Question:
Hello I just wanted to know if it is a Sunnah not to dry your hands before eating dinner.
please could you get back to me as soon as possible
Answer:
Not drying your hands before eating will not be regarded as a Sunnah, due to no mention of it being made in the Ahaadith. It is however preferable not to dry your hands due to it being regarded as Mustahab in certain books on Fiqh. Drying the hands will in any case be permissible.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Abdurrahman bin Yaseen Cader
Attested to as correct by:
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
15 March 2007
24 Safar 1428
This Q&A was indexed in 2012 from the website of Jameah Mahmoodiyah, South Africa. The original website no longer exists.