English translation
24. It was narrated from 'Abdullâh bin Abî Qatâdah, from his father, that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "When any one of you urinates, let him not hold his penis in his right hand." (Sahîh)
Hadith 24
The Prohibition Of Touching One's Penis With The Right Hand When Relieving Oneself
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Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 24 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 25
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 24 · Volume 1 · Page 168
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٣١٠) // صحيح الجامع (٤١٠) أتم من هنا //
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 24 · Volume 1 · Page 7
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٣١٠: ق [صحيح الجامع ٤١٠ أتم من هنا].
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Arabic text
24 - أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ دُرُسْتَ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَهُوَ الْقَنَّادُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا بَالَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَأْخُذْ ذَكَرَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ»
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Commentary
1. Although this specifically mentions the situation of urination, the ruling concerning defecation is basically the same because it entails an even greater possibility of soiling oneself with impurity. In short, therefore, regardless of whether one is urinating or defecating, one should - while in the act of relieving oneself, or in the act of cleaning oneself afterward - touch one's private areas only with one's left hand. 2. It is very important to safeguard one's right hand from all forms of impurities. 3. Although a dirty hand becomes pure upon washing it, it is against one's sense of refinement to let one's right hand, with which one eats, become soiled or sullied with impure matter.