Few Sun-nah About Having Food

Umaiyyah bin Makhshi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting while a man was eating food. That man did not mention the Name of Allah (before commencing to eat) till only a morsel of food was left. When he raised it to his mouth, he said: "Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu (With the Name of Allah, in the beginning and in the end)." Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) smiled at this and said, "Satan had been eating with him but when he mentioned the Name of Allah, Satan vomited all that was in his stomach."

[Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i] Sunnah.com reference : Book 3, Hadith 5 Arabic/English book reference : Book 3, Hadith 732

Mu'adh bin Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who has taken food and says at the end: 'Al- hamdu lillahi-lladhi at'amani hadha, wa razaqanihi min ghairi haulin minni wa la quwwatin (All praise is due to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavour on my part or any power),' all his past sins will be forgiven."

At-Tirmidh i Sunnah.com reference : Book 3, Hadith 8 Arabic/English book reference : Book 3, Hadith 735

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Blessing descends upon food in its middle, so eat from the sides of the vessel and do not eat from its middle."

[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]. Sunnah.com reference : Book 3, Hadith 17 Arabic/English book reference : Book 3, Hadith 744

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When one of you finishes eating, he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for him."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Sunnah.com reference : Book 3, Hadith 21 Arabic/English book reference : Book 3, Hadith 748

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded the licking of fingers and the gleaning of the dish, saying, "You do not know in which portion the blessing lies."

[Muslim]. Sunnah.com reference : Book 3, Hadith 23 Arabic/English book reference : Book 3, Hadith 750

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a morsel of any of you falls, he should pick it up and remove any of the dirt on it and then eat it, and should not leave it for Satan nor should wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies."

[Muslim]. Sunnah.com reference : Book 3, Hadith 24 Arabic/English book reference : Book 3, Hadith 751

Ka'b bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating with three fingers (i.e., the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger) and licking them after having finished the food.

[Muslim]. Sunnah.com reference : Book 3, Hadith 22 Arabic/English book reference : Book 3, Hadith 749

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ate food, he would lick his three fingers and say, "If anyone of you drops a morsel of food, he should remove any dirt that may have stuck on it and then eat it, and should not leave it for Satan." He (ﷺ) also commanded us that we should glean the pot, saying, "You do not know in which part of your food the blessings lies."

[Muslim]. Sunnah.com reference : Book 3, Hadith 26 Arabic/English book reference : Book 3, Hadith 753

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The food of two persons suffices for three persons, and the food of three persons suffices for four persons."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Sunnah.com reference : Book 3, Hadith 28 Arabic/English book reference : Book 3, Hadith 755