عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ، وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ، وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ».
Na imepokewa kutoka kwa bin Omari -Radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yake na baba yake -kwamba Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu -Rehema na Amani ziwe juu yake - amesema: "Atakapo kula mmoja wenu basi na ale kwa mkono wake wa kulia, na atakapo kunywa basi na anywe kwa mkono wake wa kulia, kwani Shetani anakula kwa mkono wake wa kushoto, na anakunywa kwa mkono wake wa kushoto".
Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If anyone of you eats, let him eat with his right hand, and if he drinks, let him drink with his right hand, for indeed the devil eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand."