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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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And is the delight, which is joy and approval, a religious matter or a natural one?

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The Shaykh :"And from 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), she said:
Allah’s Messenger (rad) loved to begin with the right while putting on his shoes, combing his hair, in his purification and in all his affairs كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يعجبه التيمن في تنعله وترجله وطهوره وفي شأنه كله
Bulugh al-Maram 44
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"Ya'jibuhu" means: it pleased him.
And is the delight, which is joy and approval, a religious matter or a natural one?
It can be religious, and it can be natural. So, the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked sweets and honey, is that religious or natural?
That is natural.
And the fact that he liked favoring the right side?
That is religious, because he (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it and said:
Do not be arrogant, do not be arrogant ألا فيمنوا ألا فيمنوا
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So, "ya'jibuhu" means it pleased him and he approved of it.
Favoring the right side التيامن
means taking with the right hand.
in putting on his sandals في تنعله
means: in wearing the sandal; if he wanted to put on the sandal, he started with the right one. And likewise in
Combing his hair ترجله
: if he wanted to comb the hair of his head, he started with the right side, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had hair that sometimes reached the tips of his ears and sometimes his shoulders, because growing hair in his time was considered a sign of manliness, strength, and vitality. Sometimes he would let it hang in locks, as in the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both):
That he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the night prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of the lock of his hair from behind him أنه صلى مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاة الليل فأخذ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بذؤابته من خلفه
, and sometimes there were no locks, but in the case of the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him), it reached the lobes of his ears and sometimes his shoulders.
And his purification وطهوره
means his purification, such as wudu' and ghusl, except in the case of a single limb, in which case he would start with it entirely, like the head, for example; he would not start with the right side before the left, unless it is said: if he had only one hand, he might say: start with the right.
And in all his affairs. وفي شأنه كله
in his affairs means: whatever concerns him of the matters of religion and the world, he starts with the right. In this hadith: that the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) was required to favor the right side in all his affairs, and it specified three things: putting on sandals, combing hair, and purification.
But this hadith is certainly not to be taken in its generality; it is not to be taken in its generality that the right is preferred in all affairs. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade cleaning oneself with the right hand, and he would blow his nose with the left, so it is not to be taken in its generality. But there is no harm in saying: the texts come in a general form and have what specifies them.
So,
liked to use his right hand in all matters يعجبه التيمن في شأنه كله
Riyad as-Salihin 720
we say: this is not to be taken in its generality, as will come later.
So,
in putting on his sandals في تنعله
: Among the benefits of the hadith: it is recommended for a person, if he wants to put on a sandal, to start with the right one.
And other than the sandal?
Other than the sandal is like it. So, if you want to put on trousers, put in the right leg before the left. If you want to put on a shirt, put in the right hand into its sleeve before the left. And so on. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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