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Riyad as-Salihin 748

I saw Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) eating with three fingers (i.e., the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger) and licking them after having finished the food.

Kabnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
2names in the chain
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وعن كعب بن مالك رضى الله عنه

قال: رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل بثلاث أصابع، فإذا فرغ لعقها

I saw Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) 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 748, Book 3, The Book About the Etiquette of Eating, Hadith 22. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nawawi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-NawawiCompiler, died 676 AH
  2. 2Kab ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 51 AH

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