Manners-Bathroom
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
THE ETIQUETTE OF BATHROOM
Cover your head and recite this Dua Allahuma ini au’dhubika minal kabuthi wal khabaith
when entering the toilet, we should enter with the left foot and leave with the right foot.
Once outside the toilet read this dua :’Ghuf-raa-naka Al-ham-du-Lil-la-hil-ladhi Adh-haba ‘An-nil Adhaa Wa-‘Aa-faani”
When relieved say:‘Ghufraanak’
One should not face the Qiblah (direction of Mecca) nor give it his back while relieving himself.
go to the toilet with shoes and head covered.
When uncovering the body, the more one can lower his body the better.
Ring or any other item with visible inscription of a verse from the Qur’aan or the blessed name of Rasoolullaah (saws) should be taken off and left outside the toilet. An Amulet (Ta’weez) can be worn as long as it is covered. After coming out of the toilet, it can be worn again.
Whilst relieving, do not talk without dire necessity.
Similarly, do not engage in the remembrance of Allah verbally.
Whilst urinating or during istinjaa, do not touch the private parts with the right hand. Use the left hand.
Safeguard yourself from the drops / splash / sprinkling of urine
relieve in a place where he is out of people’s sight. Locate soft ground for urinating so that the urine does not splash and the ground absorbs it.
Urinate sitting down. Do not urinate standing. Put slight pressure on the left leg it makes it relieving easier.
if a person outside the toilet is calling you and does not know then cough thrice to make them aware.
Use the left hand middle three fingers for cleanings.
Wash in odd numbers i.e. 1, 3, 5 or 7 times.
After performing urination, if you feel that another drop of urine will come, then it is wajib for you to perform ‘Istibrao’ meaning after urination to perform some act that would force the urine left inside, to come out .
First wash the front then the back.
After you have relieved yourself, wash your hands up to the wrists thrice.
Do not look at your private parts .Do not sit on the toilet for a long time . Do not spit or clean your nose in the toilet. Do not urinate in stagnant water (water that does not flow)/ In a bathroom/in any hole/ in a standing position/ talk (with another person) whilst urinating/ at riverbanks, roads and shady places where people walk or rest.
When leaving the toilet one should step out with the right foot.
If one sneezes, he should praise Allah within himself and simply move his lips (without making sound).
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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