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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 740

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In-book entry
14

Chapter 5

Chapter context: Eating from What is in Front of One

- باب الأكل مما يليه ووعظه وتأديبه من يسئ أكله

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن سلمةَ بن الأَكْوَع أنَّ رَجُلاً أَكَلَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ الله بِشِمَالِهِ ، فَقَالَ : « كُلْ بِيَمِينِكَ » قَالَ : لا أسْتَطِيعُ . قَالَ : « لا اسْتَطَعْتَ » ! مَا مَنَعَهُ إِلا الكِبْرُ ! فَمَا رَفَعَهَا إِلَى فِيهِ . ((رواه مسلم))

Translation

English translation

Salamah bin Al-Akwa' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported on the authority of his father:

A man ate with his left hand in the presence of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), whereupon he said, "Eat with your right hand." The man said: "I cannot do that." Thereupon he (the Prophet (ﷺ)) 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. [Muslim].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 740 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 3, The Book About the Etiquette of Eating, as in-book entry 14 under the chapter “Eating from What is in Front of One.”

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