Holding the Qur'an with the left hand?

Thanks for your question,

It is more appropriate to hold the Qur'an with the right hand as a sign of honour to it. The Sunnah of the Prophet pbuh illustrated that it is desirable to use the right hand in everything that we wish to honour.

'Aa'ishah may Allaah be pleased with her said: "That the Prophet pbuh used to prefer to start with the right hand or right side (over the left) when putting on his shoes, combing his hair, putting on perfume, and in all his matters." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]

'Aa'ishah may Allaah be pleased with her also said: "The Prophet pbuh used his right hand in applying perfume, in eating, and used his left hand in the toilet or when removing any harm." [Abu Daawood]

So the above narrations illustrate that it is preferable to use the right hand when honouring anything, and the left hand is used when there is any harm or dirt, like using the toilet.

I think that the left hand thing is an outdated cultural thing because people do not use their hand to clean up, but, use hoses with sprinkler heads nowadays and, I'm told that they may even use their right hand, if they're right handed.

Anyways, the long and short of it is that that custom of using the hand to wipe and clean is no longer used and hence the associating of "unclean" with it is no longer valid.

Also, let's face a fact, the Koran is just a book. It is not something that is more than printed words on paper.

Like it or not, that's a fact.

And, God would not be bothered by such small things, if He were real.

But then, you voiced your opinion and I think you did it with good intentions and not bad; so, it should be OK.

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The left hand isn't haram lol. The whole point in the hadiths saying "don't use left hand while eating, etc." was because back in the day the left hand was used to clean yourself after defecation. As long as you've done wudu, hold the Qur'an how you like in your hands.

A lot is made of the left hand for bad things and right hand for good things often too much and far beyond the right hand for eating and left hand for toilet.

I am naturally left handed and the way some people react it was as if I was cursed , Arabic however is easier to write left handed than it is with the right hand but to please people I learned to write right handed.

I think that this is a very interesting question.

No body can wash themselves with just one hand. Try it! How would you wash your left elbow?

Is the right rand only for holding the Quoran and nothing else?

How can you cook with just one hand?

Are these customs just for men who don't do anything for themselves?

No. But your hand and body must be clean before holding it

You really think god would be bothered by something like that?