Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Ubaidullah narrates that Hazrat Yasar bin Numair invited us for a meal at the time of Maghrib and said that Hazrat Umar bin Khattab used to say: "First eat food, then free yourselves for prayer."

Hazrat Umar says that when food is served and the time for prayer arrives, then eat the food first.

Hazrat Fanan bin Abdullah Nahmi narrates from his elders that they informed: We were with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when the time for iftar in Ramadan arrived. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to us: First break your fast, for this is better for your prayer.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that offering prayer before eating drives away the reproaching soul.

Hazrat Ziyad says that we were with Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and something was being roasted in his oven. Meanwhile, the time for prayer arrived and we asked his permission to go for prayer. He said, "No, we will go after eating the food so that this food does not trouble us during the prayer."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Harith says that when your food arrives and the call to prayer is given for Salah, then eat the food first and then offer the prayer.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when I returned from Iraq, food was placed before Hazrat Abu Talha and some other companions present with him. They said to me, "Come, eat food." I said, "I will eat after performing the prayer." They said, "You have adopted the habits of the people of Iraq; come, eat food."