Riyad as-SalihinChapter 2Hadith 69

Full Sharh — Riyad as-Salihin 69

وعن كعب بن مالك رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏ رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل بثلاث أصابع ، فإذا فرغ لعقها‏.‏‏‏((رواه مسلم))‏ ‏

English Translation

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..

Source

Riyad as-Salihin(رياض الصالحين)

The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

Hadith Number

69

Riyad as-Salihin 69

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