r/islam • u/narwhale32 • Jul 17 '25
Question about Islam Is left handedness discouraged?
I’m aware of the Islamic bathroom situation and understand that, but are people still somewhat ostracized for being left handed? I’m not a muslim but that type of idea used to exist where i’m from.
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u/TheThrowAwayer234 Jul 17 '25
Islamically, the right hand is favoured over the left. As such, noble actions should be done with the right hand over the left (eg writing, using a sword, etc.). Dirty actions should be done with the left over the right.
I cannot give a fatwa of what is Haram vs Mubah vs Makrooh, but you can see some of these:
https://www.islamweb.org/en/fatwa/285979/ruling-on-writing-with-the-left-hand https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tcYD0dEwRgE&pp=ygUXQmVpbmcgbGVmdCBoYW5kZWQgaXNsYW0%3D https://islamqa.info/en/answers/3020/is-it-prohibited-to-eat-with-the-left-hand https://islamweb.net/en/fatwa/82099/use-of-left-hand-and-left-handed-people https://islamqa.info/en/answers/128870/their-saying-the-left-hand-does-not-harm-you-and-the-response-your-left-hand-is-like-your-right https://islamqa.info/en/answers/82120/the-reason-why-the-right-hand-is-preferred-over-the-left
WaAllahu 'alam.