Chapter 106: About the Desirability of Eating with Three Fingers
Hadith 363: Hadith 363
Translation: 363. Narrated Anas: ' If the Prophetate any meal, he used to lick his three fingers. He said: “ And if a mouthful of bread fell [ on the floor] from one of you, let him remove what has clung to it and eat it. And leave it not to Satan. " Anas added: ' He ordered us not to leave any remnants of food saying: " You do not know where the blessedness exists in your food. " (At-Termizi)
Hadith 364: Hadith 364
Translation: 364. Narrated Ibn Abbas: ' The Prophet said: " When you eat, do not wipe your hand until you have licked it, or have it licked. " (Bukhari)
Hadith 365: Hadith 365
Translation: 365. Narrated Jaber ibn Abdullah: ' During the lifetime of the Prophet we did not have any handkerchiefs (to wipe our hands) except the palms of our hands, our forearms, and our feet. (Bukhari)