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Istinja & Toilet
405 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Istinja & Toilet, part of Taharah & Wudu. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Istinja & Toilet fatawa — page 1 of 11
- Mufti Online13 Nov 2025
The sharee ruling regarding the urine of a cat
I would like to know what is the sharee ruling regarding the urine of a cat. I have heard that according to one view in the Hanafi Mazhab, the urine…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Nov 2025
Urine of cats
We have a pet cat however he’s gone old and constantly urinates all over the house. I understand that cats themselves are considered to be pure…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood19 Sep 2025
Reciting Wudhu Duas In The Toilet
How should one say the Duas of Wudhu if one’s washbasin is next to the toilet?
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Mufti Online27 Jul 2025
Urine and droppings (excreta) of lizards
In our country, lizards are very common, and they poop everywhere. Is the poop of a house lizard impure? If a house lizard poop falls in water, does…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood27 Jul 2025
Istinjaa
Q1. Please explain, in as much detail as possible, the correct way for both males and females to make Istinjaa when passing urine and stool? Q2.…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Azaadville22 Jul 2025
Using Tissue Or Toilet Paper To Clean A Toilet Seat
Can tissue or toilet paper be used to remove impurities from a toilet seat?
- Ask Imaam15 Jul 2025
Is it permissible to perform wudhu in a washroom? Would it permissible to perform wudhu in a washbasin? Can I wash my feet in the toilet?
Please give me a response to the following questions: 1. The washroom in my office consists of toilets, urinals, wash basins and also there is a…
Mawlana Faraz Ibn Adam - Mufti Online3 May 2025
Feeling pleasure with water pressure when washing one's private area
After urinating, when rinsing the private area with the hand shower, the pressure of water is satisfying sometimes. I get really aroused. Is this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam24 Feb 2025
If istinjaa is not made, is ghusl compulsory?
My question is that if a Muslim does not wash his private parts after urination. Then for him ghusl is compulsory?
Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan - Jamiat KZN27 Nov 2024
Reciting Bismillah before entering the toilet will serve as a veil from the Jinn
What is the source of the following Hadith and can it be quoted? “Saying Bismillah before entering the toilet creates a barrier between a person and…
Mawlana Suhail Motala - Mufti Online17 Oct 2024
Washing clothing that was soiled with urine
My 3 month old son had a portion of his clothes wet with urine. I removed the onesie and placed it carefully on the bed with the urine part facing…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville17 Oct 2024
Tahaarat Of A Person Using An Ostomy (Urine/Stool) Bag
A man was diagnosed with bowel cancer and had surgery last week. They redirected the intestine so that the waste does not leave his body via the…
- Mufti Online19 Sep 2024Roman Urdu
Toilet jaane ke bad kiya paao dhona zaroori he?
Washroom me urine kar ke paon dhona zaruri hai?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown30 Aug 2024
Using wet wipes for Istinjaa.
Can wet wipes / wet tissues be used for istinja ?
Azhar Mownah - Ibn Masood28 Aug 2024
Urine of Rabbits
The urine of a rabbit is pure according to the view of the majority of the scholars. So is it correct to say that, if a person whose clothes or body…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online18 Aug 2024
Toilets facing qiblah direction
I bought a new house, and the qiblah direction is slightly towards the right however the toilets face north also but straight.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Feb 2024Roman Urdu
Paani daalne se istinjaa hojayega
After urinating kia sirf outer vagina py Muslim shower sy pani dal deny sy istinja ho jay ga ya hath sy krna zarori ha?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood5 Feb 2024
Using only tissue paper at the time of Istinjaa
If one uses a restroom without Istinjaa facilities and uses only tissue paper to wipe the private part, is one considered to be clean where it is…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online27 Jan 2024
Wiping off splashes of water from the toilet seat
Please can you help me with the following: When I flush the toilet, drops of water fall on the seat, does this make the seat napak? If something…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown20 Dec 2023
Using only tissue paper for istinjaa’
Salaam Is it permissible to suffice on toilet tissue after urinating?
Abdullah ibn Masud Desai - Mufti Online19 Nov 2023
Cleaning water splashes on the floor after flushing the toilet
I spend a lot of time in the washroom, trying to clean impurities. This is because I worry about impurities like urine touching water which comes on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN6 Nov 2023
Dead Sea Hotel Toiletries
Q. Recently I went for Umrah and the hotel I was staying in supplied us with toiletries which contained ingredients from the Dead Sea. Is it…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Ibn Masood30 Sep 2023
Urine drops-Istibraa
After urinating and pressing the head of the male organ, I notice very small drops emerging. Kindly advise how to overcome this, as it takes very…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online15 Aug 2023
Wiping a drop of urine from the toilet seat
There was 1 drop of urine on my toilet seat and I first dried the seat then poured water from the jug carefully over the seat, while pouring the jug…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Jun 2023
Cleaning oneself in public restrooms
How is one supposed to clean himself after defecating in restrooms in public malls, offices, planes and trains etc. in western countries. I am from…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 May 2023
Water becoming impure when falling on dried up urine
A child urinated on a carpet. The urine dried up without anyone cleaning it. If water falls onto the same place, will that water be na-paak?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood3 May 2023
Urine droplets after relieving oneself
I have a problem with urine drops. Do these invalidate my Wudhu? How do I solve this matter? Am I required to change my underwear? What happens if…
- Ibn Masood21 Sep 2022
Using toilet paper to cleanse oneself after Istinja
I have understood that, if after urinating, the urine has not spread 2.5 cm around the urine-exit-hole, then we can wipe it with dry toilet paper…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online10 Sep 2022
Sitting on a sofa which was messed with urine
My wife is suffering from a serious disorder about purity. This is all due to urine. If a child has urinated on a sofa and if someone sits there…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Aug 2022
Looking at one's stool after having relieved oneself
1. Is it a sin to look at one's faeces after having relieved oneself? 2. Is it permissible to look at faeces in the toilet if one suffers from piles…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Nov 2021
Females covering their hair when going to the toilet
Is it sunnah for females to cover their head when entering the toilet or their head and all the hair should be covered. The reason is that a cap or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville17 Sep 2021
Infant/Baby Urine
1. When urine messes on a baby’s own clothes, does the clothing need to be washed 3 times ? 2. Would it suffice to wash soiled clothes in a machine…
- Mufti Online8 Jul 2021
Water splashes from the toilet on the floor
If I flush the toilet after passing urine. While washing the areas of my body I have noticed the bidet splashing water inside the toilet and then…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Jun 2021
Facing the qiblah when relieving oneself
1. What is the sharee ruling in the case where the toilet is built 38 degrees away from the direction of the qiblah? Will it be permissible for a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville23 Apr 2021
Cleansing Of Urine
After urinating I poured a mug water on it. The water was going through the pipe of the washroom. But some water was still on the floor. Then while…
- Ask Imaam11 Apr 2021
Washing urine off one’s body
Assalmu alaykum dear brother. My sister sat on my shoulder and urinated. The urine went down my shoulder, arm and hand. Later, I washed (only) my…
Safwaan Navlakhi - Mufti Online24 Sep 2020
Doing istinjaa in a shower
If I do istinja in my shower with the water from my shower, will the floor in my shower become najis? If it becomes najis, how can I purify it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Sep 2020
Urine of a breastfeeding child being impure
It is mentioned that the urine of kids upto 6 months consuming breastmilk may not be uncleaned. Is it right in view of Islamic norms?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Aug 2020
How to wash off impure water from the toilet seat
Asalaamu Alaykum To save water, some in my house are collecting the dirty water when showering (they put a bucket in shower, and let the water run…
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Ask Imaam3 Aug 2020
Waswasa during Istinjaa - How do i get rid of this?
As salamu alaykum, I am an 18 year old girl and for almost 1 year I have been suffering from waswasa when I go to the toilet and do istinja. It used…
Ahmad Patel
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