Is wearing the watch on the right hand a recommended practice or does it have any virtue?
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The questioner : Shaykh, wearing the watch on the right hand, if one knows that the watch... the one who made it is a disbeliever.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And they, meaning those who arranged this etiquette as they call it, say that it is worn on the left hand.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So I want to oppose them and wear it on the right hand? ... .
The Shaykh : No, it does not entail any virtue.
The questioner : Is there no virtue in it?
The Shaykh : Never. These are ordinary matters. Perhaps wearing it on the left is easier for me in certain situations, for example, if it needs to be wound up, then I hand it over, because the right hand is used for taking and giving, and for striking and carrying burdens.
The questioner : ... Oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... Oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The battery... .
The Shaykh : No, I only mean things that need to be wound up. Yes.
The questioner : And when eating, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : When eating, meaning... .
The Shaykh : On the right hand?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Yes. If the strap is wide.
The questioner : And it is more suitable for... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : It is suitable for one to work with his right hand... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. As long as the matter is not a recommended practice, meaning, praise be to Allah, a person sees what he finds more comfortable and safer for his watch. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And they, meaning those who arranged this etiquette as they call it, say that it is worn on the left hand.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So I want to oppose them and wear it on the right hand? ... .
The Shaykh : No, it does not entail any virtue.
The questioner : Is there no virtue in it?
The Shaykh : Never. These are ordinary matters. Perhaps wearing it on the left is easier for me in certain situations, for example, if it needs to be wound up, then I hand it over, because the right hand is used for taking and giving, and for striking and carrying burdens.
The questioner : ... Oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... Oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The battery... .
The Shaykh : No, I only mean things that need to be wound up. Yes.
The questioner : And when eating, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : When eating, meaning... .
The Shaykh : On the right hand?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Yes. If the strap is wide.
The questioner : And it is more suitable for... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : It is suitable for one to work with his right hand... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. As long as the matter is not a recommended practice, meaning, praise be to Allah, a person sees what he finds more comfortable and safer for his watch. Yes.