Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Fourth Fascicle

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limbsz(dalk)ziszazfardzofzablutionzinzMâlikî,zonezshouldzcertainly
rubzthem.zWhilezexplainingzthezrij’îztalâqzIbnieÂbidîn wrotezthatzit
isz betterz forz az Hanafîz Muslimz toz imitatez thez Mâlikîz Madhhab
becausezImâm-izMâlikzwaszinzthezpositionzofzazdiscipleztozImâm-i
A’zam [1] .
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themziszeitherzharâmzorzmakrûh;ztheyzarezaszfollows:
1z -z Whenz relievingz oneselfz orz urinatingz inz thez toiletz orz outdoors,zonezshouldznotzturnzone’szfrontzorzbackztowardszthezqibla.
Itziszmakrûhzalsoztozstretchzone’szfeetztowardszthezqiblazorzthe
Qur’ân.zIfzthezQur’ânziszabovezyourzlevel, itzwillznotzbezmakrûh.
Onez canz enterz thez toiletz withz thez Qur’ânz orz anz amuletz thatz is
wrappedzupzwithzazseparatezcover.
2z-zItziszharâmztozopenzone’szprivatezpartszinzcompanyzinzorder
tozmakeztahârat.
3z-zOnezshouldznotzmakeztahâratzwithzone’szrightzhand.
4z-zWhenztherezisznozwater,zitziszmakrûhztozmakeztahâratz(to
cleanzoneself)zwithzfoodzproducts,zmanure,zbones,zanimals’zfood,
coal,zsomeonezelse’szproperty,zazpiecezofzflowerpotzorztile,zreeds,
leaves,zazpiecezofzclothzorzpaper.
5z-zOnezmustznotzspitzorzthrowzmucuszintozthezpoolzwherezone
makeszanzablution.
6z-zOnezshouldznotzwash morezorzlesszthanzthezprescribedzlimit
of one’szlimbszofzablution, norzwashzthemzmorezorzfewerzthanzthree
times.
7z-zOnezmustznotzwipezone’szlimbszofzablutionzwithzthezsame
clothzusedzforztahârat.
8z-zWhilezwashingzthezface,zonezmustznotzsplashzthezwaterzon
one’szface,zbutzpourzitzfromzthezupperzforeheadzdownwards.
9z-zOnezmustznotzblowzonzorzoverzthezsurfacezofzthezwater.
10z-zOnezmustznotzclosezone’szmouthzandzeyesztightly.zIfzevenza
tinyzpartzofzthezoutwardzpartzofzthezlipszorzthezeyelidsziszleftzdry,zthe
ablutionzwillznotzbezacceptable.
11z -z Onez mustz notz expellz mucusz fromz one’sz nosez withz one’s
rightzhand.
12z -z Onez mustz notz makez masahz onz one’sz head,z earsz orz neck
[1] Itzshouldzgozwithoutzsayingzthatzthiszsuggestionzmustzbezsavedzforzsuch
caseszaszyouzneedztozimitatezazMadhhabzotherzthanzyourzown.
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