What is the ruling on touching the penis with the right hand, generally, in the restroom, and during intercourse?
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It is disliked to touch the penis with the right hand while urinating, due to the prohibiting it. The majority of scholars understood this prohibition to indicate karahah tanzihiyyah (dislike) out of reverence for the right hand, while some considered it (forbidden). This prohibition is restricted to the state of urinating, implying permissibility otherwise. It is permissible to touch it with the right hand during intercourse, unless there is a fear of the hand becoming soiled with pre-seminal fluid, in which case it is disliked.
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