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| Originally Posted by RubyPitbull This is a great post FB! I am sorry I didn't see it sooner.
if you were left-handed you were considered to have the mark of the devil upon you.
I also remember reading that it was around the same time period in which "Bless you" was instilled in western societies when someone sneezed. Supposedly, when you sneezed, you were off guard and were allowing the devil to enter into you and saying "Bless you" was a way to keep the devil from entering someone's body. Originally, from what I remember, the reason for the separation of eating and cleaning yourself with your right and left hand, was done to avoid fecal & urinary contamination of your food.
I am curious as to what is the specific law and the reasoning behind it, in Islam, that has you follow the right/left rules. If you have the time, you would post with that please? |
Ruby,
Thank you!
About being marked with the devil, we do not believe in exactly the same way,but we do believe that the devil eats and drinks with the left hand(also that the devil partakes of the food we eat when we resemble it's habits and blessings maybe lost due to this) ,hence to be different from the devil , we are recommended to put our right hand/feet first in all the honourable things we do (I hope that wasnt confusing).
Islam Question and Answer - Having the habit of eating with one's left hand
Like shaking hands,putting on clothes/shirts(we put in the right hand in first),putting on footwear,entering the mosque/home,ending prayers with tasleem to the right first,doing the ritual washing(wudh'oo) before prayers etc, we are either to start with the right hand or prioritise the right side.
For things like blowing the nose cleaning oneself after using the bathroom,entering the toilet, etc we are recommended to use the left .
Those with physical disabilities with using their right hand are not treated differently,but those who are able to use their right hand are to be reminded of the good habit and help them try to make it a habit.
I have not heard of being forced to write or that sort of thing,but we do remind our children make a habit of eating and drinking with their right hand.
About sneezing-
We believe that something of the germs entering our nose leaves when we sneeze,hence we praise the Almighty
Al-hamdu Lillaah (praise be to Allaah), and the one who hears me praise the Almighty says
‘Yarhamuk Allaah (May Allaah have mercy on you)
I reply
Yahdeekum Allaah wa yuslihu baalakum (May Allaah guide you and rectify your condition)
Islam Question and Answer - The etiquette of sneezing: praising Allaah, saying “May Allaah have mercy on you” and responding to the one who says that
I know to those who have never done this,it does sound like a lot of work,but it has become a habit and we do not even realise that we say it when we sneeze.Sometimes we may forget to do this,after all we are human.
And I guess we just play it safe even if we wash our hands after,if we use one hand for one thing and not the other,there is more chance that the eating hand will be clean.
Islam Question and Answer - Muslim bathroom etiquette Quote:
| Originally Posted by RubyPitbull Well, I guess tomorrow when FB signs back on she can clarify if it is a religious or cultural difference. Perhaps both? |
Islam being a way of life, there is little difference between cultural and religious practices.When we practice our religion as best as we can you will find that all the muslims around the world has similarities in the cultural practices we do.
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