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Hadith 1

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ENGLISH

Ibn Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“When one of you eats he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks he should drink with his right hand, for the devil eats and drinks with his left hand.” Related by Muslim.

ARABIC

وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ: { إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ, وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ, فَإِنَّ اَلشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ, وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ.‏ [1]‏

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Hadith gradings, numbering and translations can differ between editions. For legal rulings or detailed interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the referenced edition.