Daily Hadith Tue 23-Aug-2011 - 24 Ramadan 1432 حديث اليوم
Numerous ways of doing Good
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Allah will be pleased with His slave who praises Him (i.e., says Al-hamdu lillah) when he eats and praises Him when he drinks".[Muslim].


Commentary:
If a person expresses his gratitude to Allah for food, which besides being a source of nourishment is enjoyable for him, he gets a reward for it and thus even eating can become rewardable too.
13/140 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
باب في بَيان كثرةِ طرق الخير
الرَّابِعِ والْعشرونَ : عنْ أَنَسٍ رضي اللَّه قال : قال رسول اللَّه صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم : « إِنَّ اللَّه لَيرْضَى عَنِ الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الأَكْلَةَ فيحْمدَهُ عليْهَا ، أَوْ يشْربَ الشَّرْبَةَ فيحْمدَهُ عليْهَا » رواه مسلم .« وَالأَكْلَة » بفتح الهمزة : وهي الْغَدوة أَوِ الْعشوة .
140/13 - رياض الصالحين
Tue 23-Aug-2011 - 24 Ramadan 1432