It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: When any of you eats, let him eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, let him drink with his right hand (and not eat or drink with his left hand), for indeed Satan eats and drinks with his left hand.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not eat with your left hand, because Satan eats with his left hand.

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever eats with the left hand, Satan eats with him, and whoever drinks with the left hand, Satan drinks with him.

Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man from the Ashja’ tribe named Basar bin Ra’i al-‘Ir eating with his left hand. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:“Eat with your right hand.”He replied:“I am not able to eat with my right hand.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“May you not be able to.”After that, his right hand was never able to reach his mouth.

Lady Hafsa bint Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to sleep, he would place his right hand under his cheek and recite this supplication: "Allahumma qini ‘adhabaka yawma tab’athu ‘ibadak." (O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.) He would say these words three times, and the right hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was for eating and drinking, while the left hand was for other (some) necessities.

Mawla Abu Bakr Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He says, I presented dates before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). People began to put two or three dates together in their mouths. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not eat by mixing them like this (i.e., eat one date at a time, not two or three together).

Jabalah bin Suhaim (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we were in Madinah, during the time when an army was being sent towards the people of Iraq. We were afflicted by famine. Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with both of them) gave us dates. Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) passed by us and said: Do not eat by combining two or three together, because the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade eating by combining (dates), unless a man takes permission from his brother. Imam Shu’bah says: In my opinion, this sentence about taking permission is the statement of Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) himself, (and not part of the hadith).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade looting, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever commits looting is not from among us.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade blowing into food and drink.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Abi Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was brought up by the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called me to the food which he (peace and blessings be upon him) was eating, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Come close, mention the name of Allah, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you.