Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): Once I was extremely hungry, so I met Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "Recite to me such-and-such verse of the Qur'an." He went into his house and recited and explained that verse to me. I left from there, and had not gone far when, due to hunger, I fell face down. I saw that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing by my head. He (peace be upon him) said, "O Abu Huraira!" I replied, "Here I am, O Messenger of Allah! And at your service." Then he (peace be upon him) took my hand, lifted me up, recognized my condition, and took me to his house. He (peace be upon him) ordered a bowl of milk to be brought for me. I drank from it, and he (peace be upon him) said, "O Abu Huraira! Drink more." I drank again. He said, "Drink more." I drank more until my stomach became swollen like a bowl. Then I met Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and told him about my hunger and my coming to him, and I said, "O Umar! Allah chose a person to relieve my hunger who was more deserving of it than you. By Allah! The verse I asked you to recite, I know it better than you." (Upon hearing this) Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah! If I had taken you to my house and fed you at that time, it would have made me happier than receiving red camels."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I was a child and under the care of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). At the time of eating, my hand would move around the dish, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: "O boy! Say Bismillah, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you." After that, this remained my way of eating always.

Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away, at that time we had begun to get dates and water to eat and drink to our fill.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) never ate thin bread and roasted goat until he (peace be upon him) met Allah, the Exalted.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates in one narration that: "I do not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ever ate in small bowls (cups, dishes, or plates), or ever ate thin bread, or ever ate at a (dining) table."

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The food of two persons is sufficient for three, and the food of three persons is sufficient for four."

(Nafi narrates that) Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) would not eat food until a needy person joined him in eating. One day I brought a needy person, he started eating with him and ate a lot of food. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said to his servant (Nafi), "Now do not bring him to me, because I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'A believer eats in one intestine, and a disbeliever eats in seven intestines (i.e., eats to his fill).'”

Narrated Abu Juhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him): I was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said to a man who was sitting with him: "I do not eat while reclining."

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) never criticized any food. If he liked it, he would eat it, and if he did not like it, he would leave it.

Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked, "Did you see refined flour during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Not at all." (Then) he was asked, "Did you sift the flour of barley?" He said, "No, but we used to blow off (the husk) with our mouths after grinding."