Hadith 112

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 28: Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah) Sahih

Chapter 52

Regarding handkerchiefs

باب فِي الْمِنْدِيلِ

Sahih
Sunan Abi Dawud 3847
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَمْسَحَنَّ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا ‏"
Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.