Hadith 14

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

Book 25: The Book on Food Sahih

Chapter 9

What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of Eating And Drinking With The Left Hand

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي النَّهْىِ عَنِ الأَكْلِ، وَالشُّرْبِ، بِالشِّمَالِ ‏‏

Sahih
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1800
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ ‏"
Az-Zuhri:

From Salim, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When one of you eats, then let him eat with his right hand, and let him drink with his right hand, for indeed Ash-Shaitan eats with his left hand, and he drinks with his left hand."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Umar

عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب

2,679 narrations

follower
2

Salim bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar

سالم بن عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب

544 narrations

follower
3

al-Zuhri ‎,

ابن شهاب الزهري محمد بن مسلم

3,342 narrations

successor
4

Ma'mar bin Rashid

معمر بن راشد

934 narrations

follower
5

Sa'id bin Abi 'Aruba

سعيد بن أبي عروبة

150 narrations

successor
6

Ja'far bin Awn bin Ja'far

جعفر بن عون بن جعفر

33 narrations

3rd Generation
7

'Abdullah bin 'Abdur Rahman al-Daarimi

عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الدارمي

116 narrations