A Quick Refresher - Sunnahs of Eating

Sunnahs of Eating of Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad [Peace be upon him]

• Sit while eating.
• Spread out a cloth on the floor first before eating..
• Wash both hands up to the wrists before eating.
• Recite "Bismillah wa'la barakatillah" aloud.
• Eat with the right hand.
• Eat from the side that is in front of you.
• If a morsel of food falls down, pick it up, clean it and eat it.
• Do not find or announce fault with the food.
• While eating, sit with either both knees on the ground or one knee raised or both knees raised.
• Clean the plate and other utensils thoroughly after eating.
• By doing this, the utensils make dua for one's forgiveness.
• Recite dua after eating. (Al hamdu lillahi ladhi atamana saqana wa jaalna minal musalamin)
• After meals wash both the hands.
• Eat with three fingers if possible.
• One should not eat very hot food.
• Do not blow on the food.
• After eating one should lick his fingers.