باب استحباب تقديم اليمين في كل ماهو من باب التكريم كالوضوء والغسل والتيمم، ولبس الثوب والنعل والخف والسراويل ودخول المسجد، والسواك، والاكتحال، وتقليم الأظفار، وقص الشارب ونتف الإبط، وحلق الرأس، والسلام من الصلاة، والأكل والشرب، والمصافحة، واستلام الحجر الأسود، والخرود من الخلاء، والأخذ والعطاء، وغير ذك مما هو في معناه. ويستحب تقديم اليسار في ضد ذلك، كالامتخاط والبصاق عن اليسار، ودخول الخلاء، والخروج من المسجد، وخلع الخف والنعل والسراويل والثوب، والإستنجاء وفعل المستقذرات وأشباه ذلك
This chapter gathers the Prophet's habit of giving the right side precedence in acts of honour and dignity: eating, drinking, dressing, purifying, even the gentle washing of a loved one's body. The Arabic word at its heart is at-tayammun, beginning with the right, and the lesson is that a believer carries small acts of order and respect into the most ordinary moments of the day.
As you read, notice the consistent pattern rather than any single rule: the right hand and right side for what is noble and clean, the left for what is lowly or soiled. It is a quiet discipline that trains the heart to treat blessings with reverence and to keep the beautiful and the base apart. The finer details of when each applies are a matter for the scholars; what these hadith offer you is the spirit of dignity in daily life.
Hadith 720
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يعجبه التيمن في شأنه كله: في طهوره، وترجله، وتنعله. ((متفق عليه)) .
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked to use his right hand in all matters: in combing his hair and wearing his shoes. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In plain words
The Prophet favored his right hand for ordinary acts of care like grooming and putting on shoes. A small habit that brings a sense of order and dignity to daily life.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 720 In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 41
Hadith 721
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
وعنها قالت: كانت يد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، اليمنى لطهوره وطعامه، وكان اليسرى لخلائه وما كان من أذى. حديث صحيح، ((رواه أبو داود وغيره بإسناد صحيح)).
Messenger of Allah was used to using his right hand for performing Wudu' and for eating his food whereas he was used to using his left hand in his toilet and for other similar purposes. [Abu Dawud]
In plain words
He kept the right hand for clean and honorable acts like washing for prayer and eating, and the left for cleaning after the toilet. The two are kept apart out of respect.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 721 In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 42
Hadith 722
Umm 'Atiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
وعن أم عطية رضي الله عنها أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلم ، قال لهن في غسل ابنته زينب رضي الله عنها : "ابدأن بميامنها ومواضع الوضوء منها" ((متفق عليه)) .
The Prophet (ﷺ) instructed us at the time of washing the dead body of his daughter Zainab (May Allah be pleased with her) to begin with her right side, and from the parts that are washed in Wudu'. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In plain words
When washing his daughter's body, he told them to start with the right side and with the places washed in wudu. Even in farewell, the right side is given first place.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 722 In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 43
Hadith 723
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “ إذا انتعل أحدكم فليبدأ باليمنى، وإذا نزع فليبدأ بالشمال.لتكن اليمنى أولهما تنعل، وآخرهما تنزع" ((متفق عليه)) .
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When any of you puts on his shoes, he should put on the right one first; and when he takes them off, he should begin with the left. Let the right shoe be the first to be put on and the last to be taken off." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In plain words
Begin with the right shoe when putting them on and with the left when taking them off, so the right is honored first and kept on longest.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 723 In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 44
Hadith 724
Hafsah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
وعن حفصة رضي الله عنها أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، كان يجعل يمينه لطعامه وشرابه وثيابه، ويجعل يساره لما سوى ذلك. ((رواه أبو داود والترمذي وغيره)).
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to use his right hand for eating, drinking and wearing his clothes and used to use his left hand for other purposes. [Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
In plain words
Again the pattern: the right hand for eating, drinking, and dressing, the left reserved for other tasks. A steady habit of treating good things with the honored hand.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 724 In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 45
Hadith 725
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “ إذا لبستم،وإذا توضأتم، فابدؤا بأيمانكم” حديث صحيح، ((رواه أبو داود والترمذي بإسناد صحيح)).
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When you wear your clothes or perform your Wudu', begin with your right side." [Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].
In plain words
When dressing or washing for prayer, start with the right side. A simple way to bring order and reverence to acts done many times a day.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 725 In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 46
Hadith 726
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أتى منى: فأتى الجمرة فرماها، ثم أتى منزله بمنى، ونحر، ثم قال للحلاق “خذ” وأشار إلى جانبه الأيمن، ثم الأيسر، ثم جعل يعطيه الناس. ((متفق عليه)) .وفي رواية: لما رمى الجمرة، ونحر نسكه وحلق: ناول الحلاق شقه الأيمن فحلقه، ثم دعا أبا طلحة الأنصارى رضي الله عنه ، فأعطاه إياه،ثم ناوله الشق الأيسر فقال “احلق” فحلقه فأعطاه أبا طلحة فقال: "اقسمه بين الناس" .
When Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went to Mina, he came to Jamrat-ul-'Aqabah and threw pebbles at it. After that, he went to his lodge in Mina and sacrificed. Then he called for a barber and pointed his right side to him, said, "Shave from here." Then he pointed his left side and said, "Take (hair) from here." Then he distributed his hair among the people. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Another narration is: After the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had thrown pebbles at Jamrah and sacrificed an animal, he turned the right side of his head towards the barber who shaved it for him. Then he called Abu Talhah Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) and gave his hair to him. Then he turned his head to the left side and asked the barber to shave it. He gave the hair to Abu Talhah and told him, "Distribute it among the people."
In plain words
Even at the shaving of his head during the pilgrimage, he had the right side done first, then the left, and shared his hair with the people. Honor to the right, and generosity throughout.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 726 In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 47