The Ruling on Eating and Drinking with the Left Hand
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Question:
In his final question, he says: Some people eat and drink with their left hand. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
It is known that it is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 3776Sahih (Al-Albani). In another hadith in the Sahih, a man ate with his left hand in his presence, so he said: Sahih Muslim 2021. The man said: I cannot. He said: I cannot. Then he raised it to his mouth, but he could not. This is an immediate punishment. We ask Allah for safety. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
In his final question, he says: Some people eat and drink with their left hand. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
It is known that it is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
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 left hand.
إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِEat with your right hand. He said: I cannot do that, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: May you not be able to do that.
كل بيمينه، قال لا أستطيع، قال لا استطعت
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 17-أخرى — archive.org (3:35)
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