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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الطهارة
Book of Purification
بَابٌ فِي الِاسْتِنْجَاءِ بِالْمَاءِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنْ مَسِّ الذَّكَرِ بِالْيَمِينِ وَالِاسْتِنْجَاءِ بِهَا
Chapter on Cleaning with Water and the Prohibition of Touching the Private Part or Cleaning with the Right Hand
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 531 — on Cleaning with Water and the Prohibition
عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى أَنْ يَتَنَفَّسَ فِي الْإِنَاءِ أَوْ يَمَسَّ ذَكَرَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ أَوْ يَسْتَطِيبَ بِيَمِينِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that "a person should breathe into a vessel, or touch his private part with his right hand, or perform istinja (cleaning after relieving oneself) with his right hand."
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The jurisprudential ruling (fiqh) of this hadith is that, to the best of one’s ability, in every situation the right hand should be prevented from touching the private part, because during relieving oneself and performing istinja (cleansing after relieving oneself), there could be a need for the right hand. Nevertheless, even in such a case, it has been prohibited to do so.
