37/21. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2099d — Manners of Eating, Walking, and Lying
The Ruling On Lying On Ones Back With One Leg On Top Of The Other
Hadith on Daily Etiquette: One Sandal, Left Hand, and Proper Covering
Sahih Muslim : 2099d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2099d
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ، حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ، اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَمْشِ فِي نَعْلٍ وَاحِدٍ وَلاَ تَحْتَبِ فِي إِزَارٍ وَاحِدٍ وَلاَ تَأْكُلْ بِشِمَالِكَ وَلاَ تَشْتَمِلِ الصَّمَّاءَ وَلاَ تَضَعْ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْكَ عَلَى الأُخْرَى إِذَا اسْتَلْقَيْتَ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Jabir. b. Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Do not walk in one sandal and do not wrap the lower garment round your knees and do not eat with your left hand and do not wrap yourself completely leaving no room for the arms (to draw out) and do not place one of your feet upon the other while lying on your back.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2099dIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 117USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5237
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2099d
This hadith gives a set of daily manners in clear words. Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said not to walk in one sandal, not to wrap the lower garment around the knees in the mentioned way, not to eat with the left hand, not to wrap oneself completely leaving no room for the arms, and not to place one foot upon the other while lying on the back. The report joins footwear, eating, clothing, and posture in one narration. For people searching for Islamic daily etiquette hadith, this is a useful text because it lists several actions directly. The safest explanation is to present each instruction as it appears, without adding reasons not stated in the hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not walk in one sandal.
- Do not eat with the left hand.
- Do not wrap clothing in the improper ways mentioned in the narration.
- Do not place one foot over the other while lying on the back.
