Toilet Etiquette
215 questions
Is it legislated to audibly pronounce "Bismillah" when placing clothes in the restroom, by analogy with the permissibility of pronouncing it audibly before ablution, as some scholars, such as Imam Ibn Baz, have permitted?
What is the ruling on remembering Allah in one's heart when feeling fear inside the restroom?
Is it wrong to urinate during a shower, after pouring soap on the upper body and before washing the lower body, then performing istinja’ and continuing the shower?
Is whistling forbidden? And is whistling at night and talking in the bathroom among the acts of the devils?
Is it correct to begin by cleaning the anus before the penis after relieving oneself?
What is the clarification of the statement that passing gas does not necessitate washing the front and back private parts, and in fact, it is not legislated?
What is the ruling on one who urinates inside their room at night due to fear of going to the bathroom?
How can the prohibition of mentioning the name of Allah inside the washroom be reconciled with the prescribed adhkar (supplications) recited when taking off clothes, performing ablution (wudu), and taking a ritual bath (ghusl)?
How does one deal with the obsessive doubt regarding not completely emptying the penis of urine, and the fear of drops coming out after purification (istinja')?
When is the dhikr for entering the lavatory recited? Is it upon entering or before? Is it still considered dhikr even though it is inside the lavatory? If restrooms did not exist during the time of the Messenger, where was the dhikr recited? Is it permissible to recite dhikr aloud in modern restrooms? Is the prohibition related to the place or to relieving oneself?
Is it permissible for a man to wipe his penis on a wall if he urinates, instead of using stones?
Does a man become pure and the impurity removed if he urinates and wipes the place of urination with paper tissues only, while water is available?
Is what the questioner does—closing the urethral opening when performing istinja' (washing after defecation or urination) to prevent water from entering it—correct? And do undergarments become impure if they touch the urethral opening after istinja'?
Is it permissible to use a tissue after urinating, and does it remain pure with repeated use, and is impurity transferred from a dry body to another?
What are the invocations a woman should say upon entering the bathroom to protect herself from demons seeing her body?
What is the ruling on urinating in the designated men's resting area within a mixed ablution facility, and is the ablution facility then considered a restroom where it is impermissible to offer or return greetings, speak, or say "Bismillah" for wudu?
Is washing the testicles when cleaning oneself [after defecating or urinating] a Sunnah, مستحب (recommended), or for the sake of cleanliness?
Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbid urinating while standing? And is that related to the availability of modern toilets? And is istinja’ (ritual cleansing) for the front necessary after urinating? And is it permissible to remove impurity with the right hand always, given that the water hose is on the left side?
Is it permissible to hold the penis with the left hand and the tissues with the right hand when cleaning oneself with paper tissues (istijmar), or must the tissues be held with the left hand for wiping?
Is it obligatory to cleanse oneself with the left hand only? And does prayer become invalid when using the right hand due to the difficulty of cleansing with the left and the feeling of incomplete purification?
Is it permissible to perform istijmar with the left hand directly when tissues are unavailable?
Is a woman required to wash her private parts with her hand and water after urinating, or is abundant water sufficient?
Is it permissible for me to praise Allah if I sneeze in the bathroom?
Is there any objection to using the right hand for istijmar and then the left hand for istinja’ with water?