Stay clean & avoid Diseases : Dr.Raslan حفظه الله

Nowadays Muslims have borrowed a defective habit from the Western culture of eating with the knife and the fork. The person is not able to cut his food correctly with his left hand, it requires effort. Therefore, he cuts the food with the knife which is in his right hand, while the fork remains in his left hand; as a result he eats with his left hand. And he believes this to be civilization! But it is civilization founded upon the incorrect Aqeedah. If you want the balance between this, you must perform a complex process. Take the knife with your right hand and cut the food. Then place the knife down and take the fork with your right hand and then eat. Then, if you want to cut the food, place the fork down and grab the knife again. Since long ago, Egyptian farms used to say if one of them gave a cup of tea and you took it with your left hand and you drank it with your left hand, he would look at you with a puzzled look and he would say: “Are you a westerner?” This is because the westerners drink with their left hands and the devils eat with their left hands, thus westerners resemble the devil from this perspective. As for the Muslims, the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said:

“When one of you eats, he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, he should drink with his right hand, because Shaytan eats and drinks with his left hand.” (Sahih Muslim)

Also, Islam is a religion of cleanliness. The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم has made the right hand for food, drink, shaking, handing and grabbing items. The person should not take things with his left hand because Shaytan takes things with his left hand. As for the Muslim, then he gives and takes with his right hand. Thus, when they follow the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم they will be the cleanest of creation. The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم prohibited the person from touching his private parts with this right hand, and he made the right hand for food and drink and shaking hands. As for the left hand, it is for cleaning oneself after using the bathroom and similar things. If the people practiced this, the diseases amongst them would minimize a great deal; by the viritue of Allah, the Lord of all things that exists. This is because hepatitis and similar illnesses are transmitted by direct contact with filth. Thus, if the people would adhere to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم in such things, their affairs will be in the best condition. 

---

[Taken from Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Raslan’s book titled “Jinn” — Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee]
– The Salafi TT Team

http://salafitt.com/food-and-eating-habits-of-the-jinn-sh-raslan/