It is disliked to eat while reclining, based on what Abū Juḥayfah narrated: that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "I do not eat while reclining." Narrated by al-Bukhārī (37). One should not wipe his hand with a napkin until he has licked it, based on what we have narrated, and what was narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās, from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), who said: "If one of you eats food, let him not wipe his hand until he has licked it or had it licked." Narrated by Abū Dāwūd (38). On the authority of Nubayshah, he said (39): The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Whoever eats from a bowl and then licks it, the bowl will seek forgiveness for him." [Narrated by al-Tirmidhī] (40). On the authority of Jābir, he said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "If a morsel falls from the hand of one of you, let him wipe off what is on it from the earth and then eat it." Narrated by (41) Ibn Mājah (42).
Section: One should praise Allah the Almighty when he finishes, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): "Indeed, Allah is pleased with the servant who eats a meal or drinks a drink and then praises Him for it (43)." [Narrated by Muslim] (44).
(37) In: The Chapter on eating while reclining, from the Book of Food. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7/93. It was also recorded by Abū Dāwūd, in: The Chapter on what is narrated regarding eating while reclining, from the Book of Food. Sunan Abū Dāwūd 2/313. And al-Tirmidhī, in: The Chapter on what is narrated regarding the dislike of eating while reclining, from the Chapters of Food. ʿĀriḍat al-Aḥwadhī 8/26. (38) In: The Chapter on the napkin, from the Book of Food. Sunan Abū Dāwūd 2/329. It was also recorded by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the recommendation of licking the fingers and the bowl... from the Book of Drinks. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 3/1605. And al-Dārimī, in: The Chapter on the napkin during food, from the Book of Food. Sunan al-Dārimī 2/95. (39) In B and M: "she said". He is Nubayshah al-Khayr, a man from Hudhayl. See the subsequent locations of the documentation. (40) Omitted from: The original. Recorded by al-Tirmidhī, in: The Chapter on what is narrated regarding a morsel that falls, from the Book of Food. ʿĀriḍat al-Aḥwadhī 7/310. It was also recorded by Ibn Mājah, in: The Chapter on cleaning the bowl, from the Book of Food. Sunan Ibn Mājah 2/1089. And al-Dārimī, in: The Chapter on licking the bowl, from the Book of Food. Sunan al-Dārimī 2/96. (41) In the original and A: "recorded them". (42) In: The Chapter on the morsel when it falls, from the Book of Food. Sunan Ibn Mājah 2/1091. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhī, in: The Chapter on what is narrated regarding a morsel that falls, from the Chapters of Food. ʿĀriḍat al-Aḥwadhī 7/308. (43) In the original: "then he praises Allah". What is here matches the sources of the documentation. (44) In the original: "Agreed upon". The hadith was recorded by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the recommendation of praising Allah the Almighty after eating and drinking, from the Book of Remembrance. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 4/2095. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhī, in: The Chapter on what is narrated regarding praise for food when one finishes it, from the Chapters of Food. ʿĀriḍat al-Aḥwadhī 8/9. And Imām Aḥmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/100, 117.
