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f:379 - Should we wipe hands before and after meals	Country : Hyderabad, India, Name : submittername

Question: I heard in a function that we should not wipe our hands on washing them before and after eating. Is this correct? ............................................................................
Answer: It is a Sunnah (Masnoon) to wash the hands before and after eating. The medical aspect of this is that before eating hands are washed to clean the hands of any dirt, germs, etc. On wiping the hands after washing them before eating, the germs on the towel, etc. and the reason for washing the hand is defeated. For this reason, hands should not wiped after washing them when sitting down to eat. On the other hand, it is better to wipe the hands after washing them on finishing the meal so as to remove the effects of the meal. As given in Durre Mukhtaar, Vol. 5, Pg. No: 239. Translation: It is a Sunnah to wash the hands before and after meals. Before meals, don’t wipe the hands, so that the effect of the washing remains and after meals, wipe the hands so that the effect of the food is completely dispelled. And Allah Ta’ala knows best. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri [Associate Professor of Islamic Law, Jamia Nizamia Founder/Director, Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center]