Chapter: The Recommendation to Eat with Three Fingers, to Lick One’s Fingers, the Disapproval of Wiping Them Before Licking, the Recommendation to Lick the Dish, to Pick Up and Eat a Fallen Morsel, and the Permissibility of Wiping the Fingers After Licking Them on the Forearm, Foot, or the Like.
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Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When any of you eats food, let him not wipe his fingers until he has licked them—or had them licked.” Agreed upon.
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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.” Recorded by Muslim.
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Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded that the fingers and the dish be licked, saying: “You do not know in which portion of your food the blessing lies.” Recorded by Muslim.