Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith 5456

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To lick and suck the fingers before cleaning them with a handkerchief.

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Darussalam · Volume 7

70 - THE BOOK OF FOODS [MEALS]

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الحديث: 5456 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 82

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English translation

5456. Narrated Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet ﷺ said, "When you eat, do not wipe your hands till you have licked it, or had it licked by somebody else."

Arabic text

5456 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَمْسَحْ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا»

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