Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Busr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A goat was given to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as a gift, and on that day the amount of food was little. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his family: "Cook this goat, check the flour, make its bread, then cook them and make tharid (a dish of bread and meat)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a large bowl called "gharra’" (a tub-like vessel), four men could lift it. When morning came and the companions had performed the Duha prayer, that same bowl was brought. People gathered (to eat), and when the eaters became many, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat on his knees. A Bedouin said: What kind of sitting is this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has made me a humble, honored servant, not a tyrant or arrogant." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Eat from the edges of the bowl, not from the top (i.e., the middle), in this way there will be blessing for you." Then he said: "Take and eat, by the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the lands of Persia and Rome will surely be conquered for you, and there will be such abundance of food that the name of Allah Almighty will not be mentioned (over it)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If a person is eating dates with other people and intends to take two or three together, then he should seek their permission."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade drinking from a broken cup and breathing into a vessel.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade breathing into the drinking vessel or (breathing) while drinking. A man said: O Messenger of Allah! I do not become satisfied with the water drunk in one breath. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him: "Then move the cup away from your mouth and breathe (and then drink again)." He said: What if I see a straw in it? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Then pour it out."

Sayyiduna Umar bin Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was a boy under the care of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and while eating, my hand began to move around the plate (i.e., I started eating from different places). So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: "O boy! When you begin to eat, recite «بسم لله» , eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you."