Sunan Abi Dawud, 3848
sahih· Al-AlbaniChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Abu Ja'far al-NafailifromMuhammad bin Khazim al-DarirfromHisham bin 'Urwafrom'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِثَلاَثِ أَصَابِعَ وَلاَ يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا .
English translation
Ka’b b. Malik said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to eat with three fingers and not wipe his before licking it.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 28, Hadith 113
- English Reference
- Book 27, Hadith 3839