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معجم صغير للطبراني
Mu'jam al-Saghir
كتاب الادبBook of Manners
Explanation of the virtue of licking fingers after eating
Hadith 655
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ حَمْدَوَيْهِ الصَّفَّارُ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَلْعَقْ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلاثَ فَإِنَّهُ لا يَدْرِي فِي أَيَّتِهِنَّ الْبَرَكَةُ "، قَالَ زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ حَمْدَوَيْهِ : أَنْكَرَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ عَلَى عَفَّانَ ، فَقَامَ عَفَّانُ ، فَدَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ ، فَأَخْرَجَهُ مِنْ كِتَابِهِ كَمَا أَمْلاهُ عَلَيْنَا ، لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، إِلا هَمَّامٌ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ عَفَّانُ
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of you eats food, let him lick his three fingers, for he does not know in which of them the blessing is."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The three fingers that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used for eating are: the thumb, the index finger, and the middle finger.
1:
The three fingers that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used for eating are: the thumb, the index finger, and the middle finger.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1803
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊
According to this hadith and the following two ahadith, licking one’s fingers after eating or having them licked is Sunnah.
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If a morsel falls, it should be picked up, cleaned, and eaten.
➌
Wasting edible food is equivalent to giving it to Shaytan.
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One should take only as much food on one’s plate as is needed, and then at the end, the utensil should be thoroughly cleaned.
This is not something blameworthy; rather, it is exactly in accordance with the Sunnah.
And in this is also a remedy for pride and arrogance.
In this way, it is also not permissible to waste pieces of bread.
It is unknown in which part the blessing may be.
➊
According to this hadith and the following two ahadith, licking one’s fingers after eating or having them licked is Sunnah.
➋
If a morsel falls, it should be picked up, cleaned, and eaten.
➌
Wasting edible food is equivalent to giving it to Shaytan.
➍
One should take only as much food on one’s plate as is needed, and then at the end, the utensil should be thoroughly cleaned.
This is not something blameworthy; rather, it is exactly in accordance with the Sunnah.
And in this is also a remedy for pride and arrogance.
In this way, it is also not permissible to waste pieces of bread.
It is unknown in which part the blessing may be.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3845
