Silsilah as-Sahihah 1822 — Etiquette of eating and drinking

Sayyiduna Wathilah bin Asqa’ Laithi رضي الله عنه reports that the Noble Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم placed his hand on the top of the tharid (dish) and said: “Begin with the name of Allah and eat from the edges of the (vessel) and do not eat from the top (center) of it, for indeed, blessing descends upon the top of the vessel.”