Sunan Abi Dawud · Foods (Kitab Al-Atimah)
باب الأَكْلِ بِالْيَمِينِ
Chapter: Eating with the right hand.
2 hadith · references 3776–3777
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Abu Dawud · 3776إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ ، وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ ، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِIbn Umar reported the Prophet ﷺ as sayings: When any 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 with his left hand and drinks with his left5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3777ادْنُ بُنَيَّ ، فَسَمِّ اللَّهَ وَكُلْ بِيَمِينِكَ وَكُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَNarrated Umar ibn Abu Salamah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Come near, my son, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you.4 narrators