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Is it Sunnah to eat with only three fingers (thumb, index, and middle)?

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Yes, it is reported in a Hadith that the Prophet ate with his thumb, index, and middle finger, but it is acceptable to use more fingers or cutlery if needed. eating, sunnah, hadith, manners, food, fingers https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DUDNYhOqNNM
The Hadith in Sahih Muslim that Prophet was narrated to have eaten with his thumb, his index and his third finger. Now, if you're finding that difficult, if you need to, for example, use more fingers of your right hand, if you need to use cutlery, no issue with that, no problem whatsoever. But what was narrated from the Prophet was his thumb, index and third finger.
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