Islamic toilet etiquette
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The Islamic faith has particular rules regarding personal hygiene when going to the toilet. This code is known as Qadaa' al-Haajah.[1][2]
Issues of chirality, such as whether one uses the left or right hand and foot to step into or out of toilet areas, are derived from hadith sources.[3] The only issue which the Qur'an mentions is the one of washing one's hands especially following going to the toilet which is mentioned in verse 5:6.
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[edit] Rules
A Muslim must first find an acceptable place away from standing water, or people's pathways or shade.[4] They are advised that it is better to enter the area with the left foot,[5] facing away from the Qiblah.[1]
"Whenever anyone of you drinks water, he should not breathe in the drinking utensil, and whenever anyone of you goes to a lavatory, he is advised better to neither touch his penis nor clean his private parts with his right hand." (Sahih Bukhari, 1. 4.155)[1][2]</ref>
The Islamic prophet Muhammad specified that washing with water is needed for ritual purity.[6] When leaving the toilet, one is advised to leave with the right foot,[5] and also say a prayer – "Praise be to Allah who relieved me of the filth and gave me relief."[1] This is similar in concept to Asher yatzar, the prayers said by orthodox Jews when leaving the toilet in which they thank God for the openings used to defecate/urinate[7], and exact ways of proceeding and accompanying prayers are also specified in traditional Zoroastrianism.[8] It is also reported in the Hadith of Bukhari that whenever Muhammad went to the toilet, he said "In the name of Allah, O Allah! I seek refuge with You from all offensive and wicked things" (alternate translation: "from evil deeds and evil spirits").[9]
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- ^ a b c Shu'aib, Tajuddin B., "Qadaahul Haajah (Relieving Oneself)", The Prescribed Prayer Made Simple (MSA West Compendium of Muslim Texts), http://www.msawest.com/islam/fundamentals/pillars/prayer/prescribed/pp1_2.html, retrieved 2009-03-10
- ^ Niamh Horan (April 08 2007), Surgeons perform delicate operation for Muslims, Irish Independent, http://www.independent.ie/national-news/surgeons-perform-delicate-operation-for-muslims-124083.html
- ^ Sachiko Murata (1992), "ch. 3 The Two Hands of God", The Tao of Islam, ISBN 9780791409138, http://books.google.com/?id=xRqDv90bAqsC
- ^ Narrated by Abu Hurairah and collected in Sahih Muslim (Book 002, Number 0516
- ^ a b Narrated by Anas bin Malik and collected in Sahih al-Bukhari (Volume 1, Book 4, Number 144) and Sahih Muslim (Book 003, Number 729)
- ^ Israr Hasan (2006), Muslims in America, p. 144, ISBN 9781425942434, http://books.google.com/?id=k5J493fDF38C&pg=PA144&vq=odd
- ^ http://judaism.about.com/od/prayersworhiprituals/f/asheryatzar.htm. See http://www.torahzone.com/AsherYatzar.htm for the exact text.
- ^ Sad Dar 56:1-2. Also advocated [http://zoroastriansnet.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/baj-tarikats_z.pdf here.
- ^ Hadith of Bukhari: Volumes I, II, III & IV. 1944. P.39. Hadith 1:144.
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- Islamic toilet etiquette in the hadith and fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
