Hadith 174

Sahih Muslim

Book 36: The Book of Drinks

Chapter 18

It is recommended to lick one's fingers and wipe the bowl, and to eat a piece of food that is dropped after removing any dirt on it. It is disliked to wipe one's hand before licking it, because of the possibility that the blessing of the food may be in that remaining part. The Sunnah is to eat with three fingers

باب اسْتِحْبَابِ لَعْقِ الأَصَابِعِ وَالْقَصْعَةِ وَأَكْلِ اللُّقْمَةِ السَّاقِطَةِ بَعْدَ مَسْحِ مَا يُصِيبُهَا مِنْ أَذًى وَكَرَاهَةِ مَسْحِ الْيَدِ قَبْلَ لَعْقِهَا

Sahih Muslim 2033a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِلَعْقِ الأَصَابِعِ وَالصَّحْفَةِ وَقَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ إِنَّكُمْ لاَ تَدْرُونَ فِي أَيِّهِ الْبَرَكَةُ ‏"
Jabir reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded the licking of fingers and the dish, saying:

You do not know in what portion the blessing lies."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Jabir ibn 'Abdullah

جابر بن عبد الله بن عمرو السلمي الأنصاري

1,575 narrations

follower
2

Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras

محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير

620 narrations

successor
3

Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah

سفيان بن عيينة

1,847 narrations

3rd Generation
4

Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba

أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة

2,203 narrations