Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat

Question:

What is the ruling of covering the head while eating?

Answer:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute.

Covering the head while eating is a good act in general since the Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings be upon him) usually wore some kind of headwear (kūfī/ turban) most of the times. However, there is no objection or negative religious implication, in eating while the head is uncovered. – (See: Al-Fatāwā Al-Hindīyyah, Volume 5, Page 337, Dār Al-Fikr)

Only Allāh knows best

وَلَا بَأْسَ بِالْأَكْلِ مَكْشُوفَ الرَّأْسِ وَهُوَ الْمُخْتَارُ كَذَا فِي الْخُلَاصَةِ – كتاب الفتاوى العالمكيرية الفتاوى الهندية ج ٥/ ص ٣٣٧ دار الفكر