25/11. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1803 — Blessing in Every Part of Food
What Has Been Related About The Fallen Morsel
Hadith About Barakah in Food and Eating Manners
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1803
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1803
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا مَا أَكَلَ طَعَامًا لَعِقَ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلاَثَ وَقَالَ " إِذَا مَا وَقَعَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيُمِطْ عَنْهَا الأَذَى وَلْيَأْكُلْهَا وَلاَ يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ " . وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَسْلُتَ الصَّحْفَةَ وَقَالَ " إِنَّكُمْ لاَ تَدْرُونَ فِي أَىِّ طَعَامِكُمُ الْبَرَكَةُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Anas Narrated from:
When The Prophet (ﷺ) Ate, He Would Lick His Three Fingers, And He Said: 'If One Of You Drops A Piece (Of Food) Then Let Him Remove Any Harm (Dirt) From It And Eat It, And Do Not Leave It For Ash-Shaitan.' And He Would Order Us To Finish (Clean) The Dish. And He Said: 'Indeed You Do Not Know In Which Part Of Your Food Is The Blessing.' [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Gharib Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1803In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 1, Book 23, Hadith 1803
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1803
This Hadith about barakah in food brings together several Sunnah eating manners. Anas narrated that when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate, he would lick his three fingers. He also said that if a piece of food falls, a person should remove the harm from it, eat it, and not leave it for Ash-Shaitan. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم also ordered the dish to be cleaned. Then he said that people do not know in which part of their food the blessing is. The message is clear: food is a gift, and even small remains should be treated with care. The Hadith does not make the meal complicated. It teaches gratitude through simple actions: finish the food, clean what can be cleaned, and look for blessing in what Allah has provided.
What we learn from this hadith
- Licking the fingers after eating is connected to honoring the blessing in food.
- A fallen bite may be eaten after removing harm from it.
- Cleaning the dish shows care for food and avoids waste.
