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1799. 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Let none of you eat with his left hand nor drink with his left hand, for indeed Ash-Shaītan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Jābir, 'Umar bin Abī Salamah, Salamah bin Al-Akwa', Anas bin Mālik, and Ḥaṣṣaḥ.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ. This is how Mālik and Ibn 'Uyainah reported it from Az-Zuhri, from Abū Bakr bin 'Ubaidullāh, from Ibn 'Umar. Ma'mar and 'Uqail reported it from Az-Zuhri, from Sālim, from Ibn 'Umar. And the narration of Mālik and Ibn 'Uyainah is more correct.
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Commentary
The Hadīth proves that it does not behove a believer to eat or drink with his left hand without an imperative need or justification. It is the Shaitān and his disciples that eat and drink with the left. Muslims must not emulate their model. The Hadīth obviously prohibits the use of left hand for eating and drinking (Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi, v.3, p.81).
