حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَطَائٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَکَلَ أَحَدُکُمْ فَلَا يَمْسَحَنَّ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّی يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3847
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.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020