عنِ ابنِ عبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قالَ: قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم: «إِذا أَكلَ أَحدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلا يَمسحْ أَصابِعَهُ حَتَّى يلعَقَهَا أَو يُلْعِقَها» مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you eats food, let him not wipe his fingers until he licks them or has them licked." Agreed upon (al-Bukhari and Muslim).
الشرح · explanation
طعامًا: أي فيه أجزاء تَعلَق بالأصابع. يَلعقها: يلحس ما عليها من أثر الطعام.
"Food": that is, food that has particles clinging to the fingers. "Licks them": he licks off the traces of food on them.
الدروس · lessons
استحباب لعق الأصابع، وكراهة ترك شيء من آثار الطعام عليها. جواز لعق أصابع الآخرين إذا كان ممن لا يتقزز من ذلك، كالأم مع ولدها والزوج مع زوجته. الأمر بلعق الأصابع يكون بعد الانتهاء من الطعام، لا أثناء الأكل لأنه يعيد أصابعه في الطعام وهذا هو المستقذر، ولا يشترط لعقها أمام الحضور ممن يأكلون معه.
It is recommended to lick the fingers, and disliked to leave any traces of food on them. It is permissible to have one's fingers licked by others who are not repulsed by it, such as a mother with her child or a husband with his wife. The command to lick the fingers applies after finishing the meal, not during eating, because that would return his fingers to the food, which is repugnant; nor is it required to lick them in front of those eating with him.