Hadiths on Manners of Eating and Drinking

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35 explained prophetic hadiths on "Manners of Eating and Drinking": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Manners of Eating and Drinking

Authentic hadith When anyone of you eats food, let him not wipe his hand until he licks it or has it licked. Authentic hadith Every drink that intoxicates is unlawful. Authentic hadith The prohibition of wine was revealed, which is made of five things: grapes, dates, honey, wheat, and barley. Authentic None of you should hold his penis with his right hand while urinating, nor wipe himself after answering the call of nature using his right hand, nor breathe into the vessel Authentic A man ate with his left hand in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), whereupon he said: "Eat with your right hand." The man said: I cannot do that. Thereupon, he said: "May you not be able to do that Authentic Verily, the devil can eat from any food upon which the Name of Allah is not mentioned Authentic hadith If only he had mentioned the name of Allah, it would have been enough for all of you Hasan Get together over your food and mention the name of Allah, so that it will be blessed for you Authentic hadith Do not take two at a time, for indeed the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade taking two at a time. Then he said: Unless one asks for his brother's permission Authentic hadith This man followed us. If you wish, allow him to come in, and if you wish, he will go back Authentic hadith I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) eating with three fingers, and when he finished eating, he would lick them Sahih/Authentic with its two versions One who serves people to drink should be the last to drink Good hadith I gave the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) Zamzam water to drink and he drank while standing Authentic hadith During the Prophet's lifetime, we would eat while walking and would drink while standing Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) never found fault with any food. If he liked it, he would eat; and if he disliked it, he would leave it Authentic hadith No one of you should drink while standing Authentic hadith None of you should drink while standing, and whoever forgets, then let him induce vomit Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited drinking directly from the mouth of a waterskin Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade turning the waterskins upside down and drinking from their mouths Authentic hadith that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited blowing in one's drink Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was given something to drink, so he drank from it, and there was a boy on his right Sahih/Authentic with its two versions Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ate food, he would lick his three fingers Authentic Allah is pleased with one who eats some food and praises Him for it, or drinks some drink and praises Him for it Authentic hadith Food for two persons suffices for three, and food for three persons suffices for four Good chain of narrators I was with Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) in the company of some Magians when a sweet was brought in a silver vessel, and Anas did not eat from it Authentic hadith Cover the vessels, fasten the waterskins, close the doors, and extinguish the lamps, for, indeed, the devil does not loosen waterskins, nor open doors, nor uncover vessels Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) commanded licking the fingers and the dish (after eating), and he said: You do not know in which portion the blessing lies Authentic hadith If one of you is invited to a wedding banquet, he should attend Authentic hadith The worst food is the food of a wedding banquet to which the rich are invited while the poor are left out. Anyone who does not answer the invitation has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) Authentic hadith I do not eat while reclining on my side Authentic O boy, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is nearer to you Authentic hadith Blessing descends in the middle of the food. So eat from the sides, and do not eat from the middle Authentic If anyone of you eats, let him eat with his right hand, and if he drinks, let him drink with his right hand, for indeed the devil eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade breathing into the pot or blowing into it Authentic hadith Raisins used to be soaked for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) in a water skin, and he would drink it that day, the next day, and the following day. In the evening of the third day, he would drink it and give some to others. If anything was left, he would spill it
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