Female Hygiene

correctly and if the seat is wet, we clean that as well.
General Etiquette’s when going to the Toilet
General Etiquette’s when going to the Toilet
Before we go to the toilet we should enter with our left foot.
Before we go We must to the ensure toilet that after we have should finished, enter all the tissue with paper our is disposed left foot of and recite the supplication
mentioned
Hazrat correctly
in the
Anas and
Hadith
if the seat
Below.
narrates is wet, we clean the that following as well. Hadith.
General Etiquette’s when going to the Toilet
Before we go to the toilet we should enter with our left foot.
عَنْ‏ ي عَبْد الْعَزييزي بْني ص هَ‏ يٍُْ‏ قَالَ‏ ‏َسَي عْت ا أَنَسا يَْ‏ رول
يٍُْ‏ قَالَ‏ ‏َسَي عْت ا اْلََْلَ‏ ءَ‏ قَا ‏َل أَنَسا يَْ‏ رول
الْعَزييزي بْني لهمَ‏ ص هَ‏ إيذَا دَخَ‏ لَ‏
عَنْ‏ ي عَبْد ي عَلَيْه وَ‏ سَ‏
كَ‏ انَ‏ النهبي ُّ صَ‏ لهى اَّلله
Hazrat Anas narrates the following Hadith.
إيّني أَع روذ بيكَ‏ ي م نْ‏ اْلْ‏ ب ثي وَاْلَْبَاِيثي 6 ي م نْ‏ اْلْ‏ ب ثي الله ه مه إيّني أَع روذ الله ه مه بيكَ‏
Anas used said to say, “Whenever "Allah-humma inni the a'udhu Prophet bika minal khubuthi Muhammad wal khaba'ith”. went to answer the call of
Whenever the Prophet Muhammad went to answer the call of nature, he
nature, he used (O Allah, to I say, seek Refuge “Allāh-humma with you from all offensive inni a’udhu and wicked things bika (evil minal deeds khubuthi wal khaba’ith””.
used to say, "Allah-humma and inni evil a'udhu spirits). bika minal khubuthi wal khaba'ith”.
O Once Allāh, we have I entered seek the Refuge toilet, we should with try you and not from talk to anyone all offensive while we are and wicked things
(O relieving Allah, ourselves. I seek Refuge with (evil you deeds from and all offensive evil spirits). and wicked things (evil deeds
We should not read anything inside or use any and devices evil including spirits). mobile phones and
hand held gaming devices.
Once we have entered the toilet, we should try and not talk to anyone while we are relieving
ourselves. Once Try we and have spend the entered least time inside the toilet, as possible. we should try and not talk to anyone while we are
relieving ourselves.
When removing your clothes, or lowering your garments, make sure that they do not
We should not touch read the floor anything or there is a risk inside that some or uncleanliness use any can devices transfer onto including your mobile phones and hand
held gaming We should
clothes. Some
devices. not
toilets
read
can
anything
be very dirty
inside
and very
or
often
use
there
any
is urine
devices
on the floor
including
as
mobile phones and
well so take extra care.
hand held gaming devices.
Remove your socks before wearing any sandals which are used especially for going
Try and spend the least time inside as possible.
to the toilet, especially in a Masjid or Madrassah. A very common problem nowadays
Try and is people spend wear their socks least while time they are inside the as toilet. possible.
The sandals may have some
When removing your clothes, or lowering your garments, make sure that they do not touch
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the floor When or there removing is a your risk clothes, that some or lowering uncleanliness your
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garments, can Hygiene transfer make 16 sure onto that your they clothes. do not Some
toilets can touch be the very floor dirty or and there very is a often risk there that some is urine uncleanliness on the floor can as transfer well so onto take your extra care.
clothes. Some toilets can be very dirty and very often there is urine on the floor as
Remove well your so socks take extra before care. wearing any sandals which are used especially for going to the
toilet, especially in a Masjid or Madrasah. A very common problem nowadays is people wear
their socks Remove while your they socks are before in the wearing toilet. The any sandals may which have are used some especially uncleanliness for going on them
and when to the toilet, person especially leaves in their a Masjid socks or on Madrassah. inside the A Masjid very common or Madrasah, problem the nowadays uncleanliness
can spread. is people wear their socks while they are in the toilet. The sandals may have some
Make sure 6
Sahih you have Bukhari no 139 rings or amulets with Allāh’s name on it, or the Quran, or any other
prayer material when we go inside the toilet.
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It is Makrooh Tehreemi (very undesirable) to face the Qiblah or have our back towards it
while relieving ourselves. The Hadith below explains this.
we
It is
go
Makruh
inside
Tehrimi
the Toilet.
(very undesirable) to face the Qiblah or have our back towards
it while relieving ourselves. The Hadith below explain this.
It is Makruh Tehrimi (very undesirable) to face the Qiblah or have our back towards
it while relieving ourselves. The Hadith below explain this.
عَنْ‏ أَِبي أَيُّروبَ‏ اْلْ‏ ‏َنْصَاُيي قَالَ‏
عَنْ‏ أَِبي أَيُّروبَ‏ اْلْ‏ ‏َنْصَاُيي قَالَ‏
قَالَ‏ ‏َُس رول اَّلله ي صَ‏ لهى اَّلله ي عَلَيْه وَسَ‏ لهمَ‏ إيذَا أََى أَحَ‏ دك مْ‏ الْغَاِيَ‏ َ ‏ََل
الْغَاِيَ‏ َ ‏ََل
عَلَيْه وَسَ‏ لهمَ‏ إيذَا أََى أَحَ‏ دك ب روا مْ‏ 7
صَ‏ لهى اَّلله ي روَ‏ ي ‏ّليَا ظَهْ‏ رَه شَ‏ ريق روا أَوْ‏ غَري
قَالَ‏ ‏َُس رول اَّلله ي الْْي بْ‏ لَةَ‏ وََلَ‏
تَ‏ ‏ْبيل
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يَسْ‏ تَ‏ ‏ْبيل الْْي بْ‏ لَةَ‏ وََلَ‏ ي روَ‏ ‏ّليَا ظَهْ‏ رَه شَ‏ ريق روا أَوْ‏ غَري ب روا
Abu Ayub Al-Ansari narrates that Allāh’s Apostle said: “If anyone of you goes
to an open Hazrat space Abu for Ayub answering Al-Ansari the narrates call of nature that he Allah's should Apostle neither face nor said: turn "If his back
towards anyone the Qiblah, he should either face the east or the west”.
Hazrat Abu of you Ayub goes Al-Ansari to an open narrates space for that answering Allah's the Apostle call of nature he said: should "If
neither face nor turn his back towards the Qibla; he should either face the east or the
The reason anyone why of east you and goes west to an was open mentioned space for in answering the above the Hadith call of is nature because he should
west”.
Medinah was
to the north neither of face Makkah, nor turn so his by back facing towards either the east Qibla; or he west, should you either would face avoid the east facing or the or turning
your back So
west”. towards what should the you Qiblah. pray when you leave the toilet?
So what So should what should you recite you pray when when you you leave leave the the toilet?
عَنْ‏ عَاِيشَ‏ ةَ‏ ‏َُضي يَ‏ اَّلله عَنْ‏ هَ‏ ا قَالَتْ‏
قَالَتْ‏ ي ء قَالَ‏
اَّلله عَنْ‏ هَ‏ ا ي م نْ‏ اْلََْلَ‏
‏َُضي يَ‏ إيذَا خَ‏ رَجَ‏
عَاِيشَ‏ ةَ‏ ي عَلَيْه وَ‏ سَ‏ لهمَ‏
عَنْ‏ لهى اَّلله
كَ‏ انَ‏ النهبي ُّ صَ‏
إيذَا خَ‏ رَجَ‏ ي م نْ‏ اْلََْلَ‏ ي ء قَالَ‏
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كَ‏ انَ‏ النهبي ُّ صَ‏ لهى اَّلله ي عَلَيْه وَ‏ سَ‏ لهمَ‏
غ فْ‏ رَانَكَ‏
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غ فْ‏ رَانَكَ‏
Hazrat Aishah narrates that when the Prophet used to come out
Aishah narrates that when the Prophet used to come out from
from Hazrat the Aishah toilet he
the toilet used
he narrates to recite
used to recite that “Ghufranaka” when “Ghufraanaka” the (Your Prophet Forgiveness) used (Your Forgiveness) to come out
from In another toilet Hadith he used Hazrat to Anas recite “Ghufranaka” narrates that (Your when Forgiveness) the Prophet used
In another Hadith, Anas narrates that when the Prophet used come out from
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out
he used Bukhari
from the
to recite 141
toilet he used to recite
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عَنْ‏ أَنَسي بْني مَال ي كٍ‏ قَا ‏َل
كَ‏ انَ‏ النهبي ُّ صَ‏ لهى اَّلله عَلَيْه ي وَ‏ سَ‏ لهمَ‏ إيذَا خَ‏ رَجَ‏ م ي نْ‏ اْلََْلَ‏
اَْمْ‏ د ‏َّلل ي ه ي الهذ ي ي أَذْهَ‏ َُ عَِني اْلْ‏ ‏َذَى وَ‏ عَاَاّني 9
Alhamdulillah hilladhi Adh’haba `Annil Adha Wa`Afani”.
Alhamdulillah hilladhi Adh’haba `Annil Adha Wa`Afani".
(Praise be to Allāh who rid me of the filth and gave me health)
(Praise be to Allah who rid me of the filth and gave me health)
So both of the above supplications (Duas) can be read together.
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ء ي قَالَ‏
كَ‏ انَ‏ النهبي ُّ صَ‏ لهى اَّلله ي عَلَيْه وَ‏ سَ‏ لهمَ‏ إيذَا دَخَ‏ لَ‏ اْلََْلَ‏ ءَ‏ قَا ‏َل
Whenever the Prophet Muhammad went to answer the call of nature, he
What can we do Istinjaa with?
Before we answer to the call of nature, it is important that we have with us the
necessary items we need to become clean. The last thing we want is to go to the