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Riyad as-Salihin 69رياض الصالحين 69
وعن كعب بن مالك رضى الله عنه قال: رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل بثلاث أصابع ، فإذا فرغ لعقها.((رواه مسلم))
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..
Grading
Sahih
- Al-Nawawi's citation: رواه مسلم
Chain of narrators
كعب بن مالك
`Abdullah bin Ka`b
