Volume 7, Book 65, Number 366:
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.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 367:
Narrated Said bin Al-Harith:
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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.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 368:
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 lillah kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiy wala muwada’ wala
mustaghna’anhu Rabbuna.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 369:
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 com –
pensated, nor can be left, nor can be dispensed with, O our Lord!”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 370:
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.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 355:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Umar:
While we were sitting with the Prophet a spadix of palm tree was brought to him. The Prophet
said, “There is a tree among the trees which is as blessed as a Muslim” I thought that it was the date
palm tree and intended to say, “It is the date-palm tree, O Allah’s Apostle!” but I looked behind to see
that I was the tenth and youngest of ten men present there, so I kept quiet’ Then the Prophet said, “It
is the datepalm tree.”
Volume 7, Book 65, Number 356:
Narrated Sad:
Allah’s Apostle said, “He who eats seven ‘Ajwa dates every morning, will not be affected by poison
or magic on the day he eats them.”
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Volume 7, Book 65, Number 357:
Narrated Jabala bin Suhaim.
At the time of Ibn Az-Zubair, we were struck with famine, and he provided us with dates for our
food. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar used to pass by us while we were eating, and say, “Do not eat two dates to –
gether at a time, for the Prophet forbade the taking of two dates together at a time (in a gathering).”
Ibn ‘Umar used to add, “Unless one takes the permission of one’s companions.”