Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): In the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), we did not have napkins (to clean our hands after eating). Our palms were all we had. (We would wipe them on) our arms, feet, etc. (We would rub them and then perform prayer, without performing ablution again.)

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him): When the dining cloth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was removed, he (peace be upon him) used to recite: "All praise is for Allah alone, abundant praise, pure thanks, full of blessings. We could not fully fulfill the right of this food, nor has it been taken away from us forever (and this is done so that) we do not become heedless of it. O our Lord!"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) finished eating, he would say: "All praise is due to Allah who has given us food and drink to our fill. We could not fully fulfill the right of this food, nor do we deny this blessing."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say that I know the reason for the revelation of the verse of veiling (hijab) more than anyone else. Even Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion of high rank, used to ask me about it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had newly married Umm al-Mu'mineen Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had married her in Madinah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) invited people to eat when the day had advanced. When everyone had left after eating, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and a few men remained sitting with him. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and left, and I went with him. When he reached the door of the room of Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), he thought that those people would have left, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned, and I also returned with him. (When we saw,) all of them were still sitting in their places. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went back again, and I went with him. When he reached the door of the room of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), he thought that they would have left, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned, and I also returned with him. (This time) we saw that those people had (indeed) left. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed a curtain between me and himself, and (at that very moment) the command of veiling was revealed.