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Sahih al-Bukhari

153

Chapter 4 · Ablutions (Wudu')
Sahih

النَّهْىِ عَنْ الاِسْتِنْجَاءِ، بِالْيَمِينِ

The prohibition of cleaning oneself with the right hand

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا شَرِبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَتَنَفَّسْ فِي الإِنَاءِ، وَإِذَا أَتَى الْخَلاَءَ فَلاَ يَمَسَّ ذَكَرَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ، وَلاَ يَتَمَسَّحْ بِيَمِينِهِ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ـ هُوَ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ ـ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ

Translation

Abu Qatadah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When one of you drinks, let him not breathe into the vessel. And when he goes to the toilet, let him not touch his private part with his right hand, nor wipe himself with his right hand.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Abu Qatada berichtete: Der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ sagte: „Wenn einer von euch trinkt, soll er nicht in das Gefäß atmen. Und wenn er zum Abort geht, soll er sein Glied nicht mit seiner Rechten berühren und sich nicht mit seiner Rechten abwischen.“

Türkçe

Ebû Katâde (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Resûlullah ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Biriniz bir şey içtiğinde kabın içine solumasın. Helâya gittiğinde de tenasül uzvuna sağ eliyle dokunmasın ve sağ eliyle silinmesin.”

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا بَالَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَأْخُذَنَّ ذَكَرَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ، وَلاَ يَسْتَنْجِي بِيَمِينِهِ، وَلاَ يَتَنَفَّسْ فِي الإِنَاءِ ".

    Abu Qatadah reported from the Prophet ﷺ that he said, “When one of you urinates, he must not take hold of his private part with his right hand, nor clean himself with his right hand, nor breathe into the vessel.”

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAbu Qatada ibn Rab'i† 54 AH · Medina'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada Ibn…† 95 AH · MedinaYahya bin Abi Kathir† 132 AH · BasraHisham bin Abi 'Abdullah al-…† 154 AH · BasraMua'dh bin Fdalh Abu Zayd~ 205 AH · Egypt · uncertain matchal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Abu Qatada ibn Rab'iأَبِيهِ

    d. 54 AH / 674 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada Ibn Rab'iعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ

    d. 95 AH · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. Yahya bin Abi Kathirيَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ

    d. 132 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. d. 154 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  6. Mua'dh bin Fdalh Abu Zaydمُعَاذُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ

    3rd Century AH

    uncertain match (70 %)

    Possible persons: Mua'dh bin Fdalh Abu Zayd

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler