“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.’”

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

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

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

“When the slave of anyone of you brings his food to him, forwhichhe (the slave) has worked hard and endured heat, let him invitehimto eat with him, and if he does not do that then let him take amorsel and put it in his hand.”

“I never saw the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)eat from a dish until he died.”

“When a meal is served, a man should not stand up until it isremoved, and he should not take his hand away, even if he is full,until the people have finished. And let him continue eating.* For aman may make his companion shy, causing him to withhold his hand, andperhaps he has a need for the food.”

“Umm Sulaim sent with me a basket offreshdates for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but I did not find him,as hehad just gone out to a freed slave of his who had invited himandmade food for him. I came to him and he was eating, and he calledmeto eat with him. He (the freed slave) had served him Tharid withmeatand gourd, and he liked the gourd, so I started to collect the(pieces of) gourd and put them near him. When he had eaten he wentback to him house and I put the basket (of dates) before him, and hestarted to eat them and share them, until he finished the last ofthem.”

“I entereduponthe Prophet (ﷺ) in his house, and he had some of this gourd. Isaid: ‘What is this?’ He said: ‘This is Qar’; it is Dubba’.We augmentour food with it.”*

“The food of one is sufficient for two, and the food oftwois sufficient for three or four, and the food of four issufficientfor five or six.’”

“The believer eats with one intestine and the disbeliever eatswithseven intestines.’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ)saidto me, when I was eating: ‘Say the Name of Allah, the GlorifiedandExalted.’”

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

“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.’”

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

“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.”

“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 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.”

“Ifanyoneof you goes to bed with a smell emanating from his hand, and hedoesnot wash his hand, and something happens to him, he should notblameanyone but himself.”