Sunnah Way Of Eating A Banana
Question
Is there a Sunnah way of eating a banana where you put your pinky finger in the middle and split it open?
Answer
We have not come across any such narration/Sunnah.
- Answered by
- Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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