36/17. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2029b — Right Side First
It is recommended to pass water and milk etc., to the right of the one who drinks first
Right Side First in Drinking: The Sunnah of Serving
Sahih Muslim : 2029b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2029b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ، اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ وَأَنَا ابْنُ عَشْرٍ وَمَاتَ وَأَنَا ابْنُ عِشْرِينَ وَكُنَّ أُمَّهَاتِي يَحْثُثْنَنِي عَلَى خِدْمَتِهِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا دَارَنَا فَحَلَبْنَا لَهُ مِنْ شَاةٍ دَاجِنٍ وَشِيبَ لَهُ مِنْ بِئْرٍ فِي الدَّارِ فَشَرِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْطِ أَبَا بَكْرٍ . فَأَعْطَاهُ أَعْرَابِيًّا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الأَيْمَنَ فَالأَيْمَنَ " .
Anas Narrated from:
The Apostle of Allah (may peace he upon him) came to Medina when I was ten years old and he died when I was twenty years old. My mother exhorted me to serve him. He (the Holy Prophet) came to our house, and we ruined a flabby goat for him and mixed it (the milk) with water from the well of the house. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) drank that. Umar and Abu Bakr on his left side said to him: Allah's Messenger, give it to Abu Bakr, but he (the Holy Prophet) gave it to the desert Arab who was on his right. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: He who is on the right, then he who is on the right.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2029bIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 164USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5033
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2029b
This Hadith about the right side first gives more detail about the same serving manner. Anas said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came to Medina when Anas was ten and passed away when Anas was twenty. Anas also mentioned that his family urged him to serve the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. In this event, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came to their house. Milk from a goat was mixed with water from the house well, and he drank it. Abu Bakr and Umar were on his left, and a desert Arab was on his right. Even when Abu Bakr was requested, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave the drink to the person on the right and said, "He who is on the right, then he who is on the right."
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas served the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم from a young age, as mentioned in the report.
- The drink was milk mixed with water from the house well.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave the drink to the person on his right.
- The narration shows the right side was given preference in this serving order.
