Manners of using the Toilet

Manners of using the Toilet

It is recommended:

• When one wants to use the Toilet, s/he enters with the left foot and says "In the Name of Allah. O Allah, I surely seek refuge with you from the male and female devils".
• One should exist with the right foot and say "I seek Your Forgiveness".

It is Obligatory to use the toilet in a closed place or away from everyone if outside.

It is not allowed:

• To relieve oneself on the street, where people sit, under trees bearing fruit, in a place that harms the people, or in a non-flowing water.
• To turn oneself or back toward the Qiblah while relieving.
• To touch the organ with the right hand.
• To mention Allah.

Once they relieve themselves, they should clean themselves with water or dry objects/paper.

The Conditions of Dry Cleaning are:

• To wipe at least three times so one does not wipe with the same place thrice.
• The object must be pure. The purity of the object is knows when the stone or handkerchief dries up.
• The object must not be impure, a respected item such as food, and it is not permissible to use bone, or dung.

It is permissible to urinate standing if one is certain that urine will not get into the clothes or body and will not expose the private parts to others. “The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came to a place and urinated standing” (Bukhari and Muslim).