Is it proven that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ate with his left hand?
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The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade eating and drinking with the left hand, and commanded eating and drinking with the right hand, because Satan eats and drinks with his left. A man once refrained from eating with his right hand out of arrogance, and his hand became paralyzed.
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