Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Wudu (Ablution)
31- بَابُ التَّيَمُّنِ فِي الْوُضُوءِ وَالْغُسْلِ:
(31) Chapter. While performing ablution or taking a bath one should start from the right side of the body.
2 hadith · references 167–168
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Bukhari · 167ابْدَأْنَ بِمَيَامِنِهَا وَمَوَاضِعِ الْوُضُوءِ مِنْهَاThat the Prophet (ﷺ) at the time of washing his deceased daughter had said to them, "Start from the right side beginning with those parts which are washed in ablution."5 narratorsBukhari · 168كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعْجِبُهُ التَّيَمُّنُ فِي تَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَطُهُورِهِ وَفِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to like to start from the right side on wearing shoes, combing his hair and cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else.6 narrators