Hadith 52
Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah)
ENGLISH
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.
ARABIC
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
Hadith referenceSunan Abi Dawud 52
CollectionSunan Abi Dawud
BookFoods (Kitab Al-At'imah)
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