Riyad as-Salihin
كتـــــاب أدب الطعام
Excellence of Eating with Three Fingers and Licking Them
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When one of you finishes eating, he should not wipe his fingers until he has licked them himself or has given them to someone else to lick for him."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أكل أحدكم طعاماً فلا يمسح أصابعه حتى يلعقها أو يلعقها ((متفق عليه))
Excellence of Eating with Three Fingers and Licking Them
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.
[Muslim].
وعن كعب بن مالك رضى الله عنه قال رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل بثلاث أصابع فإذا فرغ لعقها((رواه مسلم))
Excellence of Eating with Three Fingers and Licking Them
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded the licking of fingers and the gleaning of the dish, saying, "You do not know in which portion the blessing lies."
[Muslim].
وعن جابر رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أمر بلعق الأصابع والصحفة وقال إنكم لا تدرون في أي طعامكم البركة((رواه مسلم))
Excellence of Eating with Three Fingers and Licking Them
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a morsel of any of you falls, he should pick it up and remove any of the dirt on it and then eat it, and should not leave it for Satan nor should wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies."
[Muslim].
وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال إذا وقعت لقمة أحدكم فليأخذها فليمط ما كان بها من أذى وليأكلها ولا يدعها للشيطان ولا يمسح يده بالمنديل حتى يلعق أصابعه فإنه لا يدرى في أي طعامه البركة ((رواه مسلم))
Excellence of Eating with Three Fingers and Licking Them
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Satan appears at every thing done by you; he appears even at one's dinner. When a morsel of any of you falls, he should pick it up and remove any dirt on it, and then eat it. He should not leave it for Satan, nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies."
[Muslim].
وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال إن الشيطان يحضر أحدكم عند كل شئ من شأنه حتى يحضره عند طعامه فإذا سقطت لقمة أحدكم فليأخذها فليمط ما كان بها من أذى ثم ليأكلها ولا يدعها للشيطان فإذا فرغ فليلعق أصابعه فإنه لا يدرى في أي طعامه البركة((رواه مسلم))
Excellence of Eating with Three Fingers and Licking Them
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ate food, he would lick his three fingers and say, "If anyone of you drops a morsel of food, he should remove any dirt that may have stuck on it and then eat it, and should not leave it for Satan." He (ﷺ) also commanded us that we should glean the pot, saying, "You do not know in which part of your food the blessings lies."
[Muslim].
وعن أنس رضى الله عنه قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أكل طعاماً لعق أصابعه الثلاث وقالإذا سقطت لقمة أحدكم فليأخذها وليمط عنها الأذى وليأكلهاولا يدعها للشيطان وأمرنا أن نسلت القصعة وقال إنكم لا تدرون في أي طعامكم البركة ((رواه مسلم))
Excellence of Eating with Three Fingers and Licking Them
Sa'id bin Al-Harith reported: I asked Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) whether it was obligatory to make Wudu' for Salat (prayer) after eating cooked food. He said: "No, because in the lifetime of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), such food was rarely available. We had no handkerchiefs, so when we ate such food we would wipe our fingers against our palms, forearms or (the sole of our) feet, and would offer Salat without fresh Wudu' (for prayer)."
[Al- Bukhari].
وعن سعيد بن الحارث أنه سأل جابراً رضى الله عنه عن الوضوء مما مست النار فقال لا قد كنا زمن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لا نجد مثل ذلك الطعام إلا قليلاً فإذا نحن وجدناه لم يكن لنا مناديل إلا أكفنا وسواعدنا وأقدامنا ثم نصلى ولا نتوضأ ((رواه البخارى))
Merit of Sharing Food
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The food of two persons suffices for three persons, and the food of three persons suffices for four persons."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
عن أبى هريرة رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم طعام الاثنين كافي الثلاثة وطعام الثلاثة كافي الأربعة ((متفق عليه))
Merit of Sharing Food
Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The food of one person suffices for two, the food of two persons suffices for four persons, and the food of four persons suffices for eight persons."
[Muslim].
وعن جابر رضى الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول طعام الواحد يكفى الاثنين وطعام الاثنين يكفى الأربعة وطعام الأربعة يكفى الثمانية((رواه مسلم))
Etiquette of Drinking Water
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to breathe three times in the course of a drink (he used to drink in three gulps).
