Eating / Food

Food symbolizes a strong and healthy body.

When a scholar eats, it symbolizes that he is increasing in knowledge and strength in his worship of Allah.

Watching yourself eat everything on your plate means there is no more money to be made in the place, or that death is approaching.
This is also true if you watch yourself eat until the food reaches your throat.

Eating something bitter symbolizes that you will take medicine or perform hijama (bloodletting).
Stale bread symbolizes troubles in life.
[Abu Taher]

Whoever sees his mouth stuffed with food has reached the maximum limit of what he will earn in this life.
[Ibn Qutaybah]

Being invited to a meal suggests that you will be traveling soon.
If you are invited to lunch, it symbolizes recovery from exhaustion.
If you are invited to dinner, it suggests that you will be making plans with someone.

Eating najis (unclean things) while others are eating good food symbolizes that one is feeding on haram while others are feeding on halal.
[Al-Qaderi]