Wifāq ul Ulāma (SA) ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN 'ULAMA
Q: Is it permissible for one to suffice on using toilet paper for istinjaa? A: In cleaning stool, tissue paper will not be sufficient. One has to use water. (وأركانه) أربعة شخص (مستنج و) شيء (مستنجى به) كماء وحجر (و) نجس (خارج) من أحد السبيلين وكذا لو أصابه من خارج …
Read More »Using the urinals to relieve oneself
Q: Can one use the urinals available in public toilets to relieve oneself? A: One should not use the urinals to relieve oneself. Instead, one should sit and relieve himself in a secluded area. ويكره أن يبول قائما أو مضطجعا أو متجردا عن ثوبه من غير عذر فإن كان بعذر …
Read More »Reading literature or using one's phone while in the toilet
Q: Is it permissible for one to read literature such as newspapers and magazines, or use his phone to chat, browse the net, etc. while in the toilet? A: The toilet is a place where one relieves oneself, hence it is undesirable for one to use his phone or read …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Relieving Oneself – Part 4
1. Exit the toilet with the right foot and thank Allah Ta’ala for allowing the waste to leave your body and for blessing you with good health. The manner of thanking Allah Ta’ala is to recite the following dua upon leaving the toilet after relieving yourself: غُفْرَانَكَ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Relieving Oneself – Part 3
1. Do not look at the sky, the private part or the stool and urine while relieving yourself. 2. Do not spend more time in the toilet than is necessary. If the toilet is shared between a few people or is a public toilet, then spending more time than necessary …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Relieving Oneself – Part 2
1. Enter the toilet with your left foot. 2. Do not remove your lower garment while standing. Instead, remove your lower garment after you draw close to the ground so that the least amount of time is spent with the satr exposed. عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال كان …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Relieving Oneself – Part 1
1. Relieve yourself in a secluded place which is protected from the gazes of people. عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال إن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا أراد البراز انطلق حتى لا يراه أحد (سنن أبي داود، الرقم: 2) Hazrat Jaabir (radhiyallahu anhu) reports, “When Rasulullah …
Read More »Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Seven
Incident regarding his accepting Islam (continued) Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiallahu ‘anhu) then says: I knocked on the door and Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) came out. I then asked, “O Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), I have learnt that you have forsaken the ways of your people, and abandoned the …
Read More »Remaining Patient at the Time of Hardships
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: A person should never ask Allah Ta‘ala to test him with calamities and difficulties. Instead, he should always beg Allah Ta‘ala for ‘aafiyah (ease). However, if Allah Ta‘ala tests a person with calamities and difficulties, then he should adopt sabr (patience) and …
Read More »The Outcome of Ikhlaas (sincerity)
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: It is my experience that any work which is commenced with ikhlaas (sincerity and according to the sunnah), despite taking place on a small scale, gains momentum and progresses swiftly. On the contrary, any work that commences with show …
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