The amount equivalent to 1 *Dirham may be overlooked. Prayer is permitted with this amount of impurity.
Examples:
Up to a quarter of the body or cloths may be overlooked. Prayer is permitted with this amount of impurity.
Examples:
If an impurity spreads or piece of land becomes wet from the sweat of a sleeping person or the wetness of a foot, and traces of impurity become apparent on the body or foot, then they too become impure.
Impurity will not spread in the following:
*One dirham is equivalent to 40 grams, or the amount of water that can be held in the open outstretched palm of the hand.
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When doing istinja it is important that we do not fully take off all our clothes. We should always attain modesty, for men and women we should be careful we do not reveal our body to others. In western countries this is not big problem, as the toilets and bathrooms are concealed, even though this does not allow us to fully strip. Keeping this in mind we should be mindful that we do not get any impurity onto our clothes. If we feel that we have a tendency of getting impurity onto our clothes, we should change our clothes, and not use clothes that we would not pray with before going to the toilet.
What is Awrah? (Private Parts)
Male: The part of the body from below the navel up to the knees (including the knees).
Female: The whole body, except: Face, Hands, and Feet.
It is Makruh (Disliked) to do istinjah with
In our current times it is best to use Tissue and Water. Tissue is easily accessible even in public toilets, so we would not need to resort to anything else.
It is also Makruh (Disliked) to use our right hand to perform istinja, unless we have a valid reason, such as an injury. We should always use our left hand to do istinja.
When entering the toilet / bathroom, we should enter with our left foot first, and prior to entering seek refuge from Allah The all Mighty by reciting the following dua.
“O Allah. I seek refuge in You from the male female evil and Jinns“
There are two shaytans Kubas and Khabis at the door of the toilets, and by reading this dua, and seeking refuge for Allah, one protects himself from the shayateens seeing his or hers private areas, and also injecting bad thoughts in to one’s mind.
It only takes couple of seconds to read this dua, we should make this part of our routine.
When sitting, it’s best to sit leaning towards the left hand side, as this eases the urinating and excreting. Whilst on the toilet we should not speak to each other unless it is extremely important. At times individuals have full conversations while on the toilet, and at times people go on their phones. This is extremely disliked and forbidden.
Narrated Abu Sa’id al-Khudri: I heard the Prophet of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) say: “When two persons go together for relieving themselves uncovering their private parts and talking together, Allah, the Great and Majestic, becomes wrathful at this (action). “Abu Dawood”
It is Makruh Tahrimi to face the Qibla and to have ones back against the Qibla whist on the toilet even if the construction of the toilet is of such. Similarly it is also disliked to face the sun and the moon, as these are great signs of Allah`s.
It is also disliked to face a blowing wind, as the impurity can easily blow back onto the clothes and body.
One should also not defecate and urinate in
The Prophet (Peace & Blessings Be upon Him) said: “Fear the two that are cursed.” They inquired, “Who are those that are cursed O Messenger of Allah.”
The Prophet (Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him) said: “The one that relieves himself in the road or walkway of people or in their shade.” – Muslim
When urinating or defecating we should NOT
When leaving the toilet we should step out with our right foot first, and then recite the below dua.
O Allah. I seek your forgiveness. All praises are due to Allah who has taken away from me the discomfort and granted me comfort
Reference:
نور الإيضاح ونجاة الأرواح – فصل فى الاستنجاء
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If one does not have access to both water and stone, it would be sufficient to clean the area with just one, for example, just using water or just using stone (tissue), of course using water would be better as it will clean the area thoroughly and eliminate the impurity. Overall the Sunnah is to purify the area. It is recommended to use 3 stones, even if purity is achieved with less, The Prophet Peace Be Upon Him has stated “Perform istinja with three stones” if you use more than its also fine, it is recommended to use odd numbers such as three, five.etc
Stone: In the past there was no tissues, hence the use of stones was practiced. Not every stone is suitable for istinja, there are certain conditions of a cleansing stone which need to be met such as:
After you have relived yourself you are now ready to do istinja, I will outline in simple steps on how to do istinja.
Step 1
Male:
If the scrotum is loosely hanging (generally when the body temperature is warm) he would wipe with the first stone (tissue) from the front area (the part closest to the testacies) wiping towards the back. With the second stone (tissue) he would wipe from the back (rear part of the anus) towards the front, and with the third stone (tissue) he would wipe from the front towards the back.
If the scrotum is not loose (generally when the body temperature is clod) he would first wipe from the back area of the anus towards the front (the part closest to the testacies).
Female:
The female would always wipe first from the front (part closest to the vagina) wiping towards the back, and with the second stone (tissue) wiping from the back to the front and so on.
Step 2
Wash both the hands; in case of any impurity that may have gone onto the skin during step one.
Step 3
Pour water over the anus area and rub the area using the inner part of your fingers (Not the side where your nail is).
Male
Men would start by using their middle finger when rubbing and cleaning with water, than he would use his wedding finger (ring finger), so that he is using both his middle and ring finger both to clean together. He should not just use one finger to complete his istinjah as its possible that the area would not be fully cleaned with just the one finger.
Female
Females would start by using both her middle and ring finger from the beginning. So she would use two fingers from the beginning to clean.
Step 4
You should try utmost in cleaning until the stench is completely removed from your body. If one is not fasting, they should also relax their buttocks so that the water can full clean the exit of the passage thoroughly.
If one is fasting, they should be cautions to ensure that no water goes inside the body which will nullify the fast.
Step 5
One you have completed the washing, you would wash your hands, and if one is also fasting, they should wipe the area washed to ensure there is no water left in case it enters the body whilst standing., which would again nullify the fast.
Reference:
نور الىضاح – فصل فى الاستنجاء
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Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) came upon two graves and said: “Their occupants are being punished, but not for a great sin (in their own view). However, it is in fact a great sin. One of them went about spreading slander. The other did not clean himself properly after urination.” (Bukhari and Muslim).
After a man urinates its is compulsory (obligatory) for him to ensure that all the drops of urine have stopped coming out and he is content that there will be no more traces of urine following through once he starts to do Wudhu and prayers. It is not correct to start wudhu until the urine has fully ceased.
Istibra is the act done before Istinja (cleaning oneself with water & tissue). It is the act to ensure that there are no traces of urine left in the body that will drop out.
A woman does not need to do istibra, after she has urinated, it is sufficient for her to wait for couple of minutes ensuring that the urine has stopped. She should move directly onto cleaning herself with water/tissue
Everyone’s body is different, what may work for one may not work for someone else. Below are common mentioned methods to ensure that all traces of urine are ceased, before proceeding onto istinja, these may work for some and may not work for others, and hence it is important to find a method that works for you. The main point is to ensure that you are free from any traces of urine.
At times you may feel a doubt (Waswasa) whether you are doing it correct or whether there is still traces of urine left or if the drops are still coming out. Doubt is from shaytan, once you are satisfied and feel and see there is no traces than you should not pay attention to such doubts. As at times due to ill thoughts from shaytan we start to exaggerate and take things to the extreme, which serves Shaytans purpose in planting such doubts. So if you are satisfied, than you should continue with your istinjah and the rest of your wudhu.
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