Sunnahs The Way Of Living : Sunnahs of Eating

Sunnahs of Eating:

* Sit and eat on the floor.
* Spread out a cloth on the floor first before eating.
* Wash both hands up to the wrists.
* 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 fault with the food.
* When 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 lazi atamana saqana wo 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.