Fatwa #48899 February 2002United Kingdom
Method of going to Toilet?
Question
Can you please give the Method of going to the toilet (preferably Hanafi way). 1. What do you do if you are in university and u need to got to the toilet. 2. What happens if you do stool and wash your hind and then accidentally touch a part of your body with you?re your left hand. 3. Can you explain what you do when you find water on the toilet seat. 4. What if you have a limited amount of water to wash the hind, how can you successfully wash. 5. Can you trim your lower genital hairs if you think that urine might spill onto them.
Answer
Hereunder is our standard reply to similar queries.%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai%0D%0AFATWA DEPT.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe aspect of Istinjaa and cleanliness is indeed a very important issue. A%0D%0Aperson should exercise extreme precaution in matters related to this. In the%0D%0AHadith, Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has warned us, 'Stay away from%0D%0Aurine because generally the Adhaan of Qabr is attained through it.'%0D%0A%0D%0AAllah Ta'ala praises the people of Qubaa thus, 'In it are men who love to%0D%0Aclean and to purify themselves, and Allah loves those who make themselves%0D%0Aclean and pure (i.e. who clean their private parts with dust (which has%0D%0Aproperties of soap) and water from urine and stool after answering the call%0D%0Aof nature).'%0D%0A%0D%0AAccording to an Aayat, when this Aayat was revealed, Nabi (Sallallaahu%0D%0AAlayhi Wasallam) sent for Umaym ibn Saa'ida and asked him what is the%0D%0Apurification Allah has praised you for. He replied, 'O Rasul of Allah%0D%0A(Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam), no man or woman comes out from relieving%0D%0Ahimself%2Fherself except that he washes his private parts.' Nabi (Sallallaahu%0D%0AAlayhi Wasallam) said, This is it.' (Ibn Kathir vol.2 pg.397; Qadeemi)%0D%0A%0D%0AIf the university toilets have water, then you should cleanse yourself with%0D%0Athe water. If there is no water, you should make arrangements for water by%0D%0Akeeping a container there. The water on the toilet seats may be wiped with%0D%0Atissue paper before using the toilet. If any impurities touched the private%0D%0Aparts, that may be washed during Istinjaa, hence, there is no need to remove%0D%0Athe lower genital hairs.