Wifāq ul Ulāma (SA) ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN 'ULAMA

Q: Is it better for one to relieve oneself using the Western toilet (high pan) or Eastern toilet (low pan)?…

Q: Is it permissible to speak while relieving oneself in the toilet.
A: It is makrooh to speak while relieving oneself, except if there is a need to speak.…

Q: Is it permissible for one to suffice on using toilet paper for istinjaa?
A: In cleaning stool, tissue paper will not be sufficient.…

Q: Can one use the urinals available in public toilets to relieve oneself?
A: One should not use the urinals to relieve oneself.…

Q: Is it permissible for one to read literature such as newspapers and magazines, or use his phone to chat, browse the net, etc.…

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.…

1. Do not look at the sky, the private part or the stool and urine while relieving yourself.…

1. Enter the toilet with your left foot.
2. Do not remove your lower garment while standing.…

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 (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) intended to relieve himself, he would go to a place which was protected from the gazes of people.”…

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.…