Is It Permissible to Use a Bidet with the Right Hand?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi

Question

Is it permissible to use a bidet with the right hand if it does not directly touch the private parts, given that it provides better control and is positioned on the right side?

Answer

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

I pray this finds you in the best of states.

Yes, it is permissible to use a bidet in order to clean yourself, regardless of the hand you are using, after relieving yourself. This is because it allows you to clean yourself with pure and purifying water. [Shurunbulali, Nur al-Idah]

Please remember to perform the actual cleaning (i.e., rubbing the filthy location) using the left hand, as it is disliked to use the right hand without excuse. [Shurunbulali, Nur al-Idah]

Allah (Most High) says: “Allah desires ease for you; He does not desire difficulty for you.” [Quran, 2:185]

And Allah knows best.
Wassalam
[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat 

Ustadh Sufyan Qufi is an advanced seeker of knowledge, originally from Algeria, who grew up in France. He began searching far and wide for answers to the fundamental questions of life and was disappointed at the answers he found. Then he connected with various traditional teachers and gradually connected with SeekersGuidance. He embarked on his journey of learning through the various teachers at SeekersGuidance, including his mentor Shaykh Faraz Rabbani. He studied numerous texts in Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith, and other areas with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and other teachers, including Shaykh Abdurrahman al-Sha‘ar, Shaykh Ali Hani, and others. He is an active instructor at SeekersGuidance and answers questions through the SeekersGuidance Answers Service.