Urinating while standing
Mu' meneen
Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
As-salaam Alaykum Dear Brother in Faith I have recently started
praying Namaaz & in a talk held with one elderly
person it was said to me that if you urinate in a standing position you have to
do a gusul & then only you can pray namaaz you are not paak even
after vousou but if you urinate in a sitting position
& wash it with water by saying istinja only then
you can pray namaaz after vouzou
Please put some light on this matter what does Quran
or Sunnah Say YOUR BROTHER IN FAITH
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Answer:
Urinating while standing
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person,
no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
Under usual circumstances, it is
the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) that he
would almost always urinate in a sitting position; but on some occasions, he (saws) also urinated in a standing
position. Thus, it is desirable to always urinate in a
sitting position; but if one fears
impurity at a public toilet, etc. there is no harm if one urinates standing.
Hudhaifah relates that the
Messenger of Allah (saws), went to a public garbage
dump and urinated while standing. Hudhaifah went away, and the Prophet (saws) then called him
over. The Prophet made ablution, and wiped over his shoes. This is
related by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, and Tirmidhi.
There is absolutely nothing in
the Sunnah that states that one is required to do a ghusl or full bath everytime he
urinates standing! One must wash his
private parts after urination, do the wudu, and he will be considered pure and available
for prayer.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan