The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited drinking directly from the mouth of a waterskin because of the fear of harm. There could be something in it that the one drinking can not see, and it might get into his stomach.

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• None of you should drink while standing, and whoever forgets, then let him induce vomit
• The worst food is the food of a wedding banquet to which the rich are invited while the poor are left out. Anyone who does not answer the invitation has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)
• I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) eating with three fingers, and when he finished eating, he would lick them
• Blessing descends in the middle of the food. So eat from the sides, and do not eat from the middle