It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'When one of you eats some food, let him not wipe his hand until he has licked it, or had it licked."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ : أَخْبَرَنَا ، وقَالَ الآخَرُونَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا ، فَلاَ يَمْسَحْ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا ، أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا.

It was narrated from Ibn Ka'b bin Malik, that his father said: "I saw the Prophet (s.a.w) licking his three fingers after eating." Ibn Hatim did not mention (the word) three. Ibn Abi Shaibah said in his report: "from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Ka'b, from his father."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَلْعَقُ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلاَثَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ. وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ ابْنُ حَاتِمٍ الثَّلاَثَ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ : عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ.

It was narrated that Jabir said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'If one of you drops a morsel, let him pick it up and remove any dirt on it, then let him eat it, and not leave it for the Shaitan. And he should not wipe his hand with the cloth until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in which part of the food the blessing is."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا وَقَعَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيَأْخُذْهَا ، فَلْيُمِطْ مَا كَانَ بِهَا مِنْ أَذًى وَلْيَأْكُلْهَا ، وَلاَ يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ ، وَلاَ يَمْسَحْ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَ أَصَابِعَهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ الْبَرَكَةُ.

It was narrated that Jabir said: "I heard the Prophet (s.a.w) say: 'The Shaitan is present with any one of you in all his affairs, and he is even present with him when he eats. If one of you drops a morsel, let him remove any dirt on it, then eat it, and not leave it for the Shaitan. And when he has finished let him lick his fingers, for he does not know in which part of his food the blessing is."'

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَحْضُرُ أَحَدَكُمْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِنْ شَأْنِهِ ، حَتَّى يَحْضُرَهُ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ ، فَإِذَا سَقَطَتْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمُ اللُّقْمَةُ ، فَلْيُمِطْ مَا كَانَ بِهَا مِنْ أَذًى ، ثُمَّ لِيَأْكُلْهَا ، وَلاَ يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ ، فَإِذَا فَرَغَ فَلْيَلْعَقْ أَصَابِعَهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ تَكُونُ الْبَرَكَةُ.

It was narrated from Al-A'mash with this chain of narrators (a Hadith similar to no. 5303): "If one of you drops a morsel" up to the end of the Hadith , but he did not mention the first part of the Hadith: "The Shaitan is present with one of you."

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ: إِذَا سَقَطَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ إِلَى آخِرِ الْحَدِيثِ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَوَّلَ الْحَدِيثِ: إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَحْضُرُ أَحَدَكُمْ.

It was narrated from Anas that when the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ate food, he would lick his three fingers, and he said: "If one of you drops a morsel, let him remove the dirt from it and eat it, and not leave it for the Shaitan." And he commanded us to wipe the platter, and he said: "You do not know in which part of your food the blessing is."

وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ ، قَالاَ: حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أَكَلَ طَعَامًا لَعِقَ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلاَثَ ، قَالَ: وَقَالَ: إِذَا سَقَطَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيُمِطْ عَنْهَا الأَذَى وَلْيَأْكُلْهَا ، وَلاَ يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ ، وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَسْلُتَ الْقَصْعَةَ ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّكُمْ لاَ تَدْرُونَ فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِكُمُ الْبَرَكَةُ.

It was narrated that Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari said: "There was a man among the Ansar who was called Abu Shu'aib and he had a slave who was a butcher. He saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and recognized the signs of hunger in his face. He said to his slave: 'Woe to you, make us food enough for five people, for I want to invite the Prophet (s.a.w) as the fifth of five.' So he made (the food), then he came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and invited him as the fifth of five. Another man followed them, and when he reached the door, the Prophet (s.a.w) said: 'This man has followed us. If you wish, you may give him permission and if you wish he may go back.' He said: 'No, rather I will give him permission, O Messenger of Allah."'

