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143( / Nutrition Style of Prophet Mohammad (saww)

Also, Imam Sadiq (as) narrates from Imam Ali (as)
that the Prophet with regards to eating also said:
“Eating food with people brings about abundance. One
person’s food portion is enough for two people, and two
people’s food portion is enough for four”.
1
In general, the habits of the Prophet are as follows:
1- used to eat food while facing Qibblah.
2- used to wash his hands before but not drying
and wash his hand after but drying.
3- invite people to eat with him and anyone
who used to visit him.
4- he used to offer food to them.
5- used to eat with his family and servants.
6- open and end with prayers.
7- open and end with salt and eat whatever was
offered to him.
8- one should eat with his family and together
for abundance.
9- inviting relatives for food to maintain
healthy relationship.

How did the Prophet Eat and Drink?
There are numerous narrations about how the

Prophet ate and the mannerisms he followed: 2

1. Al-Barqi, 1330, Vol. 2, P. 398; Al-Kulayni, Ibid, Vol. 6, P. 273.
2. Refer to: Jabbari, Sire-ye Akhlaqi-e Payambar-e A‘zam:
Suluk-e Fardi, 2011.