Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1799

Chapter: What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of Eating And Drinking With The Left Hand

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1799

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ يَأْكُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِشِمَالِهِ وَلاَ يَشْرَبْ بِشِمَالِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ ‏"

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Let none of you wat with his left hand nor drink with his left hand, for indeed Ash-Shaitan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand."

He said: There are narrations on this topic from Jabir, 'Umar bin Abi Salamah, Salamah bin Al-Akwa', Anas bin Malik, and Hafsah.

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. This is how Malik and Ibn 'Uyainah reported it from Az-Zuhri, from Abu Bakr bin 'Ubaidullah, from Ibn 'Umar. Ma'mar and 'Uqail reported it from Az-Zuhri, from Salim, from Ibn 'Umar. And the narration of Malik and Ibn 'Uyainah is more correct.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1799, 1800), Muslim (No. 2020a, 2020c), Abu Dawud (No. 3776), Malik (No. 1679), Ahmad (No. 4309, 4654, 5257, 5583, 5843, 5908, 6050) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1944).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Explained hadiths 58122

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ) هُوَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ أَبُو هِشَامٍ الْكُوفِيُّ ( عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ) بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ثِقَةٌ مِنْ الرَّابِعَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( لَا يَأْكُلُ أَحَدُكُمْ بِشِمَالِهِ وَلَا يَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ ) قَالَ الشَّوْكَانِيُّ فِيهِ النَّهْيُ عَنْ الْأَكْلِ وَالشُّرْبِ بِالشِّمَالِ وَالنَّهْيُ حَقِيقَةٌ فِي التَّحْرِيمِ كَمَا تَقَرَّرَ فِي الْأُصُولِ وَلَا يَكُونُ لِمُجَرَّدِ الْكَرَاهَةِ فَقَطْ إِلَّا مَجَازًا مَعَ قِيَامِ صَارِفٍ. قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ : وَهَذَا إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ عُذْرٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ عُذْرٌ يَمْنَعُ الْأَكْلَ وَالشُّرْبَ بِالْيَمِينِ مِنْ مَرَضٍ أَوْ جِرَاحَةٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَلَا…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1799
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim	The hadith	No. 1799
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1799
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 1799

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2020a

When any one of you intends to eat (meal), he should eat with his right hand. and when he (intends) to drink he should drink with his right hand, for the Satan 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 بِشِمَالِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2020c

None of you should eat with his left hand and drink with that (left hand), for the Satan eats with left hand and drinks with that (hand). Nafi' has made this addition in that:" Do not take up anything with that (left hand) and do not give anything with that" ; and in the narration transmitted on…

لاَ يَأْكُلَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ بِشِمَالِهِ وَلاَ يَشْرَبَنَّ بِهَا فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِهَا ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3776

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.

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1800

From Salim, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When one of you eats, then let him eat with his right hand, and let him drink with his right hand, for indeed Ash-Shaitan eats with his left hand, and he drinks with his left hand."

"‏ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muwatta Malik 1679