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30 September 2026 19 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
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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

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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 Open
Hadith 71 Sahih
وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏
"‏إذا وقعت لقمة أحدكم، فليأخذها فليمط ما كان بها من أذى وليأكلها، ولا يدعها للشيطان، ولا يمسح يده بالمنديل حتى يلعق أصابعه؛ فإنه لا يدرى في أي طعامه البركة‏"‏ .‏‏((رواه مسلم))‏
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Narrated Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a morsel of any of you falls, he should pick it up and remove any of the dirt on it and then eat it, and should not leave it for Satan nor should wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies.".
Riyad as-Salihin 71 Open
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."