4.21. WATER

God says

….“Eat and drink the sustenance provided by God, and do not act wickedly on earth by spreading corruption.”  -- Q.2:60

The two seas are not alike ,*-- the one palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, the other, salty and bitter. -- Q.35:12
*i.e., God as caused them -- as if by invisible barrier-- to remain distinct in kind despite their continuous meeting and mingling in the oceans.

 

Prophet said

 “Do not breathe into a vessel when you drink” -- H: Bukhari and Muslim. Narrator: Abu Qatadah.

“Don’t drink in one breath like the drinking of a camel, but take in two or three turns and utter BISMILLAH (in the name of God) when you begin, and  ALHAMDULILLAH (all praise be to God) when you finish….” -- H: Tirmizi. Narrator: Ibn Abbas.
“…drink not in cups of gold and silver and take no food in the same (metals)” – H: Bukhari and Muslim. N: Abu Hurairah.
Anas reported: (Goat’s milk mixed with water) was given to the Messenger of God in a cup who drank from it. Omer said: O Messenger of God! Give to Abu Bakr who was sitting on the left. (But) he gave it to the desert Arab sitting on his right. Afterwards he said, “The right hand is for the right side man, so take to the right hand side!” – H: Bukhari and Muslim.

4.19. MANNERS OF EATING

God says

Eat, then, of that over which God’s name has been pronounced, if you truly believe in His messages. And why should you not eat of that over which God’s name has been pronounced, seeing that He has so clearly spelled out to you what He has forbidden you [to eat]* unless you are compelled** [to do so]? But, behold, [it is precisely in such matters that] many people lead others astray by their own errant views, without [having any real] knowledge. Indeed, thy Sustainer is fully aware of those who transgress the bounds of what is right.    – Q.6:118,119
*See verse 5:3
** Last sentence of 5:3

eat not of that over which God’s name has not been pronounced: for this would be sinful conduct indeed….. Q.6:121

… eat and drink but waste not by excess, For God loves not the wasters. Q.7:31


Prophet said

“The blessing of food is in the wash before it and the wash after” -- H: Tirmizi and Abu Daud. N: Salman.
“If one forgets to remember God before eating, let him say: ‘In the name of God’ in it’s beginning and it’s end’ ” -- H: Tirmizi and Abu Daud. N: Bibi Ayesha.

“One should eat with the right hand and drink with the right hand.” -- H: Muslim. Narrator: Ibn Omar
Ka’ab reported that the messenger of God ate with three fingers -- Muslim.

“I do not Take meal in a leaning state” – Bukhari. N: Abu Juhaifah.

Abu Sayeed-al- Khodri reported that after finishing his meal the Prophet used to say “All praise is for One who fed us and gave us drink and created us Muslim” -- H:Tirmizi, Abu Daud and Ibn Majah.

“The thankful eater is like one who is patient while fasting.” -- H: Tirmizi. Narrator: Abu Huriarah.

“Having finished the meal one should lick his fingers (and clean his plate), because he does not know where in his food there is blessing” – H: Muslim. Narrator: Jabir.  

4.18. Dining

God says

O mankind! Eat of what is lawful and good on earth and follow not Satan’s footsteps: for, indeed, he is your avowed enemy. -- Q.2:168

He has forbidden to you only carrion, and blood, and the flesh of and swine, and that over which any name other than God has been invoked;* but if one is driven by necessity- neither coveting it nor exceeding his immediate need -- no sin shall be upon him: for, behold, God is much-forgiving, most gracious. -- Q.2:173
  *For a more enumeration of the forbidden kinds of flesh, see Q.5:3.


Prophet said

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet never spoke ill of any food -- Bukhari and Muslim.

“The believer eats in one gut and the unbeliever in seven.” -- H: Buhkari. N: Abu Hurairah. (Muslim from Abu Musa and  Ibn Omar.)

“The food of two men is sufficient for three and that of three is sufficient for four.” -- H: Buhkari and Muslim. N: Abu Hurairah.

“The thankful eater is like the patient fasting man.” -- H: Tirmizi. N: Abu Hurairah

“ (When darkness of night falls,) cover the vessels and the drinking water jars, shut        up the doors, and out the light (of fire)…” -- H: Muslim.

4.17. MARRIAGE FEAST

God says
O you who have attained to faith! Do not deprive yourself of good things of life which God has made lawful to you, but commit no excess: for God loves not those who transgress the bounds of what is right. Thus partake of the lawful good things which God grants you as sustenance, and be conscious of God, in whom you believe Q.5:87

 

Prophet said

“The worst feast is the feast of marriage where the rich are invited and the poor are left out…” -- H: Bukhari and Muslim. N: Abu Hurairah.

“Whoever does not attend to the invitation (of the married feast), disobeys God and His Apostle.” -- H:Bukhari and Muslim. N: Abu Hurairah.

The Messenger of God prohibited from eating the food offered by two persons competing with each other for show (out of pride)! -- Abu Daud. N: Akramah from Ibn Abbas.
That the marriage should be made public is supported by the emphasis laid on giving marriage feats, and more so, on attending it.  However, making a show of one’s spending is strictly prohibited.  It is the responsibility of the affluent who have set the prohibited trend to also reverse it.