صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الأشربةThe Book of Drinks
باب اسْتِحُبَابِ لَعْقِ الْأَصَابِعِ وَالْقَصْعَةِ ، وَأَكُلِ اللُّقْمَةِ السَّاقِطَةِ بَعْدَ مَسْحِ مَا يُصِيبُهَا مِنّ أَذًي ، وَّكَراهَةِ مَسْح الْيَدِ قَبْلَ لَعْقِهَا لِاحْتِمَالِ كَوْنِ بَرَكَةِ الطَّعَامِ فَي ذٰلِكَ الْبَاقِي وَ أَنَّ السُّنَّةُ الْأَكْلُ بِثَلَاثِ أَصَابِعَChapter: It is recommended to lick one's fingers and wipe the bowl, and to eat a piece of food that is dropped after removing any dirt on it. It is disliked to wipe one's hand before licking it, because of the possibility that the blessing of the food may be in that remaining part. The Sunnah is to eat with three fingers
وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ : " أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أَكَلَ طَعَامًا لَعِقَ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلَاثَ ، قَالَ : وَقَالَ : " إِذَا سَقَطَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ ، فَلْيُمِطْ عَنْهَا الْأَذَى وَلْيَأْكُلْهَا وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ ، وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَسْلُتَ الْقَصْعَةَ " ، قَالَ : " فَإِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِكُمُ الْبَرَكَةُ " .
Anas reported that when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ate food he licked his three fingers, and he said: When any one of you drops a mouthful he should remove anything filthy from it and then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan. He also commanded us that we should wipe the dish saying: You do not know in what portion of your food the blessing lies.
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:
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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
