Musnad Ahmad 25914

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ بِثَلَاثِ أَصَابِعَ وَلَا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا

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Reported by Ahmad (No. 25914), Abu Dawud (No. 3848) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1946).

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3848

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to eat with three fingers and not wipe his before licking it.

يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاَثِ أَصَابِعَ وَلاَ يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Ka‘b ibn Mālik

Not graded Sunan ad-Darimi 1946

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ الْمَدَنِيِّ عَنْ ابْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى…

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أخلاق النبي لأبي الشيخ الأصبهاني (563)يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاثَةِ أَصَابِعَ ، وَلا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا
الآداب للبيهقي (396)يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاثِ أَصَابِعَ وَلا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا
الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (946)يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاثَةِ أَصَابِعَ ، وَلا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا
الفوائد الشهير بالغيلانيات لأبي بكر الشافعي (903)يَأْكُلُ بِثَلَاثِ أَصَابِعَ , وَلَا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا
تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (2241)يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاثِ أَصَابِعَ ، وَلا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ ، حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا
تهذيب الكمال للمزي (1894)يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاثِ أَصَابِعٍ ولا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا .
شرح السنة (2876)يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاثَةِ أَصَابِعَ ، وَلا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا
شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (5410)يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاثَةِ أَصَابِعَ ، وَلا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (6553)يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاثِ أَصَابِعَ ، وَلا يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا

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Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded the licking of fingers (after eating) and the cleaning of the dish, saying: "You do not know in what portion the Blessing (of Allah) lies". [Muslim]. In another narration, Jabir said: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a morsel of any of you falls down, you should…

التاسع‏:‏ عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، أمر بلعق الأصابع والصحفة وقال‏:‏ ‏"‏إنكم لا تدرون في أيها البركة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية له‏:‏ ‏"‏ إذا وقعت لقمة أحدكم ‏.‏ فليأخذها فليمط ماكان بها من أذى…

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 747

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When one of you finishes eating, he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for him." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

"‏إذا أكل أحدكم طعاماً، فلا يمسح أصابعه حتى يلعقها أو يلعقها‏"

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 607

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished eating his food, he would lick his three fingers (i.e., the forefinger, the middle finger and the thumb). He (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you drops a morsel, he should remove anything harmful from it and then eat it. He should not leave it for Shaitan." He…

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا أكل طعاماً لعق أصابعه الثلاث قال‏:‏ وقال‏:‏ “إذا سقطت لقمة أحدكم، فليمط عنها الأذى، وليأكلها، ولا يدعها للشيطان” وأمر أن تسلت القصعة قال‏:‏ فإنكم لا تدرون فى…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 6 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 748

I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating with three fingers (i.e., the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger) and licking them after having finished the food. [Muslim].

وعن كعب بن مالك رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏ رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل بثلاث أصابع ، فإذا فرغ لعقها‏.‏‏‏((رواه مسلم))‏ ‏

Narrated by Ka‘b ibn Mālik + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2035a

When any one of you eats food he should lick his fingers, for he does not know in what part of the food sticking to his fingers the blessing lies.

إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَلْعَقْ أَصَابِعَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي فِي أَيَّتِهِنَّ الْبَرَكَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2033a

You do not know in what portion the blessing lies."

بِلَعْقِ الأَصَابِعِ وَالصَّحْفَةِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّكُمْ لاَ تَدْرُونَ فِي أَيِّهِ الْبَرَكَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 1 other version

Musnad Ahmad 25914

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The Prophet (ﷺ) used to eat with three fingers and not wipe his before licking it.

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Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When one of you finishes eating, he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for him." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished eating his food, he would lick his three fingers (i.e., the forefinger, the middle finger and the thumb). He (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you drops a morsel, he should remove anything harmful from it and then eat it. He should not leave it for Shaitan." He…

I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating with three fingers (i.e., the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger) and licking them after having finished the food. [Muslim].

When any one of you eats food he should lick his fingers, for he does not know in what part of the food sticking to his fingers the blessing lies.

You do not know in what portion the blessing lies."

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