Hadith on Cleanliness: Right hand for eating, left for cleaning

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used his right hand for eating and used his left hand for cleaning himself and whatever was harmful.

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 33

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَتْ يَدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْيُمْنَى لِطُهُورِهِ وَطَعَامِهِ وَكَانَتْ يَدُهُ الْيُسْرَى لِخَلَائِهِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ أَذًى

33 سنن أبي داود كتاب الطهارة باب كراهية مس الذكر باليمين في الاستبراء

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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