مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الأطعمة
Book of Foods
في لعق الأصابع
Licking the fingers
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٢٦٠٤٠ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا أبو معاوية عن الأعمش عن أبي سفيان عن جابر قال: قال رسول اللَّه ﷺ: "إذا طعم أحدكم فلا يمسح يده حتى (يمصها) (١) فإنه ⦗٤٢١⦘ لا يدري في أي طعامه يبارك فيه" (٢).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of you eats food, let him not wipe his fingers until he has sucked them, for he does not know in which part of the food the blessing has been placed for him."
٢٦٠٤١ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا ابن عيينة عن عمرو عن عطاء عن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول اللَّه ﷺ: "إذا أكل أحدكم (طعامًا) (١) فلا يمسحها حتى يَلْعقها أو يُلعِقها" (٢).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of you eats food, let him not wipe his fingers until he has licked them or had them licked."
٢٦٠٤٢ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا سويد بن عمرو قال: حدثنا حماد بن سلمة عن ثابت عن أنس قال: قال رسول اللَّه ﷺ إذا أكل لعق أصابعه الثلاث وقال: أمرنا رسول اللَّه ﷺ أن (نسلت) (١) الصحفة، وقال: "إن أحدكم لا يدري في أي طعامه يبارك له فيه" (٢).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ate, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would lick his three fingers. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to wipe the bowl clean, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you knows in which part of the food the blessing has been given to him."
٢٦٠٤٣ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا ابن مهدي عن سفيان عن سعد بن إبراهيم عن عبد الرحمن (بن كعب) (١) بن مالك عن أبيه قال: رأيت النبي ﷺ لعق أصابعه الثلاث من الطعام (٢).
Abd al-Rahman bin Ka'b bin Malik narrates from his father that he said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) licking his three fingers after eating.
٢٦٠٤٤ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا جرير عن منصور عن سالم عن عطاء قال: قال عمر: لا يصلح لمسلم إذا أكل طعامًا أن يمنح يده حتى يلعقها أو يلعقها (١).
It is narrated from Ata that he said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is not good for a Muslim, when he eats food, to wipe his hand until he has licked it or had it licked.
٢٦٠٤٥ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا هشيم قال: (أخبرنا) (١) حصين عن مجاهد قال: ما رأيت ابن عمر يتوضأ من طعام قط، وكان يلعق أصابعه الثلاث (ثم) (٢) يمسح يده بالتراب (٣).
It is narrated from Mujahid that he said: I never saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) perform ablution after eating food. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would lick his three fingers after eating, then wipe his hand clean with earth.
٢٦٠٤٦ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا عبد اللَّه بن نمير عن إسماعيل بن (عبد الملك) (١) عن عطاء قال: (كانوا) (٢) أصحاب رسول اللَّه ﷺ إذا قُرّب الطعام (لم يمسحوا) (٣) أيديهم حتى ينقوها باللعق (٤).
It is narrated from Ata that he said: When food was brought to the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them), they would not wipe their hands until they had licked their fingers.
٢٦٠٤٧ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا ابن عيينة قال: قلت لعبيد اللَّه بن أبي يزيد: كنت تشهد طعام ابن عباس؟ قال: نعم، قلت: فأي شيء كنت تراه يصنع؟ قال: كنت أراه يلعق أصابعه الثلاث (١).
It is narrated from Ibn Uyaynah that he said: I said to Ubaydullah bin Abi Yazid: Did you use to attend the meals of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)? He said: Yes. I asked: What did you see him doing? Ubaydullah said: I used to see him licking his three fingers.
٢٦٠٤٨ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا ابن عيينة عن أبي الزبير عن جابر أن النبي ﷺ أمر بلعق الأصابع (والصحفة) (١) (و) (٢) قال: "إنكم لا تدرون في أي طعامكم البركة" (٣).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered licking the fingers and the bowl, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You do not know in which part of the food the blessing lies."
٢٦٠٤٩ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا ابن فضيل عن الأعمش عن أبي صالح وأبي سفيان عن جابر قال: قال رسول اللَّه ﷺ: "إذا فرغ أحدكم من طعامه فليلعق أصابعه فإنه لا يدري (في) (١) أي طعامه يبارك له (فيه) (٢) " (٣).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of you finishes his food, let him lick his fingers, for he does not know in which part of his food the blessing lies for him."
٢٦٠٥٠ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا (ابن) (١) فضيل عن حصين عن مجاهد عن ابن عمر أنه كان يلعق اصابعه الثلاث إذا أكل، (وقال) (٢): قال رسول اللَّه ﷺ: "إنه لا يدري في أي طعامه البركة" (٣).
Mujahid narrates about Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when he finished eating, he would lick his three fingers, and he would say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person does not know in which part of the food the blessing lies."
