Series on The Etiquette of Eating* *Episode 6

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*Series on The Etiquette of Eating*

*Episode 6*

It is obligatory for the Muslim to eat with his right hand; he should not eat with his left hand. It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar (r.a) that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “No one among you should eat with his left hand, or drink with it, for the Shaytān eats with his left hand and drinks with it.” (Narrated by Muslim, 2020).

PS: This applies so long as there is no excuse; if a person has an excuse for not eating and drinking with his right hand, such as sickness or injury etc., then there is nothing wrong with his eating with his left hand. The hadeeth indicates that a person should avoid doing actions that resemble the actions of the Shaytān.