109 – Chapter: The recommendation to eat with three fingers; to lick one’s fingers, disliking that they be wiped before being licked; the recommendation to lick the bowl, to pick up and eat any fallen morsel; and to wipe the bowl after licking with the fore-arm, the foot, or the like.

752 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When any one of you has eaten food, let him not wipe his fingers until he has licked them or had them licked.” Agreed upon.

753 – Kaʿb ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ eating with three fingers, and when he finished he licked them.” Narrated by Muslim.

754 – Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to lick the fingers and the dish, saying, “You do not know in which part of your food the blessing lies.” Narrated by Muslim.

755 – Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) also related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “If a morsel falls from the hand of any one of you, let him pick it up, remove(1) whatever dirt may be on it, and eat it; do not leave it for Satan. And let him not wipe his hand with a cloth until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in which part of his food the blessing lies.” Narrated by Muslim.

756 – He likewise reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Satan accompanies each of you in all his affairs, even at his food. So if a morsel falls from any one of you, let him pick it up, remove whatever dirt is on it, then eat it and do not leave it for Satan. When he is finished, let him lick his fingers, for he does not know in which part of his food the blessing lies.” Narrated by Muslim.

757 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ate food, he would lick his three fingers and say, “If a morsel falls from any one of you, let him pick it up and remove from it …”

(1) Falyumṭ: i.e., let him wipe or scrape off any impurity before eating it.