Question:


I don't use water after I urinate; I simply wipe and squeeze all the urine out. Is this permissible?

Answer:

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

After urinating, if the urine does not spread on the private part to an area greater than 2.75 cm in diameter (which is 1mm less than the diameter of an Australian 20 cent coin), then doing istinja (cleaning the private part) is Sunnah. For this, it is best to use toilet paper followed by water. Second best is to only use water. Third best is to only use toilet paper. In all the three cases, one will get the reward of acting upon the Sunnah, although the reward will vary. Nonetheless, if you do not use water, your salaat will still be valid.

 

On the other hand, if after urinating the urine spreads on the private part to an area greater than 2.75 cm in diameter, then washing the private with water is compulsory. Using toilet paper only is not sufficient in this case. Your salaat will not be valid in this case if you do not wash the besmeared area with water.

 

قال في اللباب: ( والاستنجاء سنة ) مؤكدة للرجال والنساء ، ( يجزئ فيه ) لإقامة السنة ( الحجر وما قام مقامه ) من كل عين طاهرة قالعة غير محترمة ولا متقومة كمدر ( يمسحه ) أي: المخرج ( حتى ينقيه )، لأن المقصود هو الإنقاء ، فيعتبر ما هو المقصود ... ( وبعد أسطر ) ... ( فإن تجاوزت النجاسة مخرجها ) وكان المتجاوز بانفراده – لسقوط اعتبار ذلك الموضع – أكثر من الدرهم ( لم يجز فيه ) أي: في طهارته ( إلا الماء )، أو المائع، ولا يطهر بالحجر ، لأنه من باب إزالة النجاسة الحقيقية عن البدن ( اللباب في شرح الكتاب: ص 55-56 ط دار القباء)

 

وقال في حاشية ابن عابدين: ثم اعلم أن الجمع بين الماء والحجر أفضل ، ويليه في الفضل الاقتصار على الماء ، ويليه الاقتصار على الحجر وتحصل السنة بالكل وإن تفاوت الفضل كما أفاده في الإمداد وغيره ( حاشية ابن عابدين: ج 1 ص 604 ط دار المعرفة )

 

And Allah knows best.

Mufti Faizal Riza
21/9/2011
Darul Ifta Australia
www.fatwa.org.au
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