Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, 'When you eat, do not wipe your hands till you have licked it, or had it licked by somebody else.
Read More..Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Harith: that he asked Jabir bin `Abdullah about performing ablution after taking a cooked meal. He replied, It is not essential, and added, We never used to get such kind of food during the lifetime of the Prophet except rarely; and if at all we got such a dish, we did not have any handkerchiefs to wipe our hands with except the palms of our hands, our forearms and our feet. We would perform the prayer thereafter with-out performing new ablution.
Read More..Narrated Abu Umama: Whenever the dining sheet of the Prophet was taken away (i.e., whenever he finished his meal), he used to say: Al-hamdu li l-lah kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiy wala muWada` wala mustaghna'anhu Rabbuna.
Read More..Narrated Abu Umama: Whenever the Prophet finished his meals (or when his dining sheet was taken away), he used to say. Praise be to Allah Who has satisfied our needs and quenched our thirst. Your favor cannot by compensated or denied. Once he said, upraise be to You, O our Lord! Your favor cannot be compensated, nor can be left, nor can be dispensed with, O our Lord!
Read More..Narrated .Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, When your servant brings your food to you, if you do not ask him to join you, then at least ask him to take one or two handfuls, for he has suffered from its heat (while cooking it) and has taken pains to cook it nicely.
Read More..Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari: There was an Ansari man nicknamed, Abu Shu'aib, who had a slave who was a butcher. He came to the Prophet while he was sitting with his companions and noticed the signs of hunger on the face of the Prophet . So he went to his butcher slave and said, Prepare for me a meal sufficient for five persons so that I may invite the Prophet along with four other men. He had the meal prepared for him and invited him. A (sixth) man followed them. The Prophet said, O Abu Shu'aib! Another man has followed us. If you wish, you may invite him; and if you wish, you may refuse him. Abu Shu'aib said, No, I will admit him.
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