We can extract most of the etiquettes of eating from the following Hadeeth: Narrated ‘Umar bin Abi Salamah: “I was a boy under the care of Allaah’s Messenger, and my hand used to go around the dish while I was eating. So Allaah’s Messenger, said to me: ‘O young boy! Mention the name of Allaah, eat with your right hand and eat of the dish what is nearer to you.” [Al-Bukhaari]