“I do not eat while reclining.”  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ آكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا  

“I gave the Prophet ﷺ a gift of a sheep, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat on his knees to eat. A Bedouin said: ‘What is this sitting?’ He said: ‘Allah has made me a humble and generous slave (of Allah) and has not made me arrogant and stubborn.’”  

أَهْدَيْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ شَاةً فَجَثَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ يَأْكُلُ فَقَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مَا هَذِهِ الْجِلْسَةُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَعَلَنِي عَبْدًا كَرِيمًا وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّارًا عَنِيدًا