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Writing with the Left Hand

Answered by
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed
Published
3 July 2005

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Question

Is it disliked for one to write with one's left hand if it is difficult to do otherwise?

Answer


بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد لله رب العالمين و صلى الله على سيدنا محمد و على آله و صحبه و سلم

أما بعد


The sunnah is to do honourable acts (like writing) with the right hand unless there is an excuse, as is apparent. If one does otherwise because of an excuse, then one isn't blamed. An example of an excuse is when one's right hand is amputated, broken, or the like which render using it difficult.

As for merely being unaccustomed to writing with one's right hand, it appears that this is not an excuse. Rather, one must be avid in training oneself to use one's right. If one avoids using the right without excuse, is it disliked, as asked in the question? I haven't seen anyone mention reprehensibility except regarding eating with the left. In any case, the least that can be said regarding the matter is that it is suboptimal, and Allah knows best.

Amjad Rasheed

(Translated by Sidi Moustafa Elqabbany)

 

السؤال: هل يكره للشخص أن يكتب باليسار إن كان يصْعُب عليه غير ذلك ؟

الجواب : السنة في فعل الأشياء الشريفة كالكتابة أن يكون باليمين إلا لعذر كما هو ظاهر، فإن خالف ذلك لعذر فلا شيء عليه ، ومثالُ العذر أن يكون مقطوعَ اليد اليمنى أو مكسورها ونحوهما ممن يشق عليه استعمالها ، أما مجردُ عدم التعود على الكتابة باليمين فالظاهر أنه ليس بعذر بل ينبغي له المبادرة في تمرين نفسه على استعمال اليمين . فإن ترك استعمال اليمين بلا عذر فهل يكره كما في السؤال ؟ لم أرَ من ذكر الكراهةَ إلا في الأكل باليسار ، وعلى كل فأقلُّ ما يقال فيه أنه خلافُ الأولى ، والله أعلم .

 

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