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3 November 2026 23 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
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Hadith 69 Sahih
وعن كعب بن مالك رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏ رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل بثلاث أصابع ، فإذا فرغ لعقها‏.‏‏‏((رواه مسلم))‏
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Narrated Ka'b bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating with three fingers (i.e., the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger) and licking them after having finished the food..
Riyad as-Salihin 69

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Hadith 68 Sahih
عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏
"‏إذا أكل أحدكم طعاماً، فلا يمسح أصابعه حتى يلعقها أو يلعقها‏"‏‏.‏ ‏((متفق عليه))

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When one of you finishes eating, he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for him."
Riyad as-Salihin 68 Open
Hadith 70 Sahih
وعن جابر رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أمر بلعق الأصابع والصحفة، وقال‏:‏ ‏
"‏إنكم لا تدرون في أي طعامكم البركة‏"‏.‏‏‏((رواه مسلم))‏

Narrated Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded the licking of fingers and the gleaning of the dish, saying, "You do not know in which portion the blessing lies.".
Riyad as-Salihin 70 Open
Hadith 67 Sahih
وعن أنس رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏ رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جالساً مقعياً يأكل تمراً.‏ ‏‏((رواه مسلم))‏

Narrated Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating some dates while sitting on his buttocks, with his legs raised..