- " إذا طعم أحدكم فسقطت لقمته من يده فليمط ما رابه منها وليطعمها، ولا يدعها للشيطان ولا يمسح يده بالمنديل حتى يلعق يده، فإن الرجل لا يدري في أي طعامه يبارك الله، فإن الشيطان يرصد الناس ـ أو الإنسان ـ على كل شيء حتى عند مطعمه أو طعامه ولا يرفع الصحفة حتى يلعقها أو يلعقها، فإن في آخر الطعام البركة ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When any one of you is eating food and a morsel falls from his hand, he should pick it up, clean off any dirt that may have stuck to it, and eat it, and not leave it for Satan. Also, he should not wipe his hand with a towel until he has licked it, because he does not know in which part of the food the blessing lies. (Remember that) Satan lies in wait for people or humans in everything, even at the time of eating. Therefore, no one should lift his plate until he has licked it himself or had someone else lick it, because there is blessing in the last part of the food."