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Musnad Ahmad 333:8

Hadith of Salamah ibn al-Akwa‘ (RA)

حديث سلمة بن الأكوع

Hadith 333:8

Bahz narrated to us, he said: ‘Ikrimah ibn ‘Ammar al-Yamami narrated to us, he said: Iyas ibn Salamah ibn al-Akwa‘ narrated to us, that his father narrated to him, he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) say to a man who was called Busr ibn Ra‘i al-‘Ayr, as he saw him eating with his left hand: "Eat with your right hand." He said: I cannot. He said: "May you not be able to." He said: His right hand did not reach his mouth after that. Abu al-Nadr said in his narration: Ibn Ra‘i al-‘Ayr is from [the tribe of] Ashja‘.

حدثنا بهز، قال: حدثنا عكرمة بن عمار اليمامي، قال: حدثنا إياس بن سلمة بن الأكوع، أن أباه حدثه، قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول لرجل يقال له بسر ابن راعي العير أبصره يأكل بشماله فقال: " كل بيمينك "، فقال: لا أستطيع، فقال: " لا استطعت "، قال: فما وصلت يمينه إلى فمه بعد ، وقال أبو النضر في حديثه: ابن راعي العير من أشجع