The authenticity of the hadith regarding eating with the right hand and drinking with the left hand
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the authenticity of the hadith that we eat with this hand and push with that hand, meaning eating with the right hand and drinking with the left hand?
Answer:
This is the custom, but what is reported is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded eating with the right hand. The prohibition of eating with the left hand is because Satan eats with his left hand; do you not imitate him? And because the left hand is for removing impurities, while the right hand is for what we observe in honor and magnification. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the authenticity of the hadith that we eat with this hand and push with that hand, meaning eating with the right hand and drinking with the left hand?
Answer:
This is the custom, but what is reported is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded eating with the right hand. The prohibition of eating with the left hand is because Satan eats with his left hand; do you not imitate him? And because the left hand is for removing impurities, while the right hand is for what we observe in honor and magnification. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب إحياء الموات — islamhouse.com (51:24)
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