What is the ruling on one who is unable to use his left hand for istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner asks: Does the prohibition against touching the private parts with the right hand imply that it is forbidden? And how should one act if he is not skilled in using his left hand for this?
Answer:
The apparent meaning of the prohibition is that it is forbidden. Yes, the apparent meaning of the prohibition is that it is forbidden, unless there is evidence indicating that it is merely disliked. As for the one who cannot use his right hand—he needs to hold his private parts and cannot do so with his right hand because his hand is paralyzed or amputated—he should use whatever he can with his left hand. If he cannot use his left hand because there is a defect in it and he cannot hold with it, he holds with his right hand out of necessity, because he needs to do so. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner asks: Does the prohibition against touching the private parts with the right hand imply that it is forbidden? And how should one act if he is not skilled in using his left hand for this?
Answer:
The apparent meaning of the prohibition is that it is forbidden. Yes, the apparent meaning of the prohibition is that it is forbidden, unless there is evidence indicating that it is merely disliked. As for the one who cannot use his right hand—he needs to hold his private parts and cannot do so with his right hand because his hand is paralyzed or amputated—he should use whatever he can with his left hand. If he cannot use his left hand because there is a defect in it and he cannot hold with it, he holds with his right hand out of necessity, because he needs to do so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من لا يستطيع استعمال اليسرى في الاستنجاء؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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