Mentioning God's Name before eating or drinking anything in order to make sure its permissible according to Islamic law .

This hadith teaches us the importance of mentioning Allah’s name before eating. It was narrated by Hudhaifa, who said that when he and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) attended a dinner, they would not lay their hands on the food until he had laid his hand and commenced eating. On one occasion, a girl came rushingly as if someone was pursuing her. She was about to lay her hand on the food when the Prophet caught her hand. Then a desert Arab came there as if someone was pursuing him too; so he also caught his hand. The Prophet then said that Satan considers food lawful on which Allah’s name is not mentioned; so he had brought this girl so that it would be made lawful for him and he had brought a desert Arab so it would be made lawful for him too. We learn from this hadith how important it is to mention Allah’s name before we eat or drink anything in order to make sure it is permissible according to Islamic law; otherwise, we are inviting Satan into our lives!