Chapter on Eating and Drinking From Gold and Silver Utensils and Other Etiquettes of Eating

It is narrated by Isma'il ibn Abi Ziyad, from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام that the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "When the table (for food) is set, four angels surround it. If the servant says 'In the name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى,' the angels say to Satan, 'Be gone, O wicked one, for you have no authority over them.' But if they finish eating and say 'Praise be to Allah سبحانه وتعالى,' the angels say, 'They are a people whom Allah سبحانه وتعالى has blessed, and they have expressed gratitude to their Lord عز وجل.' However, if they do not say 'In the name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى,' the angels say to Satan, 'Come closer, O wicked one, and eat with them.' And if they do not praise Allah سبحانه وتعالى when they finish, the angels say, 'They are a people whom Allah سبحانه وتعالى has blessed, but they forgot their Lord عز وجل.'"