عن عُمر بن أبي سلمة رضي الله عنه قال: كُنْتُ غُلَامًا فِي حَجْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَانَتْ يَدِي تَطِيشُ فِي الصَّحْفَةِ، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا غُلَامُ، سَمِّ اللهَ، وَكُلْ بِيَمِينِكَ، وَكُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ» فَمَا زَالَتْ تِلْكَ طِعْمَتِي بَعْدُ.
Kutoka kwa Omari bin Abii Salama -Radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake- amesema: Nilikuwa kijana mdogo ndani ya nyumba ya Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake-, na mkono wangu ulikuwa ukizunguka huku na kule katika sahani (ya chakula), akasema kuniambia Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake-: " Ewe kijana, mtaje Mwenyezi Mungu, na kula kwa mkono wako wa kulia, na kula kile kinachokuelekea" Ulibakia kuwa ndio ulaji wangu huo hata baada yake.
‘Umar ibn Abi Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was a young boy under the care of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), and my hand used to wander all over the platter (of food). The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O boy, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is nearer to you." Since then, I have been eating that way.