O boy, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is nearer to you

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Hadith text: O boy, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand,…

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.

Explanation of the hadith: O boy, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand,…

Lessons: O boy, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand,…

• One of the etiquettes of eating and drinking is to begin with mentioning the name of Allah.
• Teaching children the proper etiquettes, especially those under one’s care.
• It shows the Prophet's leniency and patience in teaching and educating children.
• One of the etiquettes of eating is that one eats from the nearest side, except if there are various items of food, in which case a person can eat from that place.
• The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would comply with the Prophet's teachings, as indicated by 'Umar's statement: Since then, I have been eating that way.

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