Instructions on using the right hand in cleanliness, washing hands after sleep, and avoiding urination

This excerpt is taken from the Arabic book Al-Awamer wal-Nawahi by Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mawsili, whose Urdu translation has been done by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamat o Mamnooat.

Prohibition of Performing Istinja with the Right Hand​

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① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
إذا شرب أحدكم فلا يتنفس فى الإناء، وإذا أتى الخلاء فلا يمس ذكره بيمينه، وإذا تمسح فلا يتمسح بيمينه
"When any of you drinks, do not breathe into the vessel, and when he goes to the toilet, he should not touch his private parts with his right hand, and when he performs istinja, he should not do so with his right hand."

Reference: Bukhari, Book of Ablution, 153. Muslim, Book of Purification, 267/65.

Prohibition of Dipping the Hand into the Vessel after Waking from Sleep​

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① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
إذا استيقظ أحدكم من منامه فلا يغمس يده فى الإناء حتى يغسلها ثلاثا، فإنه لا يدري أين باتت يده
"When any one of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he washes it three times, because he does not know where his hand spent the night (i.e., on which part of the body it was)."

Reference: Muslim, Book of Purification, 278/87. Abu Dawood, Book of Purification, 103.

Prohibition of touching the private parts with the right hand​

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① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
لا يمس أحدكم ذكره بيمينه وهو يبول، ولا يتمسح فى الخلاء بيمينه، ولا يتنفس فى الإناء
"None of you should touch his private parts with his right hand while urinating, nor should he clean himself with the right hand, nor breathe into the vessel."

Reference: Bukhari, Book of Ablution, 153. Muslim, Purification, 255/1, Hadith 267.

Impurity of urine and avoiding it​

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① Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما narrates that when the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم passed by a garden or a wall in Makkah or Madinah, he heard the voices of two people being punished in their graves. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
يعذبان وما يعذبان فى كبير
"These two are being punished, and they are not being punished for a major sin."
Then he said:
بلى، كان أحدهما لا يستتر من بوله، وكان الآخر يمشي بالنميمة
"Yes! One of them did not take care regarding his urine, and the other was a backbiter."
Then the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم brought a fresh branch of a date palm, cut it into two pieces, and placed one piece on each grave. He was asked: O Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم! Why did you do this? He replied:
لعله أن يخفف عنهما ما لم يبسا أو إلا أن يبسا
"It is hoped that as long as these remain fresh, their punishment will be lessened."

Reference: Bukhari, Book of Ablution, Hadith 216. An-Nasa'i, Al-Jana'iz, 86/4.