غسل اليدين قبل الطعام وبعده
A hygiene practice distinct from the existing 'washing hands after waking' entry — washing before and after eating specifically, tied by the hadith to blessing in one's provision.
مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُبَسَّطَ لَهُ فِي رِزْقِهِ ... فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ
“Whoever wishes to have his provision expanded... let him perform ablution (wash the hands) at his meal.” (meaning, not a literal translation)
Distinct from the 'washing hands after waking' entry elsewhere on this site — that instruction addresses a shared vessel specifically upon waking, while this one covers routine handwashing at mealtimes generally, a separate hygiene occasion with its own (weaker) sourcing.
Later commentators read this alongside general Prophetic table manners — eating with the right hand, starting with Bismillah — as part of a coherent hygiene-and-etiquette framework around meals. Ibn al-Qayyim discusses handwashing before and after eating as complementing the other meal-related instructions covered in this site's bismillah-right-hand entry, together forming a fuller picture of recommended eating conduct.
Handwashing before eating is uncontroversial modern hygiene guidance, strongly supported by public health authorities as a basic infection-prevention measure — regardless of this specific hadith's weaker chain, the underlying practice aligns completely with current recommendations.