fingers, and he would not wipe his hand until he had licked it. Recorded by Imam Ahmad (58). A hadith was mentioned to him, narrated by the daughter of al-Zuhri, that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to eat with his entire palm (58), but he did not authenticate it, and he did not consider [the sunnah to be] anything other than three fingers. It was narrated from Ahmad that he ate khabis (59) with his entire palm. It was also narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Buraydah that he used to forbid his daughters from eating with three fingers, saying: "Do not imitate the men."
Section: Muhanna said: I asked Ahmad about the hadith of 'Aisha, from the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said: "Do not cut meat with a knife, for that is the practice (60) of the non-Arabs (61)." He replied: It is not authentic; we do not recognize this. He also said: The hadith of 'Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri (62) contradicts this; the Prophet (peace be upon him) was cutting from the shoulder of a sheep, then he stood for prayer and put down the knife (63). Also, the hadith of Mis'ar, from Jami' ibn Shaddad, from al-Mughira al-Yashkuri, from al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba: I was a guest of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) one night, and he ordered a side [of meat] to be grilled. Then he took a blade and began to cut, and Bilal came to inform him of the prayer, so he cast aside the blade (64). He said: And I asked Ahmad about the hadith of Abu Juhayfa, from the Prophet (peace be upon him), that he said: "Stop your belching, O Abu Juhayfa, for the one among you who is most full today will be the most hungry on the Day of Resurrection (65)." He and Yahya both said: It is not authentic.
Section: It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would not blow into food or drink, nor would he breathe into the vessel (66). From Anas, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) never ate on a khawan (dining table) nor in a sukurraja (small bowl) (67). Qatada said: Upon what did they eat then? He said: On the sufra (leather tablecloth) (66). And from 'Aisha,
(58) The authentication was previously provided in: 10/214. (59) Khabis: Food made from dates and honey. (60) In A and B: "san'" (manufacture/practice). (61) The authentication was previously provided in: 10/212. (62) This is the one that will follow, regarding the Prophet (peace be upon him) cutting from the shoulder of a sheep... (63) The authentication was previously provided in: 10/212. (64) Recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on leaving ablution due to what fire has touched, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/43. See: Tuhfat al-Ashraf 8/492. (65) Recorded by al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter: Muhammad ibn Humayd al-Razi narrated to us..., from the Chapters on the Description of Resurrection. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 9/297, 298. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on moderation in eating..., from the Book of Food. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1111. (66) The authentication was previously provided in: 10/218. (67) Sukurraja: A small bowl/saucer from which food is served.
أصابعَ، ولا يَمْسَحُ يَدَه حَتى يَلْعَقَها. روَاه الإِمامُ أحمدُ (٥٨). وذُكِرَ له حديثٌ تَرْوِيه ابْنةُ الزُّهْرِىِّ، أنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- كان يأكُلُ بكَفِّه كُلِّها (٥٨)، فلم يُصَحِّحْه، ولم يَرَ إلَّا ثلاثَ أصابعَ. ورُوِىَ عن أحمدَ، أنَّه أَكَلَ خَبِيصًا (٥٩) بكفِّه كُلِّها. ورُوِىَ عن عبدِ اللَّه بنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، أنَّه كان يَنْهَى بَناتَه أَنْ يأْكُلْنَ بثلاثِ أصابعَ، وقال: لا تَشَبَّهْنَ بالرِّجالِ.
فصل: قال مُهَنَّا: سألتُ أحمدَ، عن حديثِ عائشةَ، عن النَّبِىِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-، قال: "لَا تَقْطَعُوا اللَّحْمَ بالسِّكِّينِ؛ فَإنَّ ذلك صَنِيعُ (٦٠) الْأَعاجِمِ" (٦١). فقال: ليس بصحيح، لا نَعْرِفُ هذا. وقال: حَدِيثُ عَمرِو بن أُمَيّةَ الضَّمْرِىِّ (٦٢) خلافُ هذا، كان النَّبِىُّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- يَحْتَزُّ من لَحْمِ الشَّاةِ، فقام إلى الصلاةِ، وطَرَحَ السِّكِّينَ (٦٣). وحَدِيثُ مِسْعَرٍ، عن جامِعِ بنِ شَدَّادٍ، عن المُغِيرَة اليَشْكُرِىِّ، عن المُغِيرَة بن شُعْبَةَ: ضِفْتُ برسولِ اللَّه -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- ذاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فأمَرَ بِجَنْبٍ فشُوِىَ، ثم أخَذَ الشَّفْرةَ، فجعلَ يحُزُّ، فجاءَ بلالٌ يُؤذِنُه بالصلاةِ، فأَلْقَى الشَّفْرَةَ (٦٤). قال: وسألتُ أحمدَ، عن حديثِ أبى جُحَيْفَةَ، عن النَّبِىِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-، أَنَّه قال: "اكْفُفْ جُشَاءَكَ يَا أبا جُحَيْفَةَ، فإنَّ أكْثَرَكُمْ شِبَعًا الْيَوْمَ أكْثَرُكُمْ جُوعًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ" (٦٥). فقال هو ويحيى جميعًا: ليس بصحيحٍ.
فصل: ورُوِىَ عن ابنِ عبّاسٍ قال: لم يكُنْ رسولُ اللَّه -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- ينْفُخُ فى طعامٍ ولا شَرابٍ، ولا يتنفَّسُ فى الإناءِ (٦٦). وعن أنسٍ، قال: ما أَكَلَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- على خِوَانٍ ولا فى سُكُرَّجَةٍ (٦٧). قال قتادَةُ: فعلامَ كانُوا يأْكُلُون؟ قال: على السُّفَرِ (٦٦). وعن عائِشَةَ،
(٥٨) تقدم التخريج، فى: ١٠/ ٢١٤.(٥٩) الخبيص: يعمل من التمر والعسل.(٦٠) فى أ، ب: "صنع".(٦١) تقدم تخريجه، فى: ١٠/ ٢١٢.(٦٢) هو الذى يأتى أن النبى -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- كان يحتز من كتف شاة. . . .(٦٣) تقدم تخريجه، فى: ١٠/ ٢١٢.(٦٤) أخرجه أبو داود، فى: باب فى ترك الوضوء مما مست النار، من كتاب الطهارة. سنن أبى داود ١/ ٤٣. وانظر: تحفة الأشراف ٨/ ٤٩٢.(٦٥) أخرجه الترمذى، فى: باب حدثنا محمد بن حميد البرازى. . .، من أبواب صفة القيامة. عارضة الأحوذى ٩/ ٢٩٧، ٢٩٨. وابن ماجه، فى: باب الاقتصاد فى الأكل. . .، من كتاب الأطعمة. سنن ابن ماجه ٢/ ١١١١.(٦٦) تقدم التخريج، فى: ١٠/ ٢١٨.(٦٧) السكرجة: الصحفة التى يوضع منها الأكل.
