Lick fingers after eating

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุณูŽุฏู‘ูŽุฏูŒุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุฌูุฑูŽูŠู’ุฌูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุทูŽุงุกูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู‘ูŽุงุณูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ "โ€ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุฃูŽูƒูŽู„ูŽ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏููƒูู…ู’ ููŽู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽู…ู’ุณูŽุญูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ูŠูŽุฏูŽู‡ู ุจูุงู„ู’ู…ูู†ู’ุฏููŠู„ู ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽู„ู’ุนูŽู‚ูŽู‡ูŽุง ุฃูŽูˆู’ ูŠูู„ู’ุนูู‚ูŽู‡ูŽุง โ€"โ€ โ€.โ€

Ibn โ€˜Abbas reported the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) as saying: When one of you eats, he must not wipe his hand with a handkerchief till he licks it or gives it to someone to lick.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3847 https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3847arrow-up-right


ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุณููู’ูŠูŽุงู†ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽู…ู’ุฑููˆ ุจู’ู†ู ุฏููŠู†ูŽุงุฑูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุทูŽุงุกูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจู‘ูŽุงุณูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ูŽ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ โ€ "โ€ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุฃูŽูƒูŽู„ูŽ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏููƒูู…ู’ ููŽู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽู…ู’ุณูŽุญู’ ูŠูŽุฏูŽู‡ู ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽู„ู’ุนูŽู‚ูŽู‡ูŽุง ุฃูŽูˆู’ ูŠูู„ู’ุนูู‚ูŽู‡ูŽุง โ€"โ€โ€.โ€

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (๏ทบ) said, 'When you eat, do not wipe your hands till you have licked it, or had it licked by somebody else."

Sahih al-Bukhari 5456 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5456arrow-up-right


ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุจูŽูƒู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุดูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉูŽุŒ ูˆูŽุนูŽู…ู’ุฑูŒูˆ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงู‚ูุฏูุŒ ูˆูŽุฅูุณู’ุญูŽุงู‚ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฅูุจู’ุฑูŽุงู‡ููŠู…ูŽุŒ ูˆูŽุงุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽุŒ - ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฅูุณู’ุญูŽุงู‚ู ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ุขุฎูŽุฑููˆู†ูŽุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง - ุณููู’ูŠูŽุงู†ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽู…ู’ุฑููˆุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุทูŽุงุกูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ูุŒ ุนูŽุจู‘ูŽุงุณู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ "โ€ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุฃูŽูƒูŽู„ูŽ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏููƒูู…ู’ ุทูŽุนูŽุงู…ู‹ุง ููŽู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽู…ู’ุณูŽุญู’ ูŠูŽุฏูŽู‡ู ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽู„ู’ุนูŽู‚ูŽู‡ูŽุง ุฃูŽูˆู’ ูŠูู„ู’ุนูู‚ูŽู‡ูŽุง โ€"โ€ โ€.โ€

Ibn 'Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him.) as saying: When any one of you eats food he should not wipe his hand until he has licked it or has it licked.

Sahih Muslim 2031a https://sunnah.com/muslim:2031aarrow-up-right https://sunnah.com/muslim:2031barrow-up-right


ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุจูŽูƒู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุดูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉูŽุŒ ูˆูŽุฒูู‡ูŽูŠู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุญูŽุฑู’ุจูุŒ ูˆูŽู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุญูŽุงุชูู…ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ููˆุง ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุงุจู’ู†ูุŒ ู…ูŽู‡ู’ุฏููŠู‘ู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุณููู’ูŠูŽุงู†ูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุณูŽุนู’ุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุฅูุจู’ุฑูŽุงู‡ููŠู…ูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ูƒูŽุนู’ุจู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ูŽ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูŠูŽู„ู’ุนูŽู‚ู ุฃูŽุตูŽุงุจูุนูŽู‡ู ุงู„ุซู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽุซูŽ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุทู‘ูŽุนูŽุงู…ู โ€.โ€ ูˆูŽู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูŽุฐู’ูƒูุฑู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุญูŽุงุชูู…ู ุงู„ุซู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽุซูŽ โ€.โ€ ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุดูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉูŽ ูููŠ ุฑููˆูŽุงูŠูŽุชูู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุญู’ู…ูŽู†ู ุจู’ู†ู ูƒูŽุนู’ุจู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ู โ€.โ€

Ibn Ka'b b. Malik reported on the authority of his father that he saw Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) licking his three fingers (after having finished the food). Ibn Hatim made no mention of" three". This hadith is also narrated through another chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim 2032a https://sunnah.com/muslim:2032aarrow-up-right

See also: https://sunnah.com/muslim:2032barrow-up-right


ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุงู„ู†ู‘ูููŽูŠู’ู„ููŠู‘ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูŽุจููˆ ู…ูุนูŽุงูˆููŠูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูุฑู’ูˆูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุญู’ู…ูŽู†ู ุจู’ู†ู ุณูŽุนู’ุฏูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ูƒูŽุนู’ุจู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ูŽ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุฃู’ูƒูู„ู ุจูุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู ุฃูŽุตูŽุงุจูุนูŽ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽู…ู’ุณูŽุญู ูŠูŽุฏูŽู‡ู ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽู„ู’ุนูŽู‚ูŽู‡ูŽุง โ€.โ€

Kaโ€™b b. Malik said: The Prophet (๏ทบ) used to eat with three fingers and not wipe his before licking it.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3848 https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3848arrow-up-right


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