The desirability of talking whilst eating

ON THIS SUBJECT is the hadith of Jābir which we have already cited, in the chapter on praising food. Imam Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī said in al-Iḥyā’, “Part of the etiquette of eating is to speak about good things while eating, and to talk about the stories of righteous people concerning food and other things.”