la mustaghnan ‘anhu, Rabbana(Praise isto Allah, abundant good and blessed praise, a never-endingpraise, apraise that we will never bid farewell to and anindispensible praise,He is our Lord).”

“Whoever eats food and said: Al-hamdulillahil-ladhi at’amani hadha wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlinminniwa la quwwatin (Praise is to Allah Who has fed me this andprovidedit for me without any strength or power on my part), - hisprevioussins will be forgiven.”

“O Messenger of Allah, we eat and donot feel full.” He said: “Perhaps you eat separately?” Theysaid:“Yes.” He said: “Gather to eat together, and mention theName of Allahover it, then it will be blessed for you.”

“I heard my father say: ‘Iheard‘Umar bin Khattab say: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:‘Eattogether and do not eat separately, for the blessing is inbeingtogether.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)never blew onto his food or drink, and he did not breathe into thevessel.”

“I heard AbuHurairah say:‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When the servant ofanyoneof you brings him his food, let him make him sit by his sideand eatwith him, and if he refuses then let him give him some.”