سنن أبي داود

Hadith 3847

Book 28: Foods (Kitab Al-Atimah)

كِتَاب الْأَطْعِمَةِ

Chapter 52

Chapter: Regarding handkerchiefs.

باب فِي الْمِنْدِيلِ

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن العباس القرشي

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.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَمْسَحَنَّ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3847In-book: Book 28, Hadith 3847

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