25/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1799 — Do Not Eat With the Left Hand
What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of Eating And Drinking With The Left Hand
Hadith About Eating With the Right Hand
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1799
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1799
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَأْكُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِشِمَالِهِ وَلاَ يَشْرَبْ بِشِمَالِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَعُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَسَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَحَفْصَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَهَكَذَا رَوَى مَالِكٌ وَابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ . وَرَوَى مَعْمَرٌ وَعُقَيْلٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَرِوَايَةُ مَالِكٍ وَابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ أَصَحُّ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Let None Of You Eat With His Left Hand Nor Drink With His Left Hand, For Indeed Ash-Shaitan Eats With His Left Hand And Drinks With His Left Hand." He Said: There Are Narrations On This Topic From Jabir, 'Umar Bin Abi Salamah, Salamah Bin Al-Akwa', Anas Bin Malik, And Hafsah. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. This Is How Malik And Ibn 'Uyainah Reported It From Az-Zuhri, From Abu Bakr Bin 'Ubaidullah, From Ibn 'Umar. Ma'Mar And 'Uqail Reported It From Az-Zuhri, From Salim, From Ibn 'Umar. And The Narration Of Malik And Ibn 'Uyainah Is More Correct.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1799In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 13English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1799
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1799
This hadith about eating with the right hand is narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that none of you should eat with his left hand or drink with his left hand, because Ash-Shaitan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand. The message is direct and easy to practice: eating and drinking should be done with the right hand. The text also mentions related narrations from several Companions and includes a chain discussion. Abu ‘Eisa grades it hasan sahih and says the narration of Malik and Ibn ‘Uyainah is more correct in this route.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told people not to eat with the left hand.
- He also told people not to drink with the left hand.
- The reason given in the hadith is that Ash-Shaitan eats and drinks with the left hand.
