Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a bowl of tharid was brought to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: Eat from around it or from its edges, and do not eat from its middle, for indeed, blessing descends in its middle.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin Asqa’ (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was among the people of Suffah. One day, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for bread, broke it into pieces, put them in a bowl, then added water, fat, and sifted flour to it. Then he mixed it well, gathered it from the sides to make a high heap, and then said to me: Go and bring ten men along with yourself to me. I brought them, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Eat, and eat from the lower side of the bowl, do not eat from the upper side, because blessings descend from the upper side. Then they ate until they were satisfied.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: When you cook meat, add more water to it so that there is plenty of broth; thus, there will be enough to give to your neighbors as well.

Abdullah bin Harith says: During the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), my father arranged my marriage and he also invited some individuals from among the noble Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) also came, who had become very old. He said that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tear the meat with your teeth and eat it; in this way, the food is more delicious, easier to digest, and more agreeable to nature and desire."

Sayyiduna Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me removing meat from a bone with my hand. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Safwan!" I replied: "Yes, I am present." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring the meat close to your mouth and bite it off with your teeth; it is tastier and easier to digest this way."

It is narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when she would prepare tharid, she would cover it for a while so that its heat would subside, and she would say: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that in this way, there is much blessing in the food.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a morsel falls from the hand of any one of you, he should pick it up, clean off anything attached to it, and eat it, and not leave it for Satan.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any of you finishes eating food, he should not wipe his hands with a cloth until he has licked them or had them licked, because he does not know in which part of the food the blessing lies. In another narration, the words are: He should not clean his hands until he has sucked them, because he does not know in which part of the food blessing has been placed for him.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you eats food, he should not wipe his hand. In another narration, there is this addition: He should not wipe it with a cloth until he has licked it or had it licked. Abu Zubair says: I heard Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) say, I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Before lifting the bowl, lick your fingers or have them licked, for there is blessing in the last part of the food.

Mujahid narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to lick his fingers and used to say that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You do not know in which part of your food there is blessing.