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
عن أنس رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يتنفس في الشراب ثلاثاً((متفق عليه))
Etiquette of Drinking Water
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not drink in one gulp like a camel, but in two or three (gulps). Mention the Name of Allah (i.e., say Bismillah) when you start drinking and praise Him (i.e., say Al-hamdu lillah) after you have finished (drinking)."
[At- Tirmidhi].
وعن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لا تشربوا واحداً كشرب البعير ولكن اشربوا مثنى وثلاث وسموا إذا أنتم شربتمواحمدوا إذا أنتم رفعتم((رواه الترمذي))
Etiquette of Drinking Water
Abu Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade breathing into the vessel while drinking.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أبى قتادة رضى الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى أن يتنفس في الإناء((متفق عليه))
Etiquette of Drinking Water
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Milk mixed with water was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). On his right side was sitting a bedouin and on his left was sitting Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him). He (ﷺ) drank from it and handed the rest to the bedouin saying, "One who is on the right has preference, then again the one who is on the right."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أنس رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أتى بلبن قد شيب بماء وعن يمينه أعرابي وعن يساره أبو بكر رضى الله عنه فشرب ثم أعطى الأعرابي وقال الأيمن فالأيمن((متفق عليه))
Etiquette of Drinking Water
Sahl bin Sa'd (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A drink was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he drank (some) from it. On his right was a boy and on his left were some elderly people. He (ﷺ) said to the boy, "Would you permit me to give rest of this drink to these on my left?" The boy said: "O Messenger of Allah, I would certainly not give preference to anyone in anything that might come to me from you." So he (ﷺ) handed over the rest of the drink to him.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن سهل بن سعد رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أتى بشراب فشرب منه وعن يمينه غلام وعن يساره أشياخ فقال للغلام أتأذن لي أن أعطى هؤلاء فقال الغلام لا والله لا أوثر بنصيبي منك أحدا فتله رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في يده((متفق عليه))
Undesirability of Drinking Directly from the Mouth of a Water-Skin
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade turning the water-skin upside down and drinking directly from its mouth.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
عن أبى سعيد الخدرى رضى الله عنه قال نهى رسول الله عن اختناث الأسقية يعنى أن تكسر أفواهها ويشرب منها((متفق عليه))
Undesirability of Drinking Directly from the Mouth of a Water-Skin
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited drinking directly out of the mouth of a water- skin.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أبى هريرة رضى الله عنه قال نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يشرب من في السقاء أو القربة((متفق عليه))
Undesirability of Drinking Directly from the Mouth of a Water-Skin
Umm Thabit Kabshah (May Allah be pleased with her), daughter of Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him) and the sister of Hassan bin Thabit, the Prophet's poet) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited me and drank some water from a hanging water-skin while he was in a standing posture. So, I stood up and cut off the mouth (of that water-skin).
[At- Tirmidhi].
An-Nawawi said that the reason why she did this was to preserve the part of the water-skin which the lips of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) touched, gain blessings from it, and preserve it from dishonor. This narration is understood to show permissibility whereas the previous two narrations are to show what is better and closer to perfection. Allah knows best.
وعن أم ثابت كبشة بنت ثابت أخت حسان بن ثابت رضى الله عنه وعنها قالت دخل عليَّ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فشرب من فيّ قربة معلقة قائماً فقمت إلى فيها فقطعته ((رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن صحيح))وإنما قطعتها لتحفظ موضع فم رَسُول اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وتتبرك به وتصونه عن الابتذال وهذا الحديث محمول على بيان الجواز والحديثان السابقان لبيان الأفضل والأكمل والله أعلم
Undesirability of Blowing into the Vessel while Drinking
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited us blowing in the drinking water. A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Sometimes I see some litter floating about on the surface. What should I do then?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Pour them out." Then the man said: "My thirst is not quenched with one draught." Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Then put away the cup from your mouth (in between three gulps), and take breath."
[At-Tirmidhi].
عن أبى سعيد الخدرى رضى الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن النفخ في الشراب فقال رجل القذاة أراها في الإناء فقالب أهرقها قال إني لا أروى من نفس واحد قال فأبن القدح إذاً عن فيك((رواه الترمذي))
Undesirability of Blowing into the Vessel while Drinking
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited us from breathing into the drinking vessel or blowing in it.
[At-Tirmidhi].
وعن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى أن يتنفس في الإناء أو ينفخ فيه((رواه الترمذي))
Permission to Drink While Standing
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I served the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) Zamzam water to drink and he drank it while he was standing.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال سقيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من زمزم فشرب وهو قائم ((متفق عليه))