Those who did not consider it to require ablution

Huzayl said: My brother Arqam bin Shurahbil asked Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): "Sometimes, while scratching, my hand touches my private part. What is the ruling on this?" He said: "If you think that this organ of yours is impure, then cut it off."

A man asked Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) about touching the private part, and he said: "If you think that this is an impure organ in your body, then cut it off."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I do not care whether I touch my private part or touch my ear.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: For me, touching the private part, the thumb, the ear or the nose is all the same.

The same is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) as well.

Umayr bin Sa'id said: I was sitting in the gathering of Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him). He was asked about touching the private part during prayer, and he said: "It is, after all, just a part of you, but you could also put your hand somewhere else."

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) said: For me, touching the private part and touching the thigh are the same.

Sayyiduna Talq bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We came as a delegation to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). We pledged allegiance at his hand and prayed with him. Then a man came and said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling on touching the private part during prayer?" He said: "It is only a part of you."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about touching the private part, and he said: There is no harm in it.

Abdullah bin Uthman said: I asked Sa'id bin Jubayr about touching the private part during prayer, and he said: "For me, touching the private part and touching the nose are the same."

Ibrahim said: There is no harm in touching the private part during prayer.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: For me, touching the private part and touching the tip of the nose are the same. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: For me, touching the private part and touching the edge of the ear are the same.

Tawus and Sa'id bin Jubayr said: Whoever touches his private part unintentionally, his ablution is not broken.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about touching the private part, and he said: "It is only a part of you."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about touching the private part, and he said: There is no harm in it.