English translation
3847. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbās said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'When one of you eats, let him not wipe his hand with a handkerchief until he licks it or has it licked.'" (Saḥīḥ)
Hadith 3847
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 4
26. THE BOOK OF FOODSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 3847 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 366
Al-Albani source references (1)
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Source no. 3847 · Volume 1 · Page 2
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Arabic text
3847 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَمْسَحَنَّ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا، أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا»
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Commentary
The Prophet ﷺ used to eat with the thumb and two fingers instead of five fingers. Whatever is leftover on the fingers should be licked before wiping them off.