Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 3847
Regarding handkerchiefs
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم "إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَمْسَحَنَّ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا "
Translation
Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying
When one of you eats, he must not wipe his hand with a handkerchief till he licks it or gives it to someone to lick.