Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that he passed by a people who had a roasted goat with them. They invited Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) to eat, but he refused to eat and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) departed from this world, but never did he eat his fill of barley bread.

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once distributed dates among his companions, giving each person seven dates. He also gave me seven dates. Among them, one was spoiled (hard), but none of the dates was more beloved to me than that one, because it lasted longer while I was chewing it.

Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him), since their arrival in Madinah, never ate their fill of wheat bread for three consecutive days until the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed away.

Narrated from Ummul Momineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her): When one of her relatives passed away and women would gather, then after they returned to their homes, only the household members and close women would remain. She would have pots of talbina cooked, then tharid would be prepared and poured over the talbina. Then she would say, "Eat it, for I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Talbina comforts the heart of the sick and relieves sorrow.'"

Narrated Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him): I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "Do not wear silk or brocade, and do not drink water from vessels of gold and silver (such as jugs, glasses, cups, bowls, etc.), and do not eat from plates (dishes, trays, etc.) of gold and silver, for these things are for the disbelievers in this world and for us in the Hereafter."

Abu Mas’ud Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that there was a man among the Ansar named Abu Shu’aib (may Allah be pleased with him), and he had a servant who was a butcher. He said to him,“Prepare food for me, for I will invite the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) along with five men.”Then he invited the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) along with five men, but another person also followed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“You invited us five men, and this man has followed us. Now it is up to you; if you wish, you may allow him, or if you wish, you may not.”He said,“I have given him permission (i.e., let him also come).”

Narrated Abdullah bin Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him): I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) eating dates and cucumber together.

Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): There was a Jew in Madinah who used to lend me money until my dates were harvested. Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) had a piece of land on the road to Bir Roomah. One year passed in which the land produced few dates, and that year passed. At the time of harvest, the Jew came to me, and I had not yet harvested anything from it (the fruit was very little). I began to ask him for a respite until the next year, but he refused. This news reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said to his companions, "Let us go and intercede with the Jew to grant Jabir a respite." They all came to my orchard. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to speak to the Jew, but he said, "O Abu al-Qasim! I will not give Jabir any respite." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that the Jew would not agree, he stood up and walked around the orchard, then spoke to the Jew again, but he was still not satisfied. So I stood up and brought a small amount of fresh dates and placed them before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He ate them and then said, "O Jabir! Where is the hut of your orchard?" I showed him the place. He said, "Prepare a bed for me there." I immediately spread a bed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went there and slept. When he woke up, I brought another handful of dates. He ate them, then stood up and spoke to the Jew, but he still did not agree. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went and stood among the date trees a second time and said, "O Jabir! Cut and give (the dates)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sat at the place of cutting. I cut so many dates that the debt was paid off, and an equal amount was left over. I came and gave the good news to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (happily) said, "I bear witness that I am the true Messenger of Allah."

Narrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever eats seven Ajwa dates every morning, neither poison nor magic will harm him that day."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When any of you eats, he should not wipe his hand until he has licked (his fingers) himself or has had them licked by someone else."