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1801. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "When one of you eats, then let him lick his fingers, for indeed he does not know in which of them is the blessing." (Ṣaḥīh)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Jābir, Ka'b bin Mālik, and Anas.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Gharīb, we do not know of it except from this route, as a narration of Suhail. [I asked Muḥammad about this Hadīth, so he
said: "This is among the diverse[1] narrations of 'Abdul-'Aziz, we do not know of it except from his narration."
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Food is a blessing from Allāh. As such, each part of it must be accorded due respect and value, since we do not know in which part of our food is Allāh's blessing. Therefore, whatever part of food remains stuck on the fingers or in the container must be consumed as a prized gift from Allāh. This will, on the one hand, be the demonstration of our gratitude for the provision bestowed by Allāh, and on the other, recognition of our own poverty and need before Allāh (Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi, v.3, p.81).
