Eating and drinking with the left hand

It is narrated from al-Zuhri that he heard Abu Bakr bin Ubaydullah bin Abdullah narrating from his grandfather, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand. So when any of you eats, let him eat with his right hand and drink with his right hand."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of you eats, let him eat with his right hand and drink with his right hand, for Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Do not eat with your left hands and do not drink with your left hands, for Adam (peace be upon him) ate with his left hand and forgot, and that left forgetfulness in him.

It is narrated from Wahb bin Kaysan that he heard Sayyiduna Umar bin Abi Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in my childhood, and my hand was wandering around the bowl. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O boy! Mention the name of Allah, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Abi Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was eating. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O my son! Sit down, say Bismillah, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you."

Burayd bin Abi Maryam narrates from his father that he said: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a man who intended to eat with his left hand. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No, unless your hand is disabled or injured.

Ubaydullah bin Abi Jarwah narrates from his paternal aunt that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) saw a woman eating with her left hand, and she forbade her.

It is narrated from Ibn Awn that he said: I drank water with my left hand at the house of Muhammad (Ibn Sirin), and he did not stop me.

It is narrated from Iyas bin Salamah that his father told him that a man ate with his left hand in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Eat with your right hand." The man said: I cannot. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May you not be able to!" Nothing kept the man from using his right hand except arrogance. The narrator said: After that the man could not raise his right hand to his mouth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade any of us to eat with his left hand.