Sunnats of Istinjaa_2
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7. Enter the toilet with the left foot.
8. 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.
9. When relieving yourself, do not face towards the qiblah.
Similarly, your back should not be towards the qiblahز
10. Do not talk while relieving yourself, unless there is a need to
speak.
11. While in the toilet, do not make any zikr verbally. If you
sneeze, do not say, “alhamdulillah”. However, you may recite
“alhamdulillah” in your heart. If someone makes salaam to
you, do not reply to the salaam.
12. Do not eat or drink in the toilet.
13. Do not look at the sky or the stool and urine while relieving
yourself.
14. 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 may cause
inconvenience to others.
15. Relieve yourself in the squatting position. It is makrooh for
one to relieve himself while standing.
16. Exercise extreme caution in ensuring that urine does not
splash onto your body. Negligence in this regard results in
severe punishment in the grave.
17. When making istinjaa, use clods of sand (or toilet paper) as
well as water to clean yourself. Ensure that you fill the jug
with water before relieving yourself, as you may put yourself
through difficulty if there is no water.
18. Use your left hand to clean yourself. To make istinjaa with
the right hand is impermissible (makrooh-e-tahreemi).
Similarly, do not touch your private part with your right
hand.