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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1801 (Book 25, Hadith 15) #27427
The Blessing of Eating with One's Fingers

SUMMARY: Eating with one's fingers is encouraged as it may contain blessings.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That Messenger of Allah said: "When one of you eats, then let him lick his fingers, for indeed he does not know in which of them is the blessing". He said: There are narrations on this topic from Jabir, Ka'b bin Malik, and Anas. Abu 'Eisa said: This Hadith is Hasan Gharib, we do not know of it except from this route, as a narration of Suhail. I asked Muhammad about this Hadith, so he said: "This is among the diverse narrations of 'Abdul-'Aziz, we do not know of it except from his narration".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَلْعَقْ أَصَابِعَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي فِي أَيَّتِهِنَّ الْبَرَكَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ ‏.‏ وَكَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَأَنَسٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سُهَيْلٍ ‏.‏ وَسَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدًا عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ مِنَ الْمُخْتَلِفِ لاَ يُعْرَفُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ

TOPICS
eating  *  fingers  *  blessing  *  taaam  *  aydaan  *  nimah

QUICK LESSONS:
Eat with your hands when you can
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith encourages Muslims to eat with their fingers as it may contain blessings from Allah. It was narrated by several companions of the Prophet Muhammad such as Abu Hurairah, Jabir, Ka'b bin Malik and Anas. The hadith is considered Hasan Gharib which means that it is a sound narration but not widely known or accepted among scholars. It was also narrated by Suhail and 'Abdul-'Aziz who were both reliable narrators in Islamic history. This hadith teaches us to be grateful for the food we have been blessed with and to appreciate its value even if we are eating with our hands instead of utensils or cutlery.

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