Sunan Abi Dawud · Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب كَرَاهِيَةِ مَسِّ الذَّكَرِ بِالْيَمِينِ فِي الاِسْتِبْرَاءِ
Chapter: Disapproval Of Touching One’s Private Part With The Right Hand While Purifying.
4 hadith · references 31–34
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Abu Dawud · 31إِذَا بَالَ أَحَدُكُمْ ، فَلَا يَمَسَّ ذَكَرَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ ، وَإِذَا أَتَى الْخَلَاءَ ، فَلَا يَتَمَسَّحْ بِيَمِينِهِ ، وَإِذَا شَرِبَ ، فَلَا يَشْرَبْ نَفَسًا وَاحِدًاNarrated Abu Qatadah: The Prophet ﷺ said: When any one of you urinates, he must not touch his penis with his right hand, and when he goes to relieve himself he must not wipe himself with his right hand (in the privy), an6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 32أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَجْعَلُ يَمِينَهُ لِطَعَامِهِ وَشَرَابِهِ وَثِيَابِهِ ، وَيَجْعَلُ شِمَالَهُ لِمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَNarrated Hafsah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet ﷺ used his right hand for taking his food and drink and used his left hand for other purposes.8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 33كَانَتْ يَدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْيُمْنَى لِطُهُورِهِ وَطَعَامِهِ ، وَكَانَتْ يَدُهُ الْيُسْرَى لِخَلَائِهِ ، وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ أَذًىNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet ﷺ used his right hand for getting water for ablution and taking food, and his left hand for his evacuation and for anything repugnant.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 34حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ بُزَيْعٍ ،حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلAishah, also reported a tradition bearing similar meaning through another chain of transmitters.7 narrators