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Eating With The Right Hand

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Darussalam · Volume 4

29. Chapters On Food

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الحديث: 3268 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1088

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3268. It was narrated from Jâbir that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Do not eat with your left hand, for Satan eats with his left hand." (Sahih)

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3268 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا تَأْكُلُوا بِالشِّمَالِ، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ، يَأْكُلُ بِالشِّمَالِ»

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