What are the manners of eating (ādāb al-akl) in Islam?

"A modest child should not be neglected; rather, their education should be aided by their modesty or discernment. The first trait that often prevails over them is gluttony for food. Therefore, they should be taught such discipline as not to take food except with their right hand, to say "In the name of Allah" when taking it, to eat from what is close to them, not to start eating before others, not to stare at the food or those eating, not to rush in eating, to chew well, not to take bites in rapid succession, not to soil their hands or clothes, and to be accustomed at times to eating dry bread so that they do not see eating with condiments as a necessity."

"and to be accustomed at times to eating dry bread so that they do not see eating with condiments as a necessity. Excessive eating should appear ugly to them, and they should be taught that those who eat excessively are likened to beasts. Praise those children who are well-behaved and moderate in eating in front of them, encouraging the love of selflessness with food, indifference to it, and contentment with rough food, whatever it may be."

"as with the unknown; regarding the matter is preferable. In such cases, taking action is less doubtful than eating unknown food, which is far from piety, even if not forbidden. Eating the food of righteous people was the practice of prophets and saints. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Do not eat except the food of the pious, and only the pious should eat your food.""

"man pouring water over our hands." A group of young men visited a young man. The host said, "Boy, bring the table." But the boy did not bring it. He repeated the request a second and third time, but still, the table was not brought. Some of them looked at each other and said, "It is not chivalrous for a man to command someone who resists bringing the table all this time." The host then asked, "Why did you delay with the table?" The boy replied, "There were ants on it, and it would not have been proper to present the table to the young men with ants on it."

"The obligatory ones are, knowing the source of what one eats, saying the name of Allah, being content, and showing gratitude. The sunnah practices are, sitting on the left leg, eating with three fingers, licking the fingers, and eating from what is directly in front of oneself. The etiquettes are, chewing thoroughly, taking small bites, not staring at the faces of others, not spreading bread on the table and placing food on it, and not eating while reclining, lying down, or on one's stomach."

"If one forgets to mention Allah's name at the beginning of a meal, they should say, In the name of Allah, at its beginning and its end, as narrated by Aisha. It is recommended to start and end a meal with salt. One should take small bites with the right hand, chew well, and swallow slowly. When eating from a dish, take from what is directly in front of you, if it is a single type of food."

"The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Wudu' before eating wards off poverty, and after wards off malady. Cleanliness is closer to purity. Third, place the food on a board laid on the ground, following the practice of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. Although eating on a board is preferable, eating on a table is not prohibited. Fourth, maintain a good posture when sitting at the dining cloth."

"Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, Hunger will be cast upon the people of hell, to the extent that it balances the torment they are in. They will plead for food and will be given food from the thorny plant, which does not nourish nor satisfy hunger. They will plead for food and will be given food that chokes them. They will remember how they used to relieve chokes in the world with drinks. So they will plead for drink, and molten brass will be raised to them with iron hooks. When it approaches their faces, it will scald their faces. When the drink enters their bellies, it will cut what is inside. So they will say, Call upon the keepers of hell. It will"

"Al-Darraqutni narrated that Hatim's wife once said to him, Oh Abu Safana, I desire to eat food with you alone without anyone else. So he commanded her and she moved her tent away from the group by a mile. He ordered for food to be prepared and it was made ready while she had her curtains drawn over it. When the food was nearing readiness, he uncovered his head and said, Do not cook my pot while your curtain is over it. Then what you cook will be forbidden for me. But with this youth, kindle a fire. When you kindle it, do so with a strong flame. He then uncovered the curtains, brought forth the food and called the people to eat. They ate and she said, You did not"

"peace be upon him, said, Whoever eats or drinks, and then says, Praise be to Allah who has fed me this food and provided it for me without any might or power of my own, will have his past sins forgiven. Abu Sa'id, may God be pleased with him, narrated that when the Prophet, peace be upon him, finished his meal, he would say, Praise be to Allah who has fed us, given us drink, and made us Muslims. A man who served the Prophet, peace be upon him, mentioned that he used to hear the Prophet, peace be upon him, say, The name of Allah, when his food was brought near to him, and when he finished eating, he would say, O Allah, you fed, you gave to drink, enriched,"