2/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 267a — Do Not Use the Right Hand in the Privy
The prohibition of cleaning oneself with the right hand
Hadith About Right Hand: Toilet Etiquette and Drinking Manners
Sahih Muslim : 267a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 267a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يُمْسِكَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ ذَكَرَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ وَهُوَ يَبُولُ وَلاَ يَتَمَسَّحْ مِنَ الْخَلاَءِ بِيَمِينِهِ وَلاَ يَتَنَفَّسْ فِي الإِنَاءِ " .
Abu Qatadah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: None of you should hold penis with his right hand while urinating, or wipe himself with his right hand in privy and should not breathe into the vessel (from which he drinks).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 267aIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 80USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 511
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 267a
This hadith about the right hand gives three linked manners. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said none of you should hold his private part with his right hand while urinating, wipe himself with his right hand in the privy, or breathe into the vessel from which he drinks. The core teaching is clean conduct and respect for the right hand. The hadith covers two private actions and one drinking habit. It is simple, direct, and easy to apply. For someone searching for “do not use right hand for istinja hadith,” this narration gives the wording and adds the related point about not breathing into a vessel.
What we learn from this hadith
- The right hand should not be used to hold the private part while urinating.
- The right hand should not be used for wiping in the privy.
- The hadith also says not to breathe into the drinking vessel.
- Clean habits are taught in both private and drinking manners.
