<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) It shows the Prophet’s perfect way of teaching. When he mentioned a ruling, he would clarify the wisdom behind it, which serves two great purposes:<br> First: It demonstrates the sublimity of this Shariah, which primarily relies on taking people’s interests into consideration and removing evils. All his commands and prohibitions certainly serve our interests.<br> Second: When a person learns about the wisdom behind a certain ruling, he grows more reassured and certain and feels activated to do what is commanded and avoid what is prohibited.<br> 2) The devil may share a person’s food and drink, unless he takes his precautions by the means prescribed in the Shariah.<br> 3) Not wasting the food that falls on the ground teaches us to preserve wealth, no matter how little it is.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> Licking the fingers after eating achieves two benefits:<br> - A Shariah benefit, which is following the Prophet’s example.<br> - A health benefit: some doctors said that when the fingertips are used in eating, they release a substance that helps with digestion - and Allah knows best.<br> <br> <b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br> Clean out the dish: to take any food remaining in the dish with one’s fingers and lick the fingers.