Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remove his ring when relieving himself in order to prevent it from becoming ritually impure?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not wear his ring so that it would not come into direct contact with ritual impurity when he performed ablution with his hand?
The Shaykh : No, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wear it on his right or left hand. The right hand does not come into contact with ritual impurity, but the left hand does.
The questioner : If it was on his finger, would he have removed it?
The Shaykh : We do not know. If the hadith is restricted to the case where he was wearing it on his left hand, then what you said is plausible if the hadith is authentic.
The questioner : Did he have to remove it and put it in his pocket?
The Shaykh : Allah knows best. We do not know.
The questioner : If this is the reason, would he have put it in his pocket?
The Shaykh : It is possible. If the reason was fear of ritual impurity, then if he put it in his pocket, the reason would be removed... The question.
The Shaykh : No, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wear it on his right or left hand. The right hand does not come into contact with ritual impurity, but the left hand does.
The questioner : If it was on his finger, would he have removed it?
The Shaykh : We do not know. If the hadith is restricted to the case where he was wearing it on his left hand, then what you said is plausible if the hadith is authentic.
The questioner : Did he have to remove it and put it in his pocket?
The Shaykh : Allah knows best. We do not know.
The questioner : If this is the reason, would he have put it in his pocket?
The Shaykh : It is possible. If the reason was fear of ritual impurity, then if he put it in his pocket, the reason would be removed... The question.