عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَاسِطًا يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ طَعَامًا فِي الدُّنْيَا خَيْرًا لَهُ وَفِي لَفْظٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدَيْهِ
Narrated by Sayyiduna Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spread both his hands and said: The best food in this world, and (in the words of another narration) the most beloved food to Allah Almighty, is that which a person eats from what he has earned with his own hands.