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَتَقَارَبَا فِي اللَّفْظِ ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ: أَبُو شُعَيْبٍ، وَكَانَ لَهُ غُلاَمٌ لَحَّامٌ ، فَرَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَرَفَ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْجُوعَ ، فَقَالَ لِغُلاَمِهِ: وَيْحَكَ ، اصْنَعْ لَنَا طَعَامًا لِخَمْسَةِ نَفَرٍ ، فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَدْعُوَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ ، قَالَ: فَصَنَعَ ، ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَدَعَاهُ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ وَاتَّبَعَهُمْ رَجُلٌ ، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْبَابَ ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ هَذَا اتَّبَعَنَا ، فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُ ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ رَجَعَ ، قَالَ: لاَ ، بَلْ آذَنُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ.

It was narrated from Anas that a Persian neighbor of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was good at making soup. He made (some soup) for the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), then he came to invite him. He said: "And this one too?"- meaning 'Aishah but he said: "No." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "No (I will not come)." He invited him again, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "And this one too?" He said: "No." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "No (I will not come)." Then he invited him again, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "And this one too?" He said yes the third time, so they got up and went to his house.

وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، أَنَّ جَارًا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَارِسِيًّا كَانَ طَيِّبَ الْمَرَقِ ، فَصَنَعَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ يَدْعُوهُ ، فَقَالَ : وَهَذِهِ ؟ لِعَائِشَةَ ، فَقَالَ : لاَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لاَ ، فَعَادَ يَدْعُوهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : وَهَذِهِ ؟ قَالَ : لاَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لاَ ، ثُمَّ عَادَ يَدْعُوهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : وَهَذِهِ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ ، فَقَامَا يَتَدَافَعَانِ حَتَّى أَتَيَا مَنْزِلَهُ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) went out one day or night, and he met Abu Bakr and 'Umar. He said: 'What brings you out of your houses at this hour?' They said: 'Hunger, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Me too, by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I have come out for the same reason as you have come out. Get up.' So they got up and went with him, and he came to an Ansari man, but he was not at home. When his wife saw him (the Prophet (s.a.w)), she said: 'Welcome!' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to her: 'Where is so-and-so?' She said: 'He has gone to bring us some fresh water.' When the Ansari came, he saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and his two Companions, then he said: 'Praise be to Allah, no one has more honorable guests today than I.' He went and brought them a bunch of unripe dates, dried dates and fresh dates, and said: 'Eat some of this.' Then he picked up a long knife, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to him: 'Beware (of slaughtering) a milch animal.' He slaughtered a sheep for them and they ate from it, and from that bunch of dates, and they drank. When they had eaten and drunk their fill, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to Abu Bakr and 'Umar: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, you will be asked about this blessing on the Day of Resurrection; hunger brought you out of your houses and you did not go back until this blessing came to you."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ، أَوْ لَيْلَةٍ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أَخْرَجَكُمَا مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمَا هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ ؟ قَالاَ : الْجُوعُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، قَالَ : وَأَنَا ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لأَخْرَجَنِي الَّذِي أَخْرَجَكُمَا ، قُومُوا ، فَقَامُوا مَعَهُ ، فَأَتَى رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَإِذَا هُوَ لَيْسَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ الْمَرْأَةُ ، قَالَتْ : مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلاً ، فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَيْنَ فُلاَنٌ ؟ قَالَتْ : ذَهَبَ يَسْتَعْذِبُ لَنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ ، إِذْ جَاءَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَاحِبَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مَا أَحَدٌ الْيَوْمَ أَكْرَمَ أَضْيَافًا مِنِّي ، قَالَ : فَانْطَلَقَ ، فَجَاءَهُمْ بِعِذْقٍ فِيهِ بُسْرٌ وَتَمْرٌ وَرُطَبٌ ، فَقَالَ : كُلُوا مِنْ هَذِهِ ، وَأَخَذَ الْمُدْيَةَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِيَّاكَ ، وَالْحَلُوبَ ، فَذَبَحَ لَهُمْ ، فَأَكَلُوا مِنَ الشَّاةِ وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ الْعِذْقِ وَشَرِبُوا ، فَلَمَّا أَنْ شَبِعُوا وَرَوُوا ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرَ : وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لَتُسْأَلُنَّ عَنْ هَذَا النَّعِيمِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، أَخْرَجَكُمْ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمُ الْجُوعُ ، ثُمَّ لَمْ تَرْجِعُوا حَتَّى أَصَابَكُمْ هَذَا النَّعِيمُ.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "When the ditch was dug (for the Battle of Trench), I saw that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was very hungry. I went to my wife and said to her: 'Do you have anything? For I have seen that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) is very hungry.' She brought out a bag in which there was a Sa' of barley. We had a lamb, which I slaughtered, and she ground (the barley), and she finished when I finished. I cut up (the lamb) and put it in the pot, then I went back to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). She said: 'Do not embarrass me before the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and those who are with him.' I came to him and whispered to him, (saying) 'O Messenger of Allah, we have slaughtered an animal of ours, and we have ground a Sa' of barley that we had, so come with a small group.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) called out: 'O People of the Ditch! Jabir had made food for you, come along! ' And the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said (to me): 'Do not move your pot from the hearth or bake your bread until I come." I came and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came ahead of the people. I came to my wife and she said: 'Woe to you, woe to you!' I said: 'I did what you told me.' She brought out our dough for him and he spat in it and blessed it. Then he went to our pot and spat in it and blessed it. Then he said: 'Call a woman to bake with you, and serve food from your pot but do not remove it from the hearth.' There were one thousand men, and I swear by Allah that they ate until they left and went away, and our pot was still brimming as before, and our dough was still being baked as before."

حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ ، حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ ، مِنْ رُقْعَةٍ عَارَضَ لِي بِهَا ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَهُ عَلَيَّ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَاهُ حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، يَقُولُ: لَمَّا حُفِرَ الْخَنْدَقُ رَأَيْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَمَصًا ، فَانْكَفَأْتُ إِلَى امْرَأَتِي ، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: هَلْ عِنْدَكِ شَيْءٌ ؟ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَمَصًا شَدِيدًا ، فَأَخْرَجَتْ لِي جِرَابًا فِيهِ صَاعٌ مِنْ شَعِيرٍ ، وَلَنَا بُهَيْمَةٌ دَاجِنٌ ، قَالَ : فَذَبَحْتُهَا وَطَحَنَتْ ، فَفَرَغَتْ إِلَى فَرَاغِي ، فَقَطَّعْتُهَا فِي بُرْمَتِهَا ، ثُمَّ وَلَّيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَتْ : لاَ تَفْضَحْنِي بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ ، قَالَ : فَجِئْتُهُ فَسَارَرْتُهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، إِنَّا قَدْ ذَبَحْنَا بُهَيْمَةً لَنَا ، وَطَحَنَتْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا ، فَتَعَالَ أَنْتَ فِي نَفَرٍ مَعَكَ ، فَصَاحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ : يَا أَهْلَ الْخَنْدَقِ ، إِنَّ جَابِرًا قَدْ صَنَعَ لَكُمْ سُورًا فَحَيَّ هَلاً بِكُمْ ، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لاَ تُنْزِلُنَّ بُرْمَتَكُمْ ، وَلاَ تَخْبِزُنَّ عَجِينَتَكُمْ حَتَّى أَجِيءَ ، فَجِئْتُ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْدَمُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى جِئْتُ امْرَأَتِي ، فَقَالَتْ : بِكَ وَبِكَ ، فَقُلْتُ: قَدْ فَعَلْتُ الَّذِي قُلْتِ لِي ، فَأَخْرَجْتُ لَهُ عَجِينَتَنَا فَبَصَقَ فِيهَا وَبَارَكَ ، ثُمَّ عَمَدَ إِلَى بُرْمَتِنَا فَبَصَقَ فِيهَا وَبَارَكَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : ادْعِي خَابِزَةً فَلْتَخْبِزْ مَعَكِ ، وَاقْدَحِي مِنْ بُرْمَتِكُمْ وَلاَ تُنْزِلُوهَا وَهُمْ أَلْفٌ ، فَأُقْسِمُ بِاللَّهِ لأَكَلُوا حَتَّى تَرَكُوهُ وَانْحَرَفُوا ، وَإِنَّ بُرْمَتَنَا لَتَغِطُّ كَمَا هِيَ ، وَإِنَّ عَجِينَتَنَا ، أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ الضَّحَّاكُ : لَتُخْبَزُ كَمَا هُوَ.