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muslim:2033bMuḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr from my father > Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

When any one of you drops a mouthful he should pick it up and remove any of the filth on it, and then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan, and should not wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies.  

مسلم:٢٠٣٣bحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا وَقَعَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيَأْخُذْهَا فَلْيُمِطْ مَا كَانَ بِهَا مِنْ أَذًى وَلْيَأْكُلْهَا وَلاَ يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلاَ يَمْسَحْ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَ أَصَابِعَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي فِي أَىِّ طَعَامِهِ الْبَرَكَةُ  


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muslim:2033dʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir

I heard Allah's Apostle ﷺ as saying: The Satan is present with any one of you in everything he does; he is present even when he eats food; so if any one of you drops a mouthful he should remove away anything filthy on it and eat it and not leave for the devil; and when he finishes (food) he should lick his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of his food the blessing lies.  

مسلم:٢٠٣٣dحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَحْضُرُ أَحَدَكُمْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مِنْ شَأْنِهِ حَتَّى يَحْضُرَهُ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ فَإِذَا سَقَطَتْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمُ اللُّقْمَةُ فَلْيُمِطْ مَا كَانَ بِهَا مِنْ أَذًى ثُمَّ لْيَأْكُلْهَا وَلاَ يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ فَلْيَلْعَقْ أَصَابِعَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي فِي أَىِّ طَعَامِهِ تَكُونُ الْبَرَكَةُ  

ahmad:12815ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas

When any one of you drops a mouthful he should remove anything filthy from it and then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan. He also commanded us that we should wipe the dish saying: You do not know in what portion of your food the blessing lies. (Using translation from Muslim 2034)   

أحمد:١٢٨١٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَلْعَقُ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلَاثَ إِذَا أَكَلَ وَقَالَ إِذَا وَقَعَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيُمِطْ عَنْهَا الْأَذَى وَلْيَأْكُلْهَا وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلْيَسْلُتْ أَحَدُكُمُ الصَّحْفَةَ فَإِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِكُمُ الْبَرَكَةَ  

ahmad:14938Abū Nuʿaym > Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

When any one of you drops a mouthful he should pick it up and remove any of the filth on it, and then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan, and should not wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies. (Using translation from Muslim 2033b)   

أحمد:١٤٩٣٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَقَطَتْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ لُقْمَةٌ فَلْيُمِطْ مَا أَصَابَهَا مِنَ الْأَذَى وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا يَمْسَحْ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ الْبَرَكَةُ  

ahmad:15237Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When one of you drops a morsel, he should remove what has touched it from it, and then he should eat it. He should not leave it for the devil, nor should he wipe his hand with the towel until he has licked his fingers. Indeed, a man does not know in which of his food blessings have been sent down for him, and the devil lies in wait for the son of Adam at every thing, even in his food.  

أحمد:١٥٢٣٧حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَسَقَطَتْ لُقْمَتُهُ فَلْيُمِطْ مَا أَرَابَهُ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ لِيَطْعَمْهَا وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا يَمْسَحْ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَ يَدَهُ فَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَا يَدْرِي فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ يُبَارَكُ لَهُ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَرْصُدُ ابْنَ آدَمَ عِنْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ  

ahmad:14388Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: If a morsel of food falls from one of you, let him pick it up, remove any harm from it, and eat it, rather than leaving it for the devil.  

أحمد:١٤٣٨٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَقَطَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيَأْخُذْهَا فَلْيُمِطْ مَا بِهَا مِنَ الْأَذَى وَلْيَأْكُلْهَا وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ  

ahmad:14552Abū Aḥmad > Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

When any one of you drops a mouthful he should pick it up and remove any of the filth on it, and then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan, and should not wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies. (Using translation from Muslim 2033b)   

أحمد:١٤٥٥٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَقَطَتِ اللُّقْمَةُ مِنْ يَدِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيُمِطْ مَا كَانَ عَلَيْهَا مِنَ الْأَذَى وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا يَمْسَحْ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ وَلْيَلْعَقْ أَصَابِعَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ الْبَرَكَةُ  

ahmad:14629ʿAbdullāh b. al-Walīd al--Adhī Yuqāl Lah al-ʿAdanī Ḥaddathanāsufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

When any one of you drops a mouthful he should pick it up and remove any of the filth on it, and then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan, and should not wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies. (Using translation from Muslim 2033b)   

أحمد:١٤٦٢٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الَّذِي يُقَالَ لَهُ الْعَدَنِيُّ حَدَّثَنَاسُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَقَطَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيُمِطْ مَا كَانَ بِهَا مِنْ أَذًى ثُمَّ لِيَأْكُلْهَا وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا يَمْسَحْ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَ أَصَابِعَهُ أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ الْبَرَكَةُ  

ahmad:14221[Chain 1] Wakīʿ > Sufyān [Chain 2] Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

When any one of you eats food he should not wipe his hand until he has licked it or has it licked*. (Using translation from Muslim 2031a)   

أحمد:١٤٢٢١حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ح وَعَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلَا يَمْسَحْ يَدَهُ فِي الْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ الْبَرَكَةُ  

nasai-kubra:6746ʿAmr b. Manṣūr > Abū Nuʿaym > Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

When any one of you drops a mouthful he should pick it up and remove any of the filth on it, and then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan, and should not wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies. (Using translation from Muslim 2033b)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٦٧٤٦أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا سَقَطَتْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ لُقْمَةٌ فَلْيُمِطْ مَا أَصَابَهَا مِنْ أَذًى فَلْيَأْكُلْهَا وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا يَمْسَحْ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ الْبَرَكَةُ»  

bayhaqi:14617Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbdān > Sulaymān b. Aḥmad b. Ayyūb > ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Abū Nuʿaym > Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir ؓ > Qāl Rasūl Allāh Ṣllá

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If a morsel of food falls from one of you, let him remove any harm that may have touched it, and then eat it. Do not leave it for the devil, and do not wipe your hand on a cloth until you lick it or let a dog lick it, because he does not know in which of his meals the blessing lies."  

البيهقي:١٤٦١٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ نا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ نا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ نا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَقَطَتْ لُقْمَةٌ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيُمِطْ مَا أَصَابَهَا مِنَ الْأَذَى وَلْيَأْكُلْهَا وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا يَمْسَحْ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي فِي أِيِّ طَعَامِهِ الْبَرَكَةُ  

أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ أُخَرَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ
suyuti:5624a

I heard Allah's Apostle ﷺ as saying: The Satan is present with any one of you in everything he does; he is present even when he eats food; so if any one of you drops a mouthful he should remove away anything filthy on it and eat it and not leave for the devil; and when he finishes (food) he should lick his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of his food the blessing lies. (Using translation from Muslim 2033d)   

السيوطي:٥٦٢٤a

"إِنَّ الشَّيطَانَ يَحْضُرُ أَحَدَكُم عِنْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِنْ شَأْنِه، حتَّى يَحْضُرَهُ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ، فَإِذَا سَقَطَتْ مِنْ أحَدِكُمْ اللُّقمَةُ فَليُمْطَ مَا كَانَ بِها مِن أَذًى ثُمَّ لْيَأْكُلْها وَلَا يَدَعْها لِلشَّيطَانِ، فَإِذَا فَرَغَ فَليَلعَق أَصَابِعَه فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي فيِ أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ تَكُونُ الْبَرَكَةُ".  

[م] مسلم [هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان عن جابر)
suyuti:2779a
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السيوطي:٢٧٧٩a

"إِذَا وقعتْ اللقمةُ مِنْ أحدكُمْ فلْيَأخُذْها فْليُمطْ عَنْها الأذَى، وليأكُلها، ولا يَدعْها للشّيطانِ وليسْلِتْ أحدُكُمْ الصَّحْفَةَ، فإِنّكمْ لا تدْرُون في أيِّ طَعامِكُمْ البركة".  

[حم] أحمد وعبد بن حميد، [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي حسن صحيح، [ن] النسائي عن أنس
suyuti:2780a

When any one of you drops a mouthful he should pick it up and remove any of the filth on it, and then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan, and should not wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies. (Using translation from Muslim 2033b)   

السيوطي:٢٧٨٠a

("إِذَا وقعتْ لُقْمَةُ أحدِكُمْ فليأخُذْها فليُمطْ ما كانَ بها مِنْ أذىً، ولا يدَعْهَا للشيطانِ، ولا يَمسَحْ يدهُ بالمنديل حتى يلعَقَ أَصابِعَهُ فإِنّه، لا يدْرِي في أيِّ طَعامه البركةُ".  

[م] مسلم من حديث جابر وأَنس)
suyuti:1359a
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السيوطي:١٣٥٩a

"إذا أكل أحدُكم طعامًا فلا يَمْسحْ يدَه بالمنِديلِ حتى يَلْعَقَها أو يُلعِقها؛ فإنه لا يدرى في أي طَعَامِه البرَكةُ".  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [هـ] ابن ماجة عن ابن عباس
suyuti:1974a

When any one of you drops a mouthful he should pick it up and remove any of the filth on it, and then eat it, and should not leave it for the Satan, and should not wipe his hand with towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in what portion of the food the blessing lies. (Using translation from Muslim 2033b)   

السيوطي:١٩٧٤a

"إذا سَقطت لُقمةُ أحدكم فليُمِطْ ما بها من الأذى وليَأكُلْها ولا يدَعْها للشَّيطانِ، ولا يَمْسحْ يَدَهُ بالمنديل حتى يَلعَقَها أو يُلعِقَها؛ فإِنَّهُ لا يدرى في أي طعامِه البركةُ" .  

[حم] أحمد (وعبد بن حميد)، [م] مسلم [ن] النسائي [هـ] ابن ماجة عن جابر، [هـ] ابن ماجة [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن معقل بن يسار