حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنِي إِيَاسُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَکْوَعِ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَکَلَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِشِمَالِهِ فَقَالَ کُلْ بِيَمِينِکَ قَالَ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ قَالَ لَا اسْتَطَعْتَ مَا مَنَعَهُ إِلَّا الْکِبْرُ قَالَ فَمَا رَفَعَهَا إِلَی فِيهِ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 5268
Salama b. Akwa' reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the presence of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) with his left hand, whereupon he said: Eat with your right hand. He said: I cannot do that, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: May you not be able to do that. It was vanity that prevented him from doing it, and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020