Riyad as-Salihin, 612
Salamah bin Al-Akwa' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
A man ate in the presence of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with his left hand. He (ﷺ) said, "Eat with your right hand." He said: "I cannot." Thereupon he (the Prophet (ﷺ)) said, "May you never be able to do that." It was arrogance that prevented him from doing it, and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth afterwards. <b>[Muslim]</b>.
وعن سلمه بن الأكوع رضي الله عنه أن رجلاً أكل عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بشماله، فقال: “كل بيمينك” قال: لا أستطيع! قال: “لا اتسطعت” ما منعه إلا الكبر. قال: فما رفعه إلى فيه”. ((رواه مسلم)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 612
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) It is obligatory to eat and drink with the right hand. If a person intentionally eats or drinks with his left hand, he thus resembles the devil and his allies.<br>
2) It is a duty to criticize what is wrong.<br>
3) It presents the punishment for he who intentionally contradicts and abandons the Prophet’s Sunnah out of arrogance.<br>
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<b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br>
May you not be able to do that: This is a supplication against the man, invoking Allah to make him unable to raise his hand up to his mouth again, as arrogance prevented him from complying with the Prophet’s command.