It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Abi Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him: "Say 'Bismillah' (take the name of Allah) and eat from what is in front of you."

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was eating food with six of his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) when a Bedouin came and devoured all the food in just two bites. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“If he had mentioned the name of Allah before eating, this food would have been sufficient for all of you. Therefore, when any of you begins to eat, let him mention the name of Allah (i.e., start eating with ‘Bismillah’), and if he forgets to say ‘Bismillah’ at the beginning, then (when he remembers or is reminded) let him say «بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ أَوَّلَهٗ وَآخِرَهٗ» .”

Umm Kulthum narrated this aforementioned hadith from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Busr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, who spent some days in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): My father said to my mother, "If only you would prepare food for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." So my mother made tharid (a dish of bread and meat). With a gesture of the hand, he indicated that the tharid was a small amount. After that, my father went to serve the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (and he came), and placed his hand on the top of the middle of it (i.e., supplicated for blessing), then said: "Begin in the name of Allah." So those present began to eat from the edges. When they were satisfied from eating, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for them: "O Allah! Forgive them, have mercy on them, and bless the provision You have granted them."

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished eating or drinking, he would recite this supplication: «اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيْرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيْهِ غَيْرَ مَكْفُوْرٍ وَّلَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًي (عَنْهُ) رَبَّنَا» meaning, "All praise is for Allah, such praise that is pure and full of blessings. We cannot sufficiently thank You for this food; may it never depart from us permanently, and we cannot do without it (i.e., we cannot live without eating). O our Lord! Accept our supplication."

Sayyiduna Sinan bin Sanah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who eats food and gives thanks is like the fasting person who is patient."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any one of you eats food, he should lick his fingers three times." (So that no part of the food remains stuck to the fingers.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any one of you eats food, he should not wipe his hand before licking it or having it licked (by someone else)."

Abu al-Yaman said: My grandmother Umm Asim (may Allah have mercy on her) narrated that the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), Nubaisha, came to us while we were eating food. We invited him, and he began to eat with us. Then he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) narrated to us: "Whoever eats from a large dish (or plate) and then licks it clean, that plate (or dish) will supplicate for his forgiveness."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a morsel falls from any of you, he should remove the dirt from it, mention the name of Allah, and eat it."