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disliked them. He did not eat garlic, onions or leek.
He used to wipe clean his fingers saying: “The last portion of food is very much
blessed.” Moreover he licked his fingers until they became red. He did not wipe
his hand with a towel until he had licked his fingers one by one, saying that he
did not know in, which morsel of food was the blessing. When he finished he
said: “Praise be to Allah! Allah, You are worthy to be praised. You have fed,
sated, given drink, and quenched thirst; praise belongs to You, Who cannot be
denied, who is eternally present, and who is indispensable.” When he ate bread
and especially meat, he washed his hands vigorously and wiped his face with the
excess water.
He used to drink in three portions, invoking Allah three times. When he finished
he praised Allah three times. He sucked the water and did not gulp it.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, gave the excess of his food to the
one on his right side. If there was someone on his left, who was more illustrious
as to rank, he said to the one on his right: “It is the custom that it be given to you,
but if you wish I will prefer them?”
He used to wipe clean his fingers saying: “The last portion of food is very much
blessed.” Moreover he licked his fingers until they became red. He did not wipe
his hand with a towel until he had licked his fingers one by one, saying that he
did not know in, which morsel of food was the blessing. When he finished he
said: “Praise be to Allah! Allah, You are worthy to be praised. You have fed,
sated, given drink, and quenched thirst; praise belongs to You, Who cannot be
denied, who is eternally present, and who is indispensable.” When he ate bread
and especially meat, he washed his hands vigorously and wiped his face with the
excess water.
He used to drink in three portions, invoking Allah three times. When he finished
he praised Allah three times. He sucked the water and did not gulp it.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, gave the excess of his food to the
one on his right side. If there was someone on his left, who was more illustrious
as to rank, he said to the one on his right: “It is the custom that it be given to you,
but if you wish I will prefer them?”