The Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah) in Sunan Abu Dawood 3776 shows the teachings and good conduct of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It was compiled by Imam Abu Dawood and has one hundred and nineteen hadiths that explain the guidance and messages given to the Prophet SAW. The original hadiths are in Arabic, and English translations are available to make them easier to understand.
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ، وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ .
Ibn Umar reported the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as sayings: When any of you eats, he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, he should drink with his right hand, for the devil eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.
Narrated Umar ibn Abu Salamah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Come near, my son, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you. ..
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Do not eat meat with a knife, for it is a foreign practice, but bite it, for it is more beneficial and wholesome. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not strong. ..
Narrated Safwan ibn Umayyah: I was eating with the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and snatching the meat from the bone with my hand. He said: bring the bone near your mouth, for it is more beneficial and wholesome. Abu Dawud said: Uthman did not..
Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The bone dearer to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was the bone of sheep. ..
Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The tradition mentioned above (No. 3771) has also been narrated by Ibn Masud with a different chain of narrators. This version has: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم liked the foreleg (of a sheep). Once the foreleg was..
Anas bin Malik said: A tailor invited the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم to a meal which he had prepared. Anas said: I went along with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم barley bread and soup containing pumpkin and dried sliced..