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        "id": 1940186,
        "msgid": "prohibition-on-cleansing-using-the-right-hand-1787709064",
        "date": "2026-08-26 07:34:00",
        "title": "Prohibition on Cleansing Using the Right Hand",
        "author": "Muhammad Hafil",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "Islamic teachings prohibit using the right hand for cleansing after defecation, as explained by Sheikh Muhammad Shiddiq al Minsyawi. The prohibition is based on a hadith narrated by Salman, where the Prophet Muhammad instructed followers not to face the Qibla or use the right hand for istinja. Scholars agree this is a matter of etiquette, though some interpret it as a stricter prohibition.",
        "content": "<p>Sheikh Muhammad Shiddiq al Minsyawi, in his book \u2018Rajin Shalat tapi\nMasih Keliru\u2019, writes that the Prophet Muhammad SAW forbade using the\nright hand to clean or wash the genitals after defecation. The Prophet\nprohibited this to avoid contact with filth.<\/p>\n<p>In a hadith narrated by Waki\u2019 from Al A\u2019masy from Ibrahim from Abdur\nRahman bin Yazid from Salman, it is reported that some polytheists\nmocked the Prophet, saying, \u2018I see your companion teaches you even how\nto defecate.\u2019 Salman replied, \u2018Yes, he commanded us not to face the\nQibla, not to perform istinja with our right hands, and not to be\nsatisfied with fewer than three stones that are free from dung and\nbones.\u2019 (Mutaffaq Alaih)<\/p>\n<p>Imam Nawawi said, \u2018This is part of the etiquette of purification. All\nscholars agree that cleansing with the right hand is prohibited, and the\nmajority hold that the prohibition is a matter of etiquette, not a\nstrict prohibition. Some literalist scholars argue it is forbidden, and\nsome within my own school have also indicated its prohibition, but that\nindication need not be heeded.\u2019<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prohibition-on-cleansing-using-the-right-hand-1787709064",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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