Licking The Fingers After Eating
Question
Is there a sunnah method and order of licking one’s finger after eating?
Answer
The Mustahabb way of licking the fingers after eating is as follows:
A person should start with the middle finger followed by the index then the thumb.
Hazrat Ka’ab Bin Ujrah Radiallahu Anhu narrates, “I saw Nabee Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam eating with three fingers which were the thumb, the index and the middle finger. Thereafter I saw him licking them in the following sequence; first the middle finger, then the index finger and lastly the thumb.” (Al Mu’jamul Awsat lit Tabrani)
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
كَعْبِ بْنِ
عُجْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ بِأَصَابِعِهِ الثَّلَاثِ: بِالْإِبْهَامِ، وَالَّتِي
تَلِيهَا، وَالْوُسْطَى، ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُهُ يَلْعَقُ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلَاثَ قَبْلَ
أَنْ يَمْسَحَهَا، وَيَلْعَقُ الْوُسْطَى، ثُمَّ الَّتِي تَلِيهَا، ثُمَّ
الْإِبْهَامَ»
(المعجم الأوسط/ج2/ص180/رقم1649)
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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