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Toilet in Islam
Toilet protocols, as prescribed in Islam, are mandatory to all Muslims. Islamic toiletinstructions contains obnoxious, tasteless, indecent, and uncivil manners and customs.Allah will never forgive a Muslim for deviating from His standard of Islamic toilet habitsas demonstrated by Muhammad.Qur'an says a Muslim must emulate Muhammad's manners, traditions, and practices at alltime. In verses 3:132 and 4:80 Allah says that obeying Him and Muhammad (i.e.,Muhammad’s examples) is mandatory. This means Muslims have no choice but to followMuhammad's deeds, as this constitutes the obeying the commands of Allah. A similar command is echoed in verse 33:36 where Allah stipulates that provisions (rules andexamples, even toilet rules) set by Allah and Muhammad is binding to all Muslims; thereare no alternatives. Ibn Kathir adds more punch to Allah’s command He writes that thisverse is general in meaning and applies to all matters, i.e., if Allah and His Messenger decreed a matter, no one has the right to go against that, and no one has any choice or room for personal opinion on that case.Allah decrees in verse 33:21 that He has made Muhammad an excellent example for the believers to follow and in verse 68:4 Allah reminds the Muslims that Muhammad is theexalted (ultimate/excellent) standard of character. Ibn Abbas says that Muhammad hasgreat character traits with which Allah has honoured him.Allah promises great rewards for emulating Muhammad's habits, manners, andinstructions. In verse 33:71 Allah declares that obeying Allah and Muhammad are thehighest achievements, and in verse 3:31 Allah sets a condition that if any Muslim lovesAllah then he/she must follow Muhammad, and Allah will forgive his/her sins. Verse 4:13guarantees paradise for those who blindly obey Muhammad.Allah prescribes sever punishment for not emulating Muhammad. In verse 47:33 Allahsays that if Muslims do not obey Muhammad, then He will nullify all their good deeds. Inverse 48:13 we read that Allah has prepared a blazing fire for those who reject Him andhis apostle Muhammad. In verse 58:5 Allah has decreed that those who reject Allah andHis messenger (Muhammad) will be reduced to dust.Here is what Ash Shifa (p.316) writes about imitating Muhammad absolutely:It is also known that the Companions were in the habit of imitating the actions of the Prophet, whatever they were and inevery way, just as they obeyed whatever he said. They threwaway their signet rings when he threw his away. They discardedtheir sandals when he discarded his. They used as a proof for facing Jerusalem when going to the lavatory the fact that Ibn‘Umar saw him doing so. Others found a proof for other actions
 
 both in the category of worship and general custom by saying, “Isaw the Messenger of Allah do it.”Once we acknowledge Allah’s dicta in the above paragraphs we will understand why theMuslims follow a few weird toilet manners, though those habits were the customs of theArab Bedouins millennia ago. In Islam, there is no date of expiry of Muhammad’straditions and practices they are eternal.It is also important to keep in perspective the primitive toilet facilities in Muhammad'shousehold. The truth is: Muhammad, including his wives, used to relieve themselves inthe open desert, under the open sky. The males could defecate any time of the day or night, but Muhammad's wives were restricted to answer their calls of nature only at night.Described by a few ahadith, we have a glimpse of the abject toilet facilities inMuhammad's family. Here are a few examples:
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Wives of Muhammad answered the call of nature in the openfield...(Sahih Bukhari, 1.4.148, 149). During Hajj some of Muhammad’scompanions had their penises dripping with prostrate fluid…(Sunaan Abu Dawud,2.10.1785)
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When defecating together (two men) do not converse, do not look at each others private parts…(Sunaan ibn Majah, 1.342)
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Carry three stones while relieving yourself in desert…(Mishkat, 1.186)To be certain, let us read in full, one hadis from Sahih Bukhari:
Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Number 148:
 Narrated 'Aisha:The wives of the Prophet used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place (near Baqia at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night.'Umar used to say to the Prophet "Let your wives be veiled," butAllah's Apostle did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam'a thewife of the Prophet went out at 'Isha' time and she was a tall lady.'Umar addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda."He said so, as he desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (theobserving of veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. SoAllah revealed the verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes).The above hadis also tells us why Muhammad imposed veils on Islamic women.We will now examine a few outstanding features of Islamic toilets.
Jinns and Devils Haunt Islamic Toilets
If we happen to be in an Islamic Paradise, we might be completely surprised that manyMuslims still believe these Islamic voodoos. For example, if you are in a village inBangladesh or Pakistan, you will come across with many devout Muslims who willvouch that they had seen jinns inside their primitive latrines. A few of them might even
 
swear that the local Imam or an Islamic mendicant had been able to chase out jinns anddevils from their toilets when the jinns or devils caught their women in the toilets. Notethat it is usually the women (pretty ones) who fall victims to the jinns and devils residingin rural Islamic latrines.Please do not laugh. If we were to believe the following ahadith then it is certainly truethat Islamic toilets are the perennial abodes of jinns and devils.In Sunaan Abu Dawud (1.0006) we read that toilets are frequented by jinns and devils.Sunaan ibn Majah (1.296) writes that devils visit public toilets.Let us read in full the first hadis:
Sunaan Abu Dawud, Book 1, Number 0006:
 Narrated Zayd ibn Arqam:The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: These priviesare frequented by the jinns and devils. So when anyone amongstyou goes there, he should say: "I seek refuge in Allah from maleand female devils."
Pray Before Entering an Islamic Toilet
Since jinns and devils visit Islamic toilets, Muhammad instructed his followers to offer  prayer when entering a lavatory. We have already read a hadis on this. Here are a fewmore.
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Pray when answering the call of nature…(Sahih Bukhari, 1.4.144)
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When you enter a lavatory say, “O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from wicked andnoxious things.”…(Sahih Muslim, 3.0729)
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When entering a toilet, say a prayer: O’ Allah I seek refuge with you from alloffensive and wicked things (evil deeds and evil spirits)…(Sunaan Nasai, 1.19)
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To screen you from jinns, when visiting toilet say Bismillah…(Sunaan Tirmidhi, 130)
Do Not Hold Your Penis With Your Right Hand
Please do not be offended when you read this weird Islamic Toilet manner. In Islam, it isharam to hold your penis with your right hand when you defecate or urinate. Regardingyour penis manner while in an Islamic Toilet, there are many ahadith, in all the
SahihSitta
(the six authentic) on this specification of Allah. In many of these ahadithMuhammad (that is, Allah), specified that when inside a toilet one may use his left handto hold his penis. We may wonder about women, I am yet to find a hadis where Allah hasspecified that women cannot hold (OOPS! touch) their pudenda with their right hand. Sowe may assume that women are free to use either hand to cleanse themselves.Here is a collection of a few interesting ahadith on Islamic manners of cleaning yourself in the toilet.
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