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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3268

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Chapters on Food, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
18

Chapter 8

Chapter context: Eating with the right hand

باب الأَكْلِ بِالْيَمِينِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

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 ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Do not eat with your left hand, for Satan eats with his left hand.”

About this reference

Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 3268 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 29, Chapters on Food, as in-book entry 18 under the chapter “Eating with the right hand.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
18

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 4, Book 29, Hadith 3268 Arabic : Book 29, Hadith 3392

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Sahih Muslim

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