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Sahih Muslim 2020c (Book 36, Hadith 141) #12371
The Forbidden Left Hand

SUMMARY: Eating and drinking with the left hand is discouraged as it is associated with Satan.

Salim, on the authority of his father, reported Allah's Messenger as saying: None of you should eat with his left hand and drink with that (left hand), for the Satan eats with left hand and drinks with that (hand). Nafi' has made this addition in that:" Do not take up anything with that (left hand) and do not give anything with that" ; and in the narration transmitted on the authority of Abu Tahir there is a slight variation of wording.
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ، - قَالَ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ، حَرْمَلَةُ حَدَّثَنَا - عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ، عُمَرَ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ يَأْكُلَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ بِشِمَالِهِ وَلاَ يَشْرَبَنَّ بِهَا فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ نَافِعٌ يَزِيدُ فِيهَا ‏"‏ وَلاَ يَأْخُذُ بِهَا وَلاَ يُعْطِي بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي الطَّاهِرِ ‏"‏ لاَ يَأْكُلَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ

TOPICS
eating  *  drinking  *  hand  *  satan  *  taaam  *  shurb  *  yaminushshiml  *  ashshaytn

QUICK LESSONS:
Use your right hand for eating and drinking; Give things away using your right hands; Stay away from any action which may lead you astray from Allah’s path and teachings
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us to be mindful of our actions when eating or drinking. We should use our right hand instead of our left hand when doing so, as it is associated with Satan. It also encourages us to be generous by giving things away using our right hands instead of taking them away using our left hands. This hadith reminds us to stay away from any action which may lead us astray from Allah’s path and teachings.

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