Hadith #216

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Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي

Body (Matn)

بَكْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ

Isnad Chain

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عبد الرزاقnarrator

عبد الرزاق

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مالكnarrator

مالك

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ابن شهابcompanion

ابن شهاب

English Translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via 'Abd al-Razzaq, from Malik, from Ibn Shihab, from Abu Bakr ibn 'Ubayd Allah — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When one of you eats, let him eat with his right hand; and when he drinks, let him drink with his right hand — for the devil eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 13, Hadith 216

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4654

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