Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3268
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " لاَ تَأْكُلُوا بِالشِّمَالِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِالشِّمَالِ " .
Translation
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Muḥammad ibn Rumḥ informed us: al-Layth ibn Saʿd informed us, from Abū al-Zubayr, from Jābir, from the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Do not eat with your left hand, for Satan eats with his left hand.