Hadith #216
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي
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
عبد الرزاق
مالك
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.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 13, Hadith 216
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4654
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41044