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Riyad us Saliheen: Hadith 749

3. The Book About the Etiquette of Eating

رياض الصالحين

749
Riyad us Saliheen
وعن كعب بن مالك رضى الله عنه قال‏:‏ رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل بثلاث أصابع ، فإذا فرغ لعقها‏.‏ ‏
Ka'b bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I saw Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) eating with three fingers (i.e., the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger) and licking them after having finished the food.

[Muslim].
Reference: Sunnah.com : Book 3, Hadith 22
Arabic/English book : Book 3, Hadith 749