1-Linguistically: it means to cut
Technically: it maens to clean
anything that comes out of the two exits.
Benefit: There is a difference
between Musatahab and Sunnah, Sunnah is authentically attributed to the Prophet
whereas Mustahab may not be but something recommended by a Mujtahid.
2-Meaning of the Hadeeth of entering the restroom or when intending to remove waste (if in an open area):
Khubthee خُبْث (Sukoon)
or Khubuthee (Dham) خَبُثَ.
Sukoon means all evils
Dham means the one who does the evil,
masculine, but the former is more correct as stated by al-Khattabee in Ma’alim
as-Sunnan.
3-It is Sunnah to say Ghufraanaka
غفرانك when leaving the rest area: the Hikmah behind this is
either because one asks for Allaah’s pardon for not worshipping him whilst
being in the bathroom or one asks for ease when exiting in the Dunyah as asking
for Maghrifah is asking for concealment and safety from punishment.
4-It is Mustahab to defecate or
urinate in a place or in a manner that will not create splashes, in order to
remove any path to Waswasa.
5-It is Makrooh not to lift ones
clothes when they leave the place of excretion except if thet fear their Awrah
being exposed in which case it would be Haram.
6-The Arabs used to urinate whilst
standing if there was a need, otherwise sitting down is better. Therefore, it
is permissible to urinate whilst standing (for men) if there is a need.
7-The Prophet didn’t reply to the
Salaam of the one who greeted him whilst he was reliving himself. Some of the
scholars took this to mean that it is Haraam to talk whilst in the rest area.
However, Uthaymeen inserts that it is most likely to be Makrooh if there is a
need, otherwise it is Haraam; as he did reply but he delayed the response
because of the situation. Also, delaying a response doesn’t mean that the
Prophet left an obligatory action. Stating that it is Haraam to talk unnecessarily
is the view of Ahmad and many others from the Salaf, as was recorded by Ibn
Muflih in an-Nukat. However ‘Uthaymeen combines both views of Makrooh (if there
is a need) and Haraam (if there is no need).
8-It is Haraam to relieve oneself in
an hole or a pit that is found in open land, unless there is a dire need to do
so, because of the Hadeeth of the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be
upon him] were he stated that these are the dwellings of the Jinn.
9-It is disliked to touch your
private parts with your right hand; some said this is specific for the time
when one is relieving themselves because it may spread uncleanliness. Others
stated that if this is the case when one touches his private parts then in
normal situations touching ones with ones right hand is even more disliked. ‘Uthaymeen
stated that whatever the case, one should avoid it in both cases, it is Makrooh
as one is required to give honour to the right hand.
10-The Prophet forbade (Haraam) us to
face the Qiblah or turn out back to it, so we face the east or the west. In
this is proof that facing the sun or the moon is not disliked, as some of the
Hanbalees have stated.
11-It is permissible, if there is a
need, to face the Qiblah if there is a barrier or if one is in a building.
Otherwise it is Makrooh. Some of the scholars it is Haraam irrespective of
whether they are in the open or concealed in a building for two reasons:
-The
Prophet forbade us, even if he did it, we take prohibitions before
permissibility.
-The
actions of the Prophet are never given precedence to his sayings.
Response from Uthaymeen: the action
of the Prophet here describes the statement, and if we can combine both then we
must do so, not leaving one Hadith abandoned.
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