Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 125
Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “No person should eat and drink with his left hand for Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.”.
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله قال:
“لا يأكلن أحدكم بشماله، ولا يشربن بها. فإن الشيطان يأكل بشماله ويشرب بها” ((رواه مسلم)).
“لا يأكلن أحدكم بشماله، ولا يشربن بها. فإن الشيطان يأكل بشماله ويشرب بها” ((رواه مسلم)).
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 125
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. Riyad as-Salihin, The Gardens of the Righteous is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi in the 12th century. The work was composed over a 44 year period and consists of around 1900 hadith split into 20 books.
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