Strive for purity in our lives

This hadith is about the importance of purification or ablution before eating. It was reported by Ibn Abbas and Sa'id b. al-Huwairith that the Prophet Muhammad came out of the privy after relieving himself, and food was brought to him and he took it without performing ablution first. In another narration, it was said to the Messenger of Allah that he had not performed ablution yet, but he replied saying that he did not intend to say prayer so there was no need for him to perform ablution first. This hadith teaches us that although we should always strive for purity in our lives, we do not necessarily have to perform ablutions before every meal if we are not intending on praying afterwards.