What is the authenticity of the hadith: "May Allah curse the one who touches his own hand"?

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Is the hadith "May Allah curse the one who touches his own hand" authentic? No, this has not been established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). However, even though Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Haytami mentioned it in his book *Al-Zawa'ir 'an Iqtiraf al-Kaba'ir*, it has not been established. The act of touching one's hand, which is the secret habit, is forbidden (haram) without this hadith; it is forbidden by the Qur'an, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:

⁽⁵⁾ And they who guard their private parts ⁽⁶⁾ Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed - ⁽⁷⁾ But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors -

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ

[Al-Mu'minun 23:5-7]

. Therefore, the one who practices the secret habit has sought what Allah has not permitted, because Allah has not permitted enjoyment except with a wife or with what is lawfully possessed (a slave), and anything other than a wife or what is lawfully possessed is an act of transgression. This includes playing with one's hand. Yes. Ahm.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة حديث لعن الله ناكح يده؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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