Hadith #2117610
Hadith text · Matn
وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ, وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ, فَإِنَّ اَلشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ, وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ. [1]
English translation
Ibn Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“When one of you eats he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks he should drink with his right hand, for the devil eats and drinks with his left hand.” Related by Muslim.
References2 variants
- Sunnah.com reference
- Book 16, Hadith 16
- Arabic/English book reference
- Book 16, Hadith 1495