Explanation of Hadiths from Umdat al-Ahkam : . . . . . .

The reader: The author (may Allah have mercy on him), the Hafiz and Imam Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi, in his book *Umdat al-Ahkam*, in the chapter on entering the toilet and cleaning oneself:
From Abu Qatadah, al-Harith ibn Rib'i al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .

The Shaykh : Yes. This hadith combines three things. The first: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . And the third: . As for the first: The prohibition is clear, because if one holds his penis with his right hand while urinating, something of the urine might get on his right hand. The right hand is entitled to honor and to be kept away from harm. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) qualified it with his saying: . As for the second: . The meaning is that if a person urinates or defecates and wants to clean the area, whether with stones, tissues, or water, he should not wipe with his right hand, because this is removing harm, and which hand is more deserving of touching harm, the right or the left? The left. The third: . And the breath is known; meaning, if you drink, separate the vessel from your mouth when breathing. Do not breathe into the vessel, because breathing into the vessel results in: First, the water coming down might collide with the breath going up, causing spitting. Second, germs and microbes might arise from this breathing and stick to the vessel. Third, if he breathes into the vessel and then drinks from it, he will find it disgusting. Did you understand? For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it. The apparent meaning of the hadith is that one should not breathe into the vessel, whether he is drinking alone or with others; do not breathe.
So if someone says: Is this prohibition in these three phrases for prohibition (tahrim) or for dislike (karahah)?
The answer is: First, it is not permissible for you, ever, when you hear a prohibition in the Book of Allah or in the Sunnah of the Messenger, to say the prohibition is for dislike or for prohibition. Rather, you say, "We hear and we obey." Did the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited something, say, "O Messenger of Allah, is the prohibition for prohibition or for dislike?" They never said this. And this seeking of detail involves a type of lack of submission. Complete submission is to say, "We hear and we obey." If Allah prohibited something, avoid it. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited something, avoid it. Do not ask, "Is it disliked or forbidden?" Yes. If you are involved and you fall into this prohibited thing, then at that time you have the right to ask whether the prohibition is for prohibition or for dislike, because if it is for prohibition, repentance from it is obligatory. And if it is for dislike, the matter is easy. Likewise, in the case of commands, some people, when they hear a command, ask, "Is the command for obligation or for recommendation?" My brother, you are a Muslim, you are a believer; when you hear a command, say, "We hear and we obey," and do what is commanded, and do not seek detail. Yes. If a person is involved and leaves this commanded thing, then at that time he asks whether the command is for obligation, so that the person repents from the disobedience, or for recommendation, so that the matter is broad. Pay attention, my brother, to this rule. You may not find this rule in the books of the principles of jurisprudence, but it is in the Noble Qur'an: What is it? . And this is general for commands and prohibitions. So if you are completely submissive, and you hear Allah prohibiting something or the Messenger prohibiting something, what is the requirement of this submission? Answer. That you say, "We hear and we obey," and that we leave what Allah and His Messenger prohibited, and do what Allah and His Messenger command. At that time, we say: It is sufficient for us to say in this hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited a man from holding his penis with his right hand while urinating, prohibited wiping oneself from the toilet with the right hand, and prohibited breathing into the vessel. And you are a believer, so say, "We hear and we obey," and do not do it. Yes.