Whenever we attended a meal with the Prophet ﷺ, we would not put our hands to the food until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began and placed his hand first.On one occasion, we were present with him at a meal when a Jariya came rushing as though being pushed forward, and she went to put her hand in the food. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ caught hold of her hand. Then an Arabi came rushing as though being pushed, and he caught his hand as well.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Satan considers food permissible for himself when the name of Allah is not mentioned over it. He brought this Jariya so he could partake through her, but I caught her hand. Then he brought this Arabi so he could partake through him, but I caught his hand. By the One in whose hand my soul is, his hand is in my hand along with hers."
كنا إذا حضرنا مع النبي ﷺ طعاما لم نضع أيدينا، حتى يبدأ رسول الله ﷺ، فيضع يده، وإنا حضرنا معه مرة طعاما، فجاءت جارية كأنها تدفع، فذهبت لتضع يدها في الطعام، فأخذ رسول الله ﷺ بيدها، ثم جاء أعرابي كأنما يدفع، فأخذ بيده، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: إن الشيطان يستحل الطعام أن لا يذكر اسم الله عليه، وإنه جاء بهذه الجارية ليستحل بها، فأخذت بيدها، فجاء بهذا الأعرابي، ليستحل به فأخذت بيده، والذي نفسي بيده إن يده في يدي مع يدها.