Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit eating with the left hand as a disliked act or as a forbidden act?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit eating with the left hand as a disliked act or as a forbidden act?
Answer:
The well-known view among scholars is that it is disliked, but some scholars say it is forbidden, and this is more correct because the default ruling for a prohibition is that it is for prohibition, especially since the reason for the prohibition was given as imitating Satan, so it being forbidden is closer to the truth. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit eating with the left hand as a disliked act or as a forbidden act?
Answer:
The well-known view among scholars is that it is disliked, but some scholars say it is forbidden, and this is more correct because the default ruling for a prohibition is that it is for prohibition, especially since the reason for the prohibition was given as imitating Satan, so it being forbidden is closer to the truth. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [412 -954] هل نهي النبي ﷺ عن الأكل باليد اليسرى من باب الكراهة أم من باب التحريم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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