Question:
Is there a sunnah method and order of licking one’s finger after eating?
Answer:
The Mustahabb way of licking the fingers after eating is as follows:
A person should start with the middle finger followed by the index then the thumb.
Hazrat Ka’ab Bin Ujrah I narrates, “I saw Nabi Heating with three fingers which were the thumb, the index and the middle finger. Thereafter I saw him licking them in the following sequence; first the middle finger, then the index finger and lastly the thumb.” (Al Mu’jamul Awsat lit Tabrani)
Checked and Approved By:
Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
كَعْبِ بْنِعُجْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِوَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ بِأَصَابِعِهِ الثَّلَاثِ: بِالْإِبْهَامِ، وَالَّتِيتَلِيهَا، وَالْوُسْطَى، ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُهُ يَلْعَقُ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلَاثَ قَبْلَأَنْ يَمْسَحَهَا، وَيَلْعَقُ الْوُسْطَى، ثُمَّ الَّتِي تَلِيهَا، ثُمَّالْإِبْهَامَ»
(المعجم الأوسط/ج2/ص180/رقم1649)