The authenticity of the hadith which says, “Eat with your right hand”.

منصة اسوار المعرفة

العربية english francais русский Deutsch فارسى اندونيسي اردو

Navigate to

About the Sheikh

Fatwas / Hadith and its sciences / The authenticity of the hadith which says, “Eat with your right hand”.

Views:3315

- Aa +

Dear respected Shaykh, assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. What is the authenticity of the hadith that the Prophet (peace be upon him) supplicated against a person who ate with his left hand after he ordered him to eat with his right hand, and he said, “I cannot do that”. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him said, "May you not be able to do that." ما صحة حديث ((كل بيمينك

Answer

Praise be to Allah, and may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family and his companions. Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. As to what follows: In response to your question, we say: The hadith is Sahih Muslim (2012) and it was narrated by Salamah ibn al-Akwa’ and its wording is, “A man ate with his left hand in the presence of Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), whereupon he said, "Eat with your right hand." The man said: "I cannot do that." Thereupon he (the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "May you not be able to do that." It was vanity that prevented him from doing it and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth afterwards.” And Allah knows best.

Previous topic

Using ‘Umar’s statement as justification for rejecting authentic hadiths

Next

The hadith: “Whoever recites Surah Tabaraka every night will be saved from the punish

New Subjects

1. Should the mus'haf be left in the hand of a kafir?

2. The issue of a delayed sale involving gold and silver where rulings of interest are applicable.

3. Ruling on selling what is intended to be used for prohibited things.

4. Uncertainty with maintenance and servicing contracts.

5. Is this method of marketing prohibited?

6. Ruling on working in a beauty parlour.

7. An employee deceiving his sponsor.

8. What is the ruling on paying blood money through insurance?

9. Knocking off at work before time.

10. Ruling on buying the whole sacrifice

11. Ruling on selling razor blades.

12. Does this necessity permit interest?

13. Ruling on salary and overtime wages of a university lecturer.

14. My wife works at a massage spar.

15. Ruling on using copied discs.

most viewed

1. Enjoying the buttocks of the wife ( Views 60668 )

2. Is it Sunnah to keep long hair? ( Views 40452 )

3. Is madhi (pre-ejaculation fluid) impure? ( Views 38208 )

4. Is yellow and brown discharge part of menstruation? ( Views 37641 )

5. I drank water while the athan of Fajr was being called out. What is the ruling of my ( Views 34658 )

6. Explanation of Kaf-Ha-Ya-Ain-Swad ( Views 26990 )

7. The length of nifas (postnatal bleeding) ( Views 26348 )

8. The signs of Laylatul Qadr ( Views 24678 )

9. The purported hadith that ‘Aisha breastfed an adult with the Prophet’s permission ( Views 23054 )

10. The ruling on seeking the help of Muslim jinns ( Views 21651 )

11. The ruling on women looking at non-Mahram men ( Views 20291 )

12. Ruling on wearing a hat (such as a baseball cap) ( Views 18620 )

13. Does a wet dream invalidate fasting? ( Views 17861 )

14. The ruling of intentional or unintentional ejaculation during the day in Ramadan ( Views 17849 )

15. Is it compulsory for a woman to seek her husband’s permission in fasting to make up f ( Views 16826 )

related topics

1. The hadith “Allah came to me in the best of appearances”.

2. The meaning of the hadith “There is no evil omen except in three things.”

3. Using 'Umar's statement as proof for refuting authentic hadeeths

4. Grading a hadith as weak is not an issue for which a person with an opposing should b

5. Sixteen issues in the science of hadith

6. A discussion on the reason for the revelation of the verse “To Us are known those of

7. Using ‘Umar’s statement as justification for rejecting authentic hadiths

8. Is this narration correct?

9. Sixteen issues in the science of hadeeth

10. The hadith which states, “O Allah! Whatever punishment you are going to impose upon m

you may like

1. Us saying to Ahl al-Kitab (People of the Book), “Our brothers.”

2. Five questions concerning Allah’s Names and Attributes

3. The ruling on saying, “Help, O Messenger of Allah!”

4. Swearing by other than Allah contradicts Tawhid al-Uluhiyyah (worship)

5. Those who aid the disbelievers in their war against Muslims

6. Attributing Allah’s fingers to His hand

7. The ruling on us saying, “May Allah not have decreed it.”

8. Is man upon a path of determinism or free-will?

9. Do the angels descend in a gathering that contains images?

10. The statement, “If the days have betrayed our covenants”

11. Takfir (excommunication) of Muslim rulers

12. The ruling on immigrating abroad to Western countries

13. Is a woman’s wudhu nullified by her washing her child?

14. A small amount of najasah (impurity) affecting purification

15. Combining wudhu and tayammum in a single wudhu

Viewed Topics

1.

Comments