Eating with the hands: Is it a custom or a recommended practice?
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The fifth question of Fatwa No. ( 8107 )
Q 5: Eating with the hands: Is it a custom or a recommended practice?
A 5:
Muslim
Ka'b ibn Malik
Riyad as-Salihin 748
Q 5: Eating with the hands: Is it a custom or a recommended practice?
A 5:
Muslim
Ka'b ibn Malik
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.
رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل بثلاث أصابع فإذا فرغ لعقها